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Marine Results Ltd is headed by directors Ed Danby, Jon Morris and Ben Wood. Each has worked for many years in the marine industry, specialising in rig management from early in their careers.
The company takes a hands-on approach right from the top. As well as providing their own skills, Ben, Jon and Ed work with a network of specialists and can tailor a team to perfectly fulfil the requirement of an individual project.
| Ed Danby is a project manager with 24 years of continuous progression in high-level yacht racing and marine consultancy. Before setting up Marine Results Ed was the shore manager for the GBR America’s Cup Challenge 2003, which included all boat movements, commissioning, maintenance and logistics.
Ed was previously Project Manager for Royal & SunAlliance for the Jules Verne Trophy. Other high profile racing campaigns in which he played a key role included Team Group 4 for the Transat Jacques Vabre. Ed has completed two Whitbread Round the World Races, one of which was with the late Sir Peter Blake on board Lion New Zealand. |
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He has competed in the America’s Cup no less than three times, and was part of the round the world speed record achievement aboard Enza, again with Peter Blake. In all these projects Ed has been involved in supervising the rigging programme.
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| Ben Wood BSc is a specialist yacht rigging consultant with 20 years experience of rig, hydraulic and deck systems management. He was chief rigging technician for Prada during the America’s Cup campaigns of 2000 and 2003 and prior to that was a director of SK Rigging. Ben has worked with the technical teams of leading rig suppliers including Ocean Yacht Systems and Navtec where he spent time at their head office and assembly plant in the USA.
Previously Ben founded Tendaloft Rigging in Antigua. He has also built the rod rigging for a number of well known yachts including America’s Cup contender Il Moroand & for the first three Mirabellas. |
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Like Ed, Ben has sailed many thousands of miles and has skippered many yachts including the 50ft Blizzard and Oyster 55 Savage. Ben achieved the transatlantic 24 hour speed record in 2002 on board maxi catamaran Maiden II.
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Jon has specialised in masts and rigging for the last 14 years. In that time he has built up a vast knowledge of composite and aluminium mast building technology, firstly as the Rigging Manager for Hood Yacht Spars and subsequently as technical director of Formula Yacht Spars. He has managed the build process of Volvo, Americas Cup and numerous Super-Yacht spar projects from the design stage through to final sail trials. He is a qualified Navtec hydraulic service agent.
Jon continues to sail at many international regattas and has previously sailed for the British team in the 2003 Admirals Cup, Telstra Cup and Key West. He is found forward of the mast at Super-yacht and Maxi events throughout the year. |
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During the 32nd Americas Cup, Jon worked on the rig programmes for both Shosholoza and UIT Germany. In the past 2 Volvo races he has worked with Ericsson, Telefonica and Team Russia
Richard is an inspector and consultant with over 19 years experience in non destructive testing (NDT) of composite structures working in the aerospace, marine and wind energy sectors. He has a PhD in ultrasonic NDT of adhesively bonded structures and since 1997 has worked exclusively in the commercial NDT sector, specialising in the development of inspection technologies for high performance composites.
In 2005 he began a unique collaboration with Marine Results to develop advanced inspection techniques for yacht structures and provide technical NDT advice to the yachting industry. He works as a full team member at Marine Results and routinely inspects mast and hull laminates for race boats, super yachts and motor yachts.
Richard has conducted inspection programmes for race teams, owners and insurance companies, working closely at all times with the designer and manufacturer. Notable projects include production mast inspections for the 32nd Americas Cup, and 'in-race' hull and mast inspections for the recent Volvo and Vendée Globe campaigns. |
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