Cowes Harbour Commission has announced the appointment of a new Harbour Master, Captain Shane Wood.
Captain Wood will join the CHC team in February 2023 and take on the statutory duties and areas of responsibility currently managed by Cowes Harbour Master, Ed Walker.
As Harbour Master, Captain Wood’s key focus will be managing a safe harbour, but he will also work alongside the CHC board and Senior Leadership Team to help deliver the 5-year strategic plan.
As a Master Mariner with over 30 years of experience with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) and extensive experience of piloting, ship handling and dredgers during the past 7 years, Captain Wood has a clear understanding of the many aspects of the role of Harbour Master in Cowes and what it takes to instil a ‘Beyond Zero’ safety culture. He is also a Cowes resident, so understands the importance of the harbour to the economic prosperity of both East and West Cowes.
Gary Hall, the Chief Executive of Cowes Harbour Commission, has said:
“I hope you will join me, the commissioners and the harbour team in offering Captain Wood a warm welcome to the harbour on his arrival in post in the Spring of 2023.
“I am looking forward to working with him and developing on the solid foundations that Ed Walker has put in place during his time at CHC as well as the implementation of our new strategic plan for the harbour”.
