Ben Thompson

Ben Thompson grew up in Yorkshire, England, and has worked in

the dive and yachting industry for over 28 years. He teaches both

scuba diving and sailing to the highest levels and has issued hundreds

of internationally recognised certifications. He has worked in 14

different countries and dived and sailed through countless more,

working within both the leisure and commercial sectors and dealing

with clients that range from disadvantaged children to some of the

wealthiest people on the planet.

He has set up and operated several dive centres across the world

and also built and ran his own dive centre in Mozambique, which

he chronicled in a series of articles for Dive, a UK-based magazine.

A keen environmentalist, he has a BA Hons degree in Marine

Environmental Management and has been involved with many

campaigners and projects to help save our seas.

As a qualified yacht captain Ben has sailed most of the world’s

great oceans as a private captain. He currently owns and operates

with his lifelong partner a yacht training centre in the Caribbean and

when not underwater he is an avid kite surfer.