2009 Is Finally Here!!!!!
As I have been given the task of writing in the Quadra Blog I thought I would introduce my self.
My Names Angharad. I'm what people would describe as the dogs body of the team. I'm 20 years old soon to be 21 at the start of February (WWW Happy Birthday Me!)
I'm a Powerboat instructor and run our Watersports shop by Summer and tea maker by Winter.
I've really been a part of the Quadra team from the start. Every opportunity I could get to come in with my dad to work I would be there.
I was introduced to boating when I was around 5 to 6 years old when my father bought our first boat, a 17ft gts fletcher. I can't really remember much about the boat only that every weekend Id have the best time ever.
As myself and my sister would get older we were introduced to the Towable Toys. Dad would start off with the both of us sitting in the toy doing about 10mph.
These days all he wants to do it to try and get the both of us out of the toy. (He's to much of a Chicken to get in it himself)
But yeah as the years went on we went from a 17ft to a 26 ft. With dad not having that much experience in boating he decided it was time to do an RYA Powerboat course, so I tagged along. I even got 2 days off school to do it when I was only 10 years old.
I loved every minute of it. Sitting in the class room learning about all the different buoys,(now ladies not boys) The best part of the course for me was when I got to driving the boat. (I'm a little bit of a speed freak!) We both learn a lot about how to handle a boat.
Moving on then. Dad decided to start a boating business.
I was in year 10 when he started, and I knew there and then I wanted to be apart of it. I just wanted to finish school and do what I always wanted to do, work in our family business.
When I finished school finally I joined the team full time.
Last year in April i qualified as an RYA instructor. Like I tell all my students I'll pass them if they buy me a box of chocolate. :D Seriously.:D Na I'm kidding but the chocolate might help a little.
I'm a big chocolate fan. If anyone has any chocolate that needs to be eaten give it to me and it will be gone in about 5 seconds.
It's the best thing I've done joining the team. I have meet so many different people, either taking them out on demo's, talking to them in the shop or when away at boat shows. To teaching. So far its been brilliant.
Ok enough about me
Here's what I'm going to do:
For the next 12 months I will be updating you on what we all get up to. Please feel free to reply to some of my posts as I would love to know what you think.
