David started sailing dinghies in his pre teens.  While  a long haul British Airways pilot he, his wife Annette and their two sons cruised the waters of Northern Europe for thirty years in a variety of yachts.  On retirement he and Annette completed a nine year, 54,000nm circumnavigation in their Swan 47 Nordlys.  In the 80s and early 90s David was on the PF committee and was also a trustee for some years.  He says he sees his mission as 'to successfully steer the Pilotage Foundation into the presently uncharted waters of  making the yachtsman's job easier by use of  books/epilot/website and not just by book production as in the past.  Exciting times are in front of us as navigation methods and information dissemination techniques change at a great rate'.

From a dinghy racing background to the Observer TWOSTAR Plymouth to Newport Transatlantic, and a Round Britain and Ireland Race, his cruising range has covered from the Baltic to the Mediterranean and Black Sea, and a circumnavigation and then Atlantic Circuit. Current boat Oyster 435 based in Eastern Mediterranean. As Director since April 2004 he has concentrated on restructuring the books, to make them easy to use and relevant in the electronic age, and on expanding and modernizing the web site with the introduction of Book Support Files, Web Pilots and world wide linkage of Passage Planning Guides.

Has cruised for 40 yrs and owned a Moody 30, Sweden 34, Bowman 40 and currently a Dufour 44. He has cruised West Scotland extensively for 15 yrs, then the Atlantic coasts of France Spain and Portugal - crossing Biscay 3 times. He took part in two E med Rallies and circumnavigated the Black Sea. He was Hon Secretary for the Royal Cruising Club (2000-2004) and Trustee and Secretary to the Pilotage Foundation for ten years. He is currently committee member with prime responsibility for the Passage Planning Guides published on the Pilotage Foundation website.

Has cruised extensively together with his wife to the Baltic, including a visit to St Petersburg, Scottish waters, Shetland etc, the North Atlantic including the Azores, the Mediterranean and in particular Turkey. An Ocean Yachtmaster, he has owned various boats including a 9 ton Hillyard, A Super Sovereign and latterly a Moody 376. A member of the RCC, where he was Hon Sec for some 7 years, the OCC and the CA. Currently webmaster for both the RCC and the Pilotage Foundation. A keen HAM.

Ros Hogbin has sailed since childhood and completed a circumnaviagation with her husband on their Nicholson 43. She co-authored the book The Mind of the Sailor (ACN) and has written on cruising and racing for various yachting magazines. She spends her spare time exploring UK and adjacent waters on her UFO 34 with her family of 3 small boys. As Assistant Director (part-time post, paid), her roles include feedback co-ordination as well as design and lead technical responsibility for the creation of the new website 2009.