The Quicksilver team is composed of participants from a wide variety of backgrounds and with a broad spectrum of skills, linked by the mutual goal of returning the World Water Speed Record to Britain. Team members contribute their time and skills voluntarily, dovetailing their efforts on the project with their other commitments.
Quicksilver team members are individually hand-picked. Each has a particular skill suited to the project’s objectives. Above all, they are selected, and maintain their position, by dint of their ability to work harmoniously within a team environment.
The Quicksilver team’s headquarters is at East Midlands Airport – a site chosen for its central location geographically and its close proximity to the M1 motorway.
At the top of our list, we wish to acknowledge the five Quicksilver team members who played an important role in our earlier work who sadly did not live to see the success to come that they collectively contributed so much to:
Current Quicksilver team members, listed here alphabetically, include:
Richard Ainge – Graphic design
Caroline Ainscow – Merchandising
Derek Ainscow – Events
Nicole Alridge – Media relations
Marcus Atkin – Design engineering
Robert Atkinson – On-board systems
Paul Bettelley – On-board systems
Ali Bolton – Marketing
David Bolton – Website
Jeremy Bouckley – Events
Andrew Brown – Mechanical engineering
Rosie Burns – Company Secretary
Lorne Campbell – Marine Architect
Dr. John Challans – On-board systems
Mike Collins – Photography
Simon Connell – On-board systems
Steve Cook – Design engineering
Hilton Craven – Safety engineering
Phil Cubitt – Cockpit and radio communications
Greville Dawson – Events
Stuart Delf – Modelmaking
Phil Edwards – Modelmaking
Mark Evans – Structures
Ray Freeman – Project management
Jim Gaughan – Technician
Stuart Gaughan – Technician
Russell Greaves – Website
Mike Green – Aerodynamics
Phil Harness – Paints and coatings
Tim Harrison – Design engineering
Simon Hart – Structures
Nick Howarth – Propulsion
Leigh Hunt – Design engineering
Jon Johnson – Non-destructive testing (NDT)
John Kirby – Electrical/Facilities
Ed Lupton – Pattern-making
Daphne Macknight – Events
Dr. Tony Maddison – Structures
Fred Marshall – Corporate Club Founder/Chairman
Stuart Mitchell – On-board systems
Dave Pearman – Propulsion
Ed Pither – On-board systems
Graham Pool – Propulsion
Mick Powell – Planning
Becca Roberts – Events
Dr. Gordon Robinson – CFD
John Selby – Events
Gavin Sismey – Logistics
Roland Snell – Structures
John Stamp – Vinyls
Jeff Stansfield – Technician
Mike Steele – Events
Dhiraj Tatipalli – Aerodynamics
Jonathan Tubb – Fuel system
John Whitbread – VT specialist
Jeff White – Pattern-making
Geof Whitnall – Commercial
William Woodhouse – Technician
