Why Activ?
As a company Activ power+sail has a passion for boats that really shines through and positions us a step above our competitors.
Our brand stands for high quality, value for money, safe, superior and fun experiences afloat.
As for our team, just like our brand, only the best will do - their background is business, their passion is sailing. You'll find them the friendliest, most reliable and fun bunch of professionals around.
We don't just 'aim' to be the best, we deliver.
share our passion...
The Team
Paul Jenkins (Managing Director)
Paul’s business background is engineering, in particular 3D modelling. His lifelong passion has always been sailing. Dinghy sailing from the age of 4, he progressed to competitive dinghy and yacht racing. Paul is a commercially endorsed Yachtmaster. With such a keen boating interest, setting up his own power and sail company was a foregone conclusion and hence Activ power+sail was born.
Simon Pickess (Director)
Simon’s corporate background is in operations, business turnaround and strategic change. He is the “fastest” member of the team as he manages and operates the Activ RIB fleet. A sailor since the age of 8 he has worked both in the USA and Caribbean on privately owned yachts and motor vessels. He can regularly be spotted around the Solent at 50mph leaping the waves in one of the Activ RIB’s.
Ernie Hatton (Company Secretary and general Factotum)
Ernie is a man of many talents. A toolmaker and machine tool designer by trade, he also managed a printing company for 30 years. His ‘hobbies’ include DIY (loft conversions etc.) but his main passion is dinghy racing (505’s and RS400’s). He is proud to have somehow managed to drag along his family in his sailing footsteps. Ernie is positioned on spinnaker and genoa trim in the ‘Addiction Race Team’.
Joanne Chandler (Marketing)
Jo joined us in 2006 and has proved to be a great asset keeping everyone's email inbox full and our marketing needs on track. Jo's business background has included various aspects of marketing including event management, corporate incentives and marcoms. Known as the G&T sailor in the team, Jo enjoys fair-weather sailing and zipping around in the RIB, supporting our race team on the water - she loves to make a splash!
