Relive The Tall Ships Races 2024
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Vernon qualified as a doctor in Birmingham, UK and served for nine years as a medical officer in the Royal Navy. On leaving the RN he joined the NHS for a short time as an Accident and Emergency physician and GP before joining the pharmaceutical industry.
Additional roles have seen him working as a Non-Executive Director for a variety of organisations from small start-ups to larger, established genomic companies based in Cambridge. He frequently lectures at the university in Cambridge and in 2014 he was elected to the Chair of the Council of the Royal Yachting Association.
In his spare time Vernon is a keen yachtsman, working as an RYA Yachtmaster Instructor for Shearwater Sailing School, in the East of England. He is a volunteer member of the staff on SV Prolific with Ocean Youth Trust, providing adventures under sail for young people. Since 2021 he has supported Sail Training International with preparations for Covid management during races and supporting research activities looking into the positive impact of sail training on the life outcomes for young people.
