Margaret Clark
“ "I nominated Margaret and Martyn Clark for 'sailtrainers of the year' because like other notable seafaring couples, such as Irving and Exy Johnson, they have introduced countless young people to the challenges of sail training on innovative offshore voyages.”
Captain George Moffet, Schooner "Brilliant" Mystic Seaport
Margaret is a veteran offshore sailor and HAM radio operator. She holds a B.Sc. of Nursing from the University of Toronto. For many years she was responsible for booking the S.A.L.T.S. fleet of sail training vessels and was first mate on the Pacific Swift´s maiden voyage to Australia. A multi-tasker, Margaret has been at one time watch officer, cook, nurse, seamstress, knot-tying instructor and teacher. She is the co-author of Pacific Yachting´s two-part series on varnishing and her interior upholstery and detailing aboard Passat (see
ketch Passat V) contributed greatly to an award for the vessel at the Victoria Classic Boat Show in 2008.