Meet our Team
We’re showing you just a few of our team here (the ones you are most likely to meet)
Behind the scenes, we have around 100 team members. Including Engineers, Boat Builders & Cleaners. The team pull together to build and maintain our boats and holiday homes ready for you to use. Just ask and we’ll do our best to help
Daniel Thwaites
Director
Daniel keeps an eye on the pennies. Managing the financial and administrative side of the business.
He should know the business well by now, his first day in the office, was in a cot, whilst Jill was dealing with customers on a turnaround day
- Joined the team in: 1998
- Favourite spot on the broads: Thurn
- Favourite boat: Brinks Encore
Matthew Thwaites
Director
- Joined the team in: 1998
- Favourite spot on the broads: S Walsham
- Favourite boat: Brinks Tempo
Sian Pearce
Administrator & Bookings Clerk
Sian is our amazing office manager. Keeping us all on our toes
Don’t worry about asking her about the Norfolk Broads though, she’s a fully-fledged boat owner with loads of local knowledge
- Joined the team in: 2021
- Favourite spot on the broads: Horning
- Favourite boat: Brinks Sonnet
Tom Lawn
Yard Manager
- Joined the team in: 2006
- Favourite spot on the broads: Coltishall
- Favourite boat: Brinks Melody
Philip Baker
Head Engineer
Philip co-ordinates our team of electrical and mechanical engineers. He started his first stint working for Barnes Brinkcraft as an apprentice. Something obviously stuck, Philip was the brains behind our hybrid boat Brinks Rhapsody.
- Joined the team in: 2009
- Favourite spot on the broads: Ranworth
- Favourite boat: Brinks Rhapsody
Sara Thwaites
Marketing & Customer Services Manager
Sara looks after our social media accounts, keeps the website up to date, places our advertising and organises any events or festivals that we attend. Sara also takes a keen interest in customers holiday experiences and is your point of contact if you have any suggestions on how we can improve your Norfolk Broads holiday.
If you meet her in a sailing boat steer clear, she’s only just learning to helm!
- Joined the team in: 2018
- Favourite spot on the broads: Black Horse Broad
- Favourite boat: Brinks Encore Plus
Sheila V
Head Housekeeper
- Joined the team in: 2015
- Favourite spot on the broads: Hickling
- Favourite boat: The smallest one
