Dan Hills

Dan was born 50 years ago in Penzance with a view of Low Lee buoy and Penlee Point. Since that day, he has been lucky enough to call Mounts Bay his home waters.

Dan attended Mounts Bay School and then studied boat design at Falmouth Marine College. He spent most of his youth racing dinghies at Penzance Sailing Club and surfing and windsurfing at local beaches. He went on to study in Southampton and then spent several years working in the IT sector in London.

Dan returned to West Penwith in 2002 and lives in Paul with his wife and two children. He now works as a self-employed carpenter, builder and maker. Dan is an active member of the Cornish Maritime Trust and the St Ives Jumbo Association. He sits on the Sea Salts & Sail festival committee in Mousehole and has served as a Harbour Commissioner from 2021.