Meet the Team!
Chris Shaw
The owner and the brains behind the business, Chris and the shop are one, without Chris, Poole Harbour Watersports would not be what it is today. Chris has over 50 years of windsurfing experience on the water and has been running the shop for 30 years now. He is the most knowledgeable person you will come across in the area on any wind sports; the go-to windsurf and wing foiling specialist. No task is too big or too small for Chris. He has built up a great community locally to make the sports super accessible. Chris lives, breathes and is the embodiment of Poole Harbour Watersports.
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When not working, you'll find Chris: Windsurfing, Windsurf foiling, Wing foiling, Running or sorting out his 4 kids onto the water!
India Hudson
Starting down the van at age 16, India has now worked her way up to shop manager, being Chris’ right hand woman! India has worked at Poole Harbour Watersports for the past 7 years, she keeps the shop you know and love running smoothly and her meticulous attention to detail results in our shop running like a well-organized machine. Not only does she manage in-store she manages the ever growing needs for our website keeping all you lovely customers up to date with our products! Any day not spent in the shop she will try to get out on the water.
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When not working, you'll find India: Paddleboarding, Winging, Sea swimming, Running or just at the beach!
Alex Schonrock
Our newest member of the team who is here all summer to help out in store! Our specialist in sailing and wetsuits/ accessories as Alex has sailied since the age of 5, and throughout her sailing career has been part of the British Youth Sailing Team and U17 World Champion in Laser Radial... so if you have any sailing questions at all, she is the one to ask!
She is with us until September, where she will be continuing her studies of a Masters in Sustainable Energy Technology in Copenhagen! Catch her in store Friday-Tuesday, if not you'll see her sailing keelboats in the harbour.
When not working, you'll find Alex: Sailing, Paddleboarding, Sea Swimming or just around at the beach too!