From Chinos to Kilos

Stevie was only ten when his father died. It derailed him and was soon expelled from school. He joined the Merchant Navy at 15 after serving a term in the Young Offenders Institute. Although he enjoyed the work on the ship which took him from Whitehaven to Casablanca, he longed for more adventure. When he was offered a position in a 'Deep Sea Tramp' by a man who would turn out to be his mentor, he jumped at it, unaware of the adventure that would take him round the world several times. At 16, wh