Mark Collins
Commodore, Northern Rivers Sailing Club
07941 248100
collinsmark@gmail.com
Appointed Navigation Committee Member Category C representing the owners of private pleasure craft which use any part of the Broads
Term of appointment 4 years
Date first appointed 01/04/2023
Expiry of appointment 31/03/2027
Committees Navigation Committee
After a career in ecological research and global conservation policy, Dr Mark Collins now pursues his interests in sailing and natural history, principally in Broadland. He is Research Committee Chair for the Norfolk & Norwich Naturalist’s Society, leading a major study in Broadland Country Park. As Founding Chair of the Swallowtail & Birdwing Butterfly Trust, he is concerned about the risks faced by our own British Swallowtail. Mark has numerous publications to his name and is a regular contributor to the Broads Society magazine, Harnser. As Commodore of the Northern Rivers Sailing Club, he races his Pegasus yacht on the Broads and joins cruises offshore from his moorings near Thurne Mouth.