Typical of Jon, in his last few weeks , with his son Alex's help, because he was in a wheelchair, he had been preparing various tips to go on the class website, and his guidance on capsizing recovery was posted just a few days before he died.

Jon was a remarkable man who had a vision for a unique catamaran that would become a design classic, which he took from the drawing board to reality on the water.

We owe him a huge debt of gratitude for his vision, amazing expertise and dedication.

There was great admiration for Jon in the multihull world, not just for the Catapult as a longstanding  part of catamaran sailing in the UK, but also for Jon's revolutionary Quatrefoil radio-controlled model catamaran that Jon had been campaigning very successfully, and which he hoped might one day be adopted by a syndicate and turned into a full size, ocean going, round-the-world record breaker.

He was also a great guy to know, and the Catapult Association members were able to demonstrate the deep affection for him and for his design at the Catapult 25th Anniversary Regatta at Bala Lake in 2007 (photo left)