Now I will admit, my travels around the world have seen me cross paths with many within and upon the fringes of the boating and marine industry, but this time I found myself in the same room as Joe, Lynch. The CEO of ICOMIA.

His story starts when he was 6 years old, when his parents bought a boat and a book and during the summer of 1976 they took their three children and the dog sailing.

His passion was spurred by his circle of friends who range from amateur boaters to olympic athletes. Joe shares the accessibility of boating, sailing clubs and contributions of the community in competition and connection.

Joe is a natural leader, with a deep understanding of his own personal limitations but has the collective knowledge of contacts that can solve the problem or make the difference around the world.

For the past year, Joe has made his mission to listen and learn from the people, free from commercial bias and free from personal bias, and be there for the good of the industry.

ICOMIA is helping countries grow their industry and build opportunities within the network on projects to maintain contemporaneous initiatives. To add value, Joe has learnt how to leverage the good will of membership and find the resources, promising to write the book about the application of commercialising the not for profit principles.

ICOMIA is very lucky to have the support of a volunteer board that supports this industry and you can find out more about Joe and ICOMIA right here.

Don't forget to check out my other episode with Darren Vaux about the ICOMIA research into sustainability.