Pictured with his new baby boy Charlie, Brad currently owns a highly successful boat building & repairs business, Blue Fix Marine (www.bluefixmarine.co.nz). Brad completed his apprenticeship at Pearson & Way Boat Builders in Auckland, and also worked for 5 years as a Project Manager for Vaudrey Miller. At Vaudrey Miller he specialised in producing high end tenders for some of the world’s most famous super yachts, including Larry Elison’s ‘Rising Sun’ and the Melnichenko family’s super yacht ‘A’, which was designed by Philippe Starck.
Brad is very well known locally for his game fishing success. At the age of just 21, Brad built his own boat ‘Bluefix’ and has achieved many national and international gamefishing records. Since building Bluefix in 2006, Brad’s boat has been the top private boat for the Bay of Islands Swordfish Club for 4 years running. In 2010, Bluefix was voted reader’s choice for the top designed fishing trailer boat from the last 10 years. It also featured in the top 5 designs of the year overall by Tradeaboat Magazine.
What I really liked about Springbank was the way we were constantly encouraged to look forward in life, look to the things that really make you happy in what you are doing - things that you aspire to be, have, or create over time. By helping create a more distant goal in life, Springbank directs students to learn about achievement, planning and setting realistic milestones – Making the unimaginable to some, achievable to those who strive for success. “
