Roderick Douglas "Dag" Pike is a fellow and ex-member of Council of the Royal Institute of Navigation, a fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, and a member of Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (USA). He has extensive boating experience - particularly with high speed craft, including gas turbine boats that typically reach speeds of 130 mph. In 1986 he was the navigator of a successful transatlantic speed record attempt by Virgin Atlantic Challenger II. Dag has won numerous prestigious events and has more than 25 years of offshore powerboat racing at the highest levels. HOMETOWN: UK