Dr Spike Briggs BSc FRCA is a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia. He originally graduated with a degree in civil engineering and worked for ten years designing foundations for oil rigs, before returning to medical school. He has sailed all his life, including racing around the world in 1996. He now advises on medical support for ocean yacht races and is an instructor for advanced life support advanced trauma life support courses. He is an instructor and examiner on medical aspects of yachting for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. He is a founder director of Medical Support Offshore Limited.

Dr. Campbell Mackenzie RD* FRCP(Edin) is a retired Surgeon Commander, having served in the Royal Navy and Royal Naval Reserve. He was a Consultant Physician in Renal and Intensive Care Medicine, and civilian Consultant Nephrologist to the Royal Navy. He has sailed all his life, is a Cape Horner and has taken part in the Fastnet, Sydney-Hobart and Azores and Back single-handed races. He is an instructor and examiner for the Royal Yachting Association First Aid course, and advisor, instructor and examiner on medical aspects of yachting for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. He is a founder director of Medical Support Offshore Limited.

Dr. Mark "Tommo" Tomson MBBS MRCGP  is a full time GP in Hamble. After qualifying as a Doctor he then combined sailing and medicine for a few years crewing for some of the best sailors in the world, competing in two Admirals Cups, a Transatlantic on a Whitbread Maxi in 1987 and more recently part of a European Championship winning Farr 40 and SB3 national champion crew. His medicine also took him to New Zealand for a year and then on several expeditions. He has been designing Medical kits for the Whitbread/Volvo race for 15 years and also for notable sailors such as Peter Blake,Ellen Macarthur and yachts such as Leopard. He has also been supporting and advising crews while there are out at sea for many years. He is the latest recruit to Medical Support Offshore.