Sussex Boat Trips. An award winning venture. Something owner John Simcock has wanted to achieve all of his life.  Historically, he’s spent the past 23 years working within the tourist industry but at 1400m above sea level, in the French Alps.  The recent global situation meant it was time for a change.  Time to start fulfilling dreams!

His background and education within the maritime sector and love of power boating led to his position as a Commercially Endorsed Advanced Powerboat Instructor.  He also volunteers for the RNLI as a Navigator on the Newhaven Lifeboat and has recently been selected to train as a future Coxswain.

Living locally, he spends many hours at sea and feels privileged to be able to witness the incredible white cliffs of the Seven Sisters and all of the wildlife the area has to offer.  He’s also aware of the sheer number of people who head to the South Downs National Park each year to get a glimpse of the cliffs from on land.  Nothing compares to the view of the cliffs from the sea and it’s his vision to give everyone the possibility to experience his view.

“Nothing compares to the view of the cliffs from the sea.”

Many of you who’ve already been onboard will have met Dom Scoles. An integral part of the lifeguard team on Seaford Beach, it’s our privilege to have his expertise onboard.

He’s an extremely accomplished powerboat helm and is often out on the boat each weekend. Working towards his Advanced Powerboat qualifications, he allows John to talk even more than usual to those wanting to learn about the area’s flora and fauna… or “cliffs, birds and dolphins” as we like to call them on Instagram.

His Italian roots and love of the water make him a wonderful addition to the team.

We had a sensational start in 2021. So much so that we were voted Best New Tourism Business at the Beautiful South Tourism Awards 2021/22.

The awards are judged and presented by Tourism South East, representing Visit England in this region. Their judges came to witness what we do first hand and were simply bowled over by their experience with us. Coupled with our customer testimonials on the various review sites we’ve all come to love, they rightly decided that we were to be awarded the top spot at a glitzy presentation ceremony at The Grand Hotel in Brighton.

To say that we were delighted with the recognition for all of our hard work over the first 18 months was an understatement.

Come along and join us to see what all of the fuss is about…!

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Our love of the outdoors stems from many differing activities both past and present.  Working in such a fragile environment makes it even more important that we do all that we can to look after the marine ecosystems and geological integrity of our local surroundings together with the wider world.

However, it’s clear for all to see that we have two very large engines fitted to our RIB which don’t go hand in hand with our ecological ethos.  When choosing which engines we fitted to the boat, we leaned heavily towards those that offered the best fuel savings and in turn, produced the least pollution.

We have several schemes in the pipeline to help minimise our environmental impact but our greatest strength to combat the issue will be you, our passengers.  Whilst out on the water with us, you’ll be able to see exactly how climate change is badly affecting the Sussex Heritage Coast as coastal erosion gathers momentum in the region.  The cliffs are regularly battered by large waves from huge storms and their demise is well documented.

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