A long-standing affinity with the sea …

An affinity for the sea and all things mechanical attracted Stuart Jones while knee-high to a grasshopper – so he combined the two in what has been a fascinating career. Jones is the Cape Townbased technical marine executive for Safmarine and as such much involved in the company’s fleetbuilding (see article below) and training programmes. Born and bred in Mossel Bay, he joined Safmarine as an engineering cadet in 1989 and worked his way through the ranks, also obtaining an engineering qualification at the then Cape Technikon. He came ashore in 2002, his last vessel being the SA Sederberg, one of the four famous ‘Big Whites’, and became involved in AP Moller-Maersk’s Maestro officer training programme. Married to a Mossel Bay girl, Luzelle Harris, he succeeded Etienne “Smersh’ Rabie towards the end of last year.