Peter Orton is Managing Director Big Dog Kayaks Ltd one of our sponsors.

Employment and experience

Peter has spent most of his working like working with and around composites. Whilst most of this work has been in the water-sports industry he has also been involved in several automotive projects, most notably pre-preg fairing kits for Honda Racing. Peter has already been involved in one successful record-breaking attempt when he designed and build the kayak used to set a Guinness world record for the fastest crossing of the English Channel in 2005

Hobbies and Interests

When not designing and developing new products for his water-sports companies Peter, a self confessed €œpetrol head€, is either working on a self designed, Atom Style, car or for a busman€™s holiday indulging in some white-water canoeing. Indeed formerly a successful international canoeing competitor in the 90€™s, Peter has just re-made the GB freestyle team, at his first attempt, despite a 10-year sabbatical from this style of competition.

Peter hopes his composite knowledge and competitive spirit will be positive assets to the team.