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Announcing the new owners of Whitestrand Boat Hire: Simon Clarke and Matthew Clarke

We are delighted to announce that Simon Clarke and son Matthew Clarke will be taking ownership of Whitestrand Boat Hire in Salcombe from the 26th April 2023. This is an exciting opportunity for both father and son to work together. They equally have a strong passion for boating and Salcombe, it feels like a second home to them. It all started in the late 90’s with Simon’s first family boating holiday on Peggy, a Victoria 38 sailing boat, from this point the family were hooked.

Simon and Matthew are from the beautiful village of Dunstall in Staffordshire. Simon is the owner of Dunstall Estate and Chairman of Dunstall Holding Ltd. His career started in farming from a young age and now owning nearly 300 cattle, 1500 sheep and 1500 acres of agricultural and glorious woodland in the heart of the English countryside. Property has also been a theme through most of his career, building a rental portfolio of residential and commercial properties. Matthew has had a love for all things mechanical from a very young age, whether that be cars, tractors or boats. He is the founder and director of Clarke 4×4, which was established in 2017 and a director of RVT commercial vehicles, which is a part of the Dunstall Holdings group. Matthew will be overseeing the day-to-day operations of Whitestrand Boat Hire.

Matthew and Simon are looking forward to becoming part of the Salcombe community and to meeting all existing and new customers.