His appointment follows the retirement of Jason Hobbs last year. Mr Evans has been in post on an interim basis since October before taking on the role fully in December, where he oversees the day-to-day running of the station.
‘I deal with the liaison between the station and the RNLI in Poole,’ he said.
‘My responsibilities are making sure the boats are ready for emergency and making sure the crew are appropriately trained.’
The former senior civil servant said he was enjoying the new role.
‘It’s been really interesting, it’s a good opportunity for me to give back to the community and the crew are fantastic,’ he said.
‘I have more time to do it now and we are kept quite busy, we have had two shouts already this year.’
Mr Evans has been boating around the Channel Islands and France since the age of 12.
‘That’s now over 50 years ago. We have owned different boats, racing dinghies, yachts, and we recently sold our yacht and bought a motorboat,’ he said.
While a keen boater, Mr Evans has never worked the marine trade. He was previously the treasurer of the local branch of the RNLI.
‘I was a public servant for 40 years and retired in 2022, and when Jason retired I thought now was a good time for me to give back to the community,’ he said.
The RNLI announced new recruits to the St Peter Port crew just last week, including its first female crew member.
‘It’s very exciting that we have new volunteers adding to our complement,’ Mr Evans said.
‘We have 26 crew now in total. The minimum needed for the Spirit of Guernsey is seven and for the Harold Hobbs the minimum needed is three, but four is ideal.’
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