Through Boating Partners Limited, his company devoted to developing the commercial and promotional benefits of ocean racing, Manley will be leading the drive within world yachting to add a degree of professionalism within the field of sponsorship. His thoroughly professional approach will ensure that the Boating Partners’ campaigns have the best chance of success on the water as well as in the commercial race.

Boating Partners also support the South African boat building industry with numerous build projects on the go. www.boating-partners.com

Manley was the third member of “The Initial Style Explorers”, the winning team for the inaugural Polar Race 2003. Known as “the World’s toughest race” and the first race to be run to a Pole; 400 miles on foot to the Magnetic North Pole in April 2003; a race that tested the team’s stamina, motivation, teamwork and resolve to the limit; setting new standards for Polar Explorers covering an average of 35 miles per day skiing, pulling a 120 lb sledge and reached the pole in 10 days and 7 hours. www.polar-race.com

Tom Crean was an incredible polar explorer who played a major part in three of the major British southern polar explorations with both Scott and Shackleton, but was denied the opportunity to actually reach the South Pole. His distant relation, Anthony Crean, intends to finish his journey in the Crean Antarctic Expedition with Manley bringing his North Pole success to bear in being a key member of that expedition team. www.crean-expedition.com

With his brother Neil, Manley runs Impala Adventures leading 4x4 safaris deep into Africa, Europe and beyond. www.impalaadventures.com

He was co-author of the official book on the BT Global Challenge 2000-2001, with his own book on the race to be published shortly, as well as being the subject in two books on inspirational leadership, "Catch the Wave" and "Inspiring Leadership".