While studying at Salford University, Tom was a keen rock climber and caver. He then switched to diving and offshore sailing and started collecting data on Welsh Shipwrecks. A local Government Officer for 36 years he calls himself a Shipwreck Historian. In the 1970’s he published some of the first shipwreck books for divers in Wales. He is best known for his Sea Guide to Pembrokeshire, and also Tom's Guide to Philippines and Borneo coast. He has sailed thousands of miles solo in various places of the world, before the use GPS and digital charts. He is now a landlubber researching seventeenth century wrecks in Philippines or Wales. Other books include Whale Attack and Pirate Attack, and how to prevent them.