Matt is the proud owner of Paddle Surf Scotland and will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the company here in 2023.

Over the last 10 years he has introduced thousands of people to Stand Up Paddleboarding and Paddlesports, still garnering maximum enjoyment from seeing other people get as hooked on it as he is.

Living in Dunkeld in Perthshire,  he can be found on the water, or on a board whenever humanly possible. He Surfs, hits the River Waves, Kitesurfs, Windsurfs, Snowboards and Skateboards. Whatever the day's weather offers, he is to be found on the correct board to make the most of it.

He is the main instructor on the water, our Whitewater and River Surfing coach and offers our British Canoeing courses.

He is a veteran of well over Twenty years experience in the outdoor industry, this has led to him having many unique and varied jobs; from throwing people off bridges managing a Bungee Jumping company, trekking through the desert in the Middle East to guiding Whitewater Rafts down the icy waters in the Alps.

He is a partner in the sister companies which comprise the Paddle Surf Scotland World, Paddle Surf Yorkshire and Paddle Surf Emirates. He is a co-owner of Breeze SUP Wear, offering environmentally conscious clothing.

He has authored two books on Paddleboarding, including Scotland's first guidebook, Scottish SUP Guide. He has been featured in several SUP publications including SUPboarder and the book, Stand Up Paddleboarding in Great Britain by Jo Moseley.

He works with Goosehill SUP, helping them produce a How To series.

When not on a board he is a huge football ( Leeds United and Guiseley ) and Rugby League (Castleford) fan, it is the huge disappointment of supporting these consistently awful teams that offsets the adrenalin of his life on boards. The Yin and the Yang of Matt Gambles!