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He was the son of Lieutenant James Douglas Shirlaw RCNVR.
He has over 20 years experience in the marine sector afloat and ashore and is a graduate of Pacific Marine Training Institute, British Columbia Institute of Technology and Open University of British Columbia.
He has written for numerous shipping publications and newspapers and is the author of six books to date. David Shirlaw lives in North Vancouver BC with his wife Debbie.
He is the Editor of SeaWaves Magazine.
In 2011 he was a member of the City of North Vancouver Heritage Advisory Commission.
