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YOUNG brewer and TV star James Watt will put his life on the line when he swaps his business lifestyle - to work on a fishing boat.

The 26-year-old entrepreneur is co-owner of trendy beer label BrewDog. He starred in the BBC show Last Millionaire and this month will also feature on BBC 2's Oz And James Drink To Britain. But last night, James set sail on the 200ft, 1,000-ton fishing vessel Ocean Quest.

He will spend the next six weeks hauling nets in the storm-lashed North Atlantic. James faces being battered by 80ft waves, while pods of killer whales are never far behind the boat. He said: "People have said I'm crazy and ask why I do it. But it's my father Jim's boat. I come from a family of fisherman and there is something about the lure of the ocean.

"When I've been away from it for a long time, I just have to get back to the sea."

Watt's two worlds couldn't be further apart. When he's not at sea, he flies to trade shows in America and the Far East to thrash out to promote BrewDog beers.

But instead of travel and hotels, Watt will be crammed into a bunk bed living alongside 10 other crew members.

Not that he'll get much time to sleep. He explained: "Like the rest of the crew I'm normally on deck for around 20 hours a day - usually in the middle of a storm. "Actually at this time of year a force eight or nine gale is nothing really. It gets much worse. "We regularly see waves in excess of 65ft.

"The biggest I have seen was maybe 82ft. It can get pretty scary out there. But the worst was last January. "We were sailing out from the north of Scotland on quite a poor night when got hit by a rogue wave. "We have inch-thick steel on the side of the boat, and it managed to smash that it in.

"The lights from the top of the mast were washed away. It was as if we'd hit a brick wall. I thought we'd capsized. "My dad has been at sea for 45 years and said that was the worst.. "It can be terrifying. But you know and accept the risks. It just come with the job." He added: "We also get lots of killer whales popping up alongside the boat. They keep you on your toes.

"And a couple of years back I nearly came a cropper when a line snapped. "We were hauling 400 tons of mackerel when the boat took a heave. "A 14in-thick nylon rope snapped a foot away from my head. If it had hit me I wouldn't be here today."

BrewDog was formed in Fraserburgh a year and a half ago by James and his pal Martin Dickie, 26.

It now produces 200,000 bottles a month and sells to 11 countries. They are also on the shelves at Tescos. They became a big hit thanks to their ‘edgy' beer names like Speedball, Tokyo, Paradox, Rip Tide, Trashy Blonde and Punk IPA. Last year they won an eight-month court battle with the drinks forum The Portman Group after they complained BrewDog's flagship product Punk IPA was described on the label as an "aggressive beer" - linking it with anti-social behaviour.

But an appeal agreed with the microbrewery that the phrase actually described the beer's flavour.

On January 20, Watt and Martin will appear on Oz And James Drink To Britain, featuring wine expert Oz Clarke and former Top Gear presenter James May.

Watt said: "The guys travel around in an old caravan meeting drinks producers. We met them in Princess Street and end up sharing our beers with them on a park bench like tramps.

"It was good fun and the guys are really funny." When Watt returns from his fishing trip mid-February, he will immediately jet off across the world promoting the BrewDog brand. But  James said: "I still call myself a fisherman first and foremost.

"No matter how well BrewDog is doing, I'll always go back to sea."

 

Please bear in mind the article was from a tabloid newspaper. The page opposite also had a great headline; "Pole hits fellow Pole with a pole".  He escaped jail but got community service.