Hi everyone

My name is Bent and I am a Wild Man of the North living in Flensburg, Germany.

My distinct features are:

1- My long blond hair that I let grow with love along with my bushy beard. I must let you in on a secret here... I don't grow my hair to contribute to my "tough and nasty guy" reputation which I gained onboard, but because I am simply too lazy to go to the barber shop.

2- My fondness, or shall I say craziness about bikes. So okay, I am a biker, but that doesn't mean that I go by the motto "live to ride and ride to live". I just like the feeling of the bare engine between my legs. The more powerful it is, the better I feel. I wasn't quite satisfied with the commercial bikes, that people buy from shops, so I decided to build my own. I just can't stop myself from building, upgrading and boosting up the power of the pile of bikes I already have.

3- My one and only tattoo, which I have on my left shoulder, whose main function is to greet all those who talk nasty from behind my back.

I am a very shy guy, I tend to blush whenever anyone talks to me. This is why when I make the effort of talking to people, they tend to think that the blushing due to my shyness is some form of aggressiveness... they simply think that I am shouting at them, and that I can't contain my anger.

I would like to thank our webbie for organising the "meet the crew" section, without which, I couldn't have the opportunity to say to the world and to the crew how nice and sweet I am. Thank you.

The only smell that turns me on is the smell of diesel. This is why, especially at night, I used to go down to the Engine Room, stroke my engines, then dip my hands into the diesel. Unfortunately, I was caught in action one night, so I had to think of other ways to make it look more "natural". This is why every now and again, I start breaking engines into pieces, only to reassemble them again. Not that there is anything wrong with our propulsion system on board, or because of lack of maintenance, but this is the only way for me to get my hands dirty in diesel oil.

All this talk about myself left no space for me to tell you about the campaign, so I skip it.

[Getting a profile from Bent was like pulling teeth. Thank YOU Bent, for this somewhat politically incorrect but unfortunately very truthful self-portrait. Love you / Iréne]