Bryony Palmer
Co-Founder, Executive Director & Field Health Intelligence Coordinator
Bryony is a Registered Nurse specialising in low-resource and bluewater medicine, and a seasoned offshore sailor with over 15,000 nautical miles and a transatlantic crossing under her belt. Her humanitarian experience includes working in camps for externally displaced people, visiting victims of torture in illegal detention, and serving as a Somerset Emergency Volunteer for flood recovery efforts. During hurricane season she holds sessions on haemostasis, wound management and prolonged field care in anchorages for sailors.
Bryony brings deep practical experience to the intersection of seamanship, austere healthcare, and humanitarian aid. She drew on this background during Operation Cruisers' Aid, where she triaged resource needs, coordinated the disaster assessment crews, and liaised with government agencies and NGOs to provide vital intelligence on public health risks. At Boats Without Borders, Bryony will lead on operations, and during hurricane responses coordinate disaster needs assessments, triaging aid delivery according to need and urgency, and managing intelligence communications with government agencies and partner organisations. Her unique combination of bluewater medicine, humanitarian service, and offshore sailing experience strengthens our mission to deliver effective, adaptable, and timely aid to communities in crisis.