hɪz hˈɑːbɪz ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd bˈɪldɪŋ ænd sˈeɪlɪŋ ɐ dˈɪŋɡi wɪð fɹˈɛndz ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ flˈaɪɪŋ ʌntˈɪl hɪz sˈɛvəntiz ɐ də hˈævɪlənd tˈaɪɡɚ mˈɑːθ ˈɛɹkɹæft ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː ˈoʊnd ɐ ʃˈɛɹ.
His hobbies included building and sailing a dinghy with friends and also flying until his seventies a de Havilland Tiger Moth aircraft in which he owned a share.