Don’t tell Scott Smith there’s nothing to do in Bermuda.

He had one adventure after another during the year he spent on the island as America’s Cup CFO.

He moved here in March 2015 with his wife Rachel and six-month-old son Oliver.

“I like excitement and adventure and Bermuda was perfect,” said Mr Smith, who last month joined England and Wales Cricket Board as its CFO.

He went cliff jumping, paddle boarding and lobster diving while here. His most exciting moment came last September, when he discovered a shipwreck off Spanish Point.

“I was hunting for lobsters,” the 39-year-old said. “I was swimming from reef to reef.

“There was quite a deep patch between reefs. I thought I would dive down to see how deep I could go. When I went down I noticed an unusual shadow on the sea floor.”

He went in for a closer look and found a shipwreck. He took the co-ordinates and reported them to the Bermuda Department of Conservation.

“I thought that was strange as I didn’t know there were any in the area,” he said.

“The department is now working to identify it. They think it might be a submarine chaser from the First World War.

“Two-thirds of it was covered in sand so it is hard to say. But they have registered it in my name, which was very exciting.”

He loves the ocean and had his family in the water from day one in Bermuda. “The first thing we did was go to Warwick Long Bay,” he said.

“We got in the water and people were walking by looking at us funny.

“They thought it was too cold, but to us it was paradise found. I couldn’t believe the sand on the beach was actually pink. I thought that was just a marketing gimmick.”

While here, he did his part to help the environment by taking part in lionfish culls. He even won the 2015 Groundswell Lionfish Tournament last July by catching the biggest lionfish.

“Who says accounting is boring,” Mr Smith joked.

When Lifestyle met up with Mr Smith, he was busy ticking off his Bermuda bucket list: a fish sandwich from Art Mells Spicy Dicy, climbing Gibbs Hill Lighthouse and circumnavigating the island.

“We did the circumnavigation in a catamaran,” he said. “It was only supposed to take six hours, but ended up taking 12.

“When we got around to the South Shore the wind died completely away and we couldn’t go anywhere. It was a fun day, though.”

He initially leaped at the chance to come here because he thought it might be similar to his birthplace of Brisbane, Australia.

It’s a decision he doesn’t regret.

“Bermuda has been phenomenal,” he said. “We’re really going to miss it.”

He’s particularly going to miss kayaking from his Salt Kettle home to his office on East Broadway.

“It was a bit of fitness training,” he said.

Previously, he worked for Formula One motor racing company A1 Grand Prix World Cup and Motorsport.

Because of his work with them, he was asked to meet with America’s Cup CEO Russell Coutts in Valencia, Spain in 2009.

“It was before Team Oracle won the cup,” said Mr Smith. “At the time they had just built their big trimaran.

“Their vision was to roll out a world series of multiple sailing regattas similar to Formula One racing.

“They went on to win the America’s Cup in February 2010. Then I got the call asking would I like to join the team.”

He didn’t hesitate before saying yes.

“I love history and I love sailing so to be a part of that was a dream come true,” he said.

“We were based in London for about a year. Then we relocated to San Francisco for the last four years with the campaign. Then we flew the crew to Bermuda.”

He was excited about what the America’s Cup was delivering in Bermuda.

“The true value to Bermuda will not only be felt next year, but also in the years following,” he said.

“Footage of Bermuda will be broadcast around the world.

“When people get to see what Bermuda looks like I think they are going to flock here to go on holiday. That will be a huge legacy for the America’s Cup.”

But he is thrilled to be moving on to the cricket world.

“I love cricket,” he said.

“The England and Wales Cricket Board was one of those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.

“I’ll be working at Lords Cricket Grounds in London. It is a prominent role and I am looking forward to getting stuck into the next challenge. We would love to spend another couple of years in Bermuda, but we need to follow the next adventure.”

He and his wife Rachel are expecting their second child later this month.