Nationalité : Anglaise
Lieu de résidence : Southampton
Date de naissance : 01/04/1979

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PALMARÈS :

2005 :
Maxi-Cat (102 ft) Daedalus
- 2nd Oryx Quest. Non­stop race around the world.

Open 650 (Mini Transat) GBR 500 WhittleburyHall
- Mini Transat (72 entries). Solo from La Rochelle to Brazil. Briefly held the lead several times but dropped to the back of the fleet at one point after a navigational gamble did not pay off. Recovered well to move back up to 17th.
- 7th Mini Pavois (52)
- 8th Demi Cle (60)

Open 60 ECOVER
- Raced as navigator during inshore racing.

2004 :
Open 650 GBR 500 Kenmore/WhittleburyHall
- 3rd Mini Cup (20)
- 8th Triangle du Soleil (52)
- Finished Mini Fastnet with delaminated keel fin, season curtailed whilst new
one was being built.

2003 :
Open 650 GBR 419 Kenmore
- 1st Mini­Fastnet Prologue (84)
- 1st Trans­Gascogne Prologue (70)
- 2nd Open Demi­Cle (55)
- 2nd Chrono 6.50 (35)
- 3rd Odyssee d'Ulysse Prologue (37)
- 4th Course des Lions (32)
- 6th Odyssee d'Ulysse (37)
- 6th Trans­Gascogne (70)
- 8th Mini­Fastnet (84)

Open 50 Hellomoto
- Trans­Atlantic delivery of Open 50 Hellomotofrom Brazil to Plymouth after Transat Jacques Vabre.
- Awarded largest ever grant from the John Merricks Sailing Trust to help develop career.

2002 :
RYA Yachtmaster of the Year

Open 650 GBR 193
- 10th Open Demi­Cle (40)
- 28th Mini Fastnet (57)

2001 :
- British Universities Dinghy Sailing Champion
- Graduated University of Exeter with Honours degree in Engineering

Portrait :

Marital Status: Single

Home Town: Woodbridge, Suffolk

Interests: Sailing, Gliding, Windsurfing, and Running

1985
First introduced to the sport of sailing in a Mirror dinghy at the Deben Yacht Club in Woodbridge, Suffolk at the age of six.

1986-1991
Regular dinghy sailing all around the East Coast in Mirrors and Toppers mainly.

1991-1997
Whilst at St. Joseph’s College, Ipswich, mixed schoolboy rugby and sailing as much as possible, managing to do both for school and county. Numerous open meeting and junior regatta week successes all around the country in Lasers and Larks, including winning the Suffolk Schools Sailing Championships and several top five results at the National Schools. Rugby commitments prevented participation in the RYA youth sailing schemes.

1997-2001
Studied for an Engineering degree at the University of Exeter (graduated July 2001 with a 2:2 Hons). Was selected as captain of the 1st sailing team for all four years, reaching the team racing finals on three occasions. Won the British Universities Dinghy Sailing (BUSA) championships. Was twice nominated for university sports personality of the year.
Out of university, sailed a huge selection of boats ranging from dinghies to hi-tech 40ft race yachts. Many top ten national championship results and race wins in a variety of boats, such as Larks, 707s and Laser 5000s.

Sept 2001
Started work at Larkman’s boatyard in Woodbridge and quickly decided that this was the perfect opportunity to start a career as an ocean racer with the Mini Transat Class.