PLACE OF BIRTH: Brighton
CURRENT HOME TOWN: Hamble
FIRST SAILING MOMENT/WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO SAIL:
Can’t remember, too long ago!
HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN SAILING: About 40 years
TOP FIVE GREATEST ACHEIVEMENTS IN SAILING:
1) 1st International 14 World Championship 1989
2) Representing UK in Seoul Olympics 1988 –FD crew
3) 2nd as skipper on Assa Abloy 2001-02
4) Winning ‘The Race’ as a watch captain on Club Med 2000
5) Winning Sydney Hobart in Assa Abloy
WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GREW UP:
Sailor
WHITBREAD/VOLVO HISTORY:
Silk cut, ASSA ABLOY, ERICSSON
AMERICA’S CUP HISTORY:
Sydney 95, Victory 2007, oOrigin 2008
OLYMPIC HISTORY:
1988 Soeul Olympic
VOLVO ISAF YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY:
Member of the youth squad for 4 years
HOBBIES/OTHER SPORTS:
Fishing
MY WORST MOMENT (SAILING):
Mast coming down on silk cut in 1997 VOR
MY BEST MOMENT (SAILING):
Winning in 14 nationals with my bother Duncan in 1989
FAVOURITE FOOD:
Thai red beef curry
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE LONG AMBITION:
To earn a living having fun on the way!
WHAT IS YOUR WORST HABIT:
Work
WHAT IS YOUR LIFE MOTTO:
Never give up
THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE YOUR CHARACTER:
Happy good lucky
STAR SIGN:
Cancer
WHATS YOUR GREATEST FEAR:
MOB –man over board – offshore
