Career Highlights

Born:
1973, Devon

1989/90
Cadet World Championships: Won the 1989 junior world championships and was a member of the winning British Team in 1990.

1993/4
Whitbread Round the World Race: Debut into full-time ocean racing as the youngest crew member onboard Odessa 200.

1994-1997
BSc Ocean Science and Meteorology, University of Plymouth

1997
World Student Yachting Championships: Lead a team to the National title and to 4th place at the World Championships in Marseilles.

2000/2001
Overall Winner, BT Global Challenge: Skipper LG FLATRON Became the youngest person to have raced in both directions around the globe.

July 2001 
EDS Atlantic Challenge: Navigator onboard Mike Golding’s Open 60 ECOVER

Nov 2002 
Route du Rhum: Debut single-handed transatlantic in Open 40 HELLOMOTO, sponsored by Motorola. Dismasted on day 5 and retired.

June 2003 
1st V60 overall Rolex Fastnet: Skipper on V60 HELLOMOTO

Nov 2003
1st Class 2 - Transat Jacques Vabre: Skipper with Paul Larsen onboard the Open 50 HELLOMOTO, sponsored by Motorola.

June 2004 
5th IMOCA Open 60 Monohull Class: The Transat solo transatlantic on Open 60 HELLOMOTO, sponsored by Motorola.

Nov 2004
7th Vendée Globe: Skipper solo, non-stop round the world yacht rce in Open 60 HELLOMOTO, sponsored by Motorola.

Feb 2005
Ranked 7th in the FICO-Lacoste World Championships

August 2005
8th Rolex Fastnet Race: Team race from Cowes to Plymouth, via the Fastnet Rock off southern Ireland in Open 60 HELLOMOTO, sponsored by Motorola.

October 2005- June 2006
3rd Overall Volvo Extreme 40 Grand Prix Series: Skipper, inshore grand prix team event across 5 countries (Spain, Brazil, US, UK and Netherlands)

August 2007
13th Overall Archipelago Raid, Sweden: Skipper

December 2007
3rd Overall Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race:  Navigator onboard Ichi Ban

June 2008
4th Overall Archipelago Raid, Sweden: Skipper

December 2008
2nd in class Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race:  Navigator onboard Ichi Ban