All posts tagged BT Global Challenge
Born to Sail
Conrad Humphreys, 38 was born in Exeter and grew up just a stone’s throw away from Exmouth Sailing Club. His early passions were rugby and sailing and this instilled a competitive spirit and a passion for sport. Growing up in …
The Skipper
A talented leader and proven winner: Conrad has competed in three of the world’s toughest ocean races. At the age of 20 years he raced the Whitbread Round the World Race (now Volvo Ocean Race), at 28 he lifted the …
BT Global Challenge 2000/01
After three years studying Ocean Science and Meteorology at the University of Plymouth, the 26 year old, Conrad applied for a place on Sir Chay Blyth’s BT Global Challenge as a Race Skipper. The selection programme lasted a year with just 12 …
Publications
Against the Odds, Conrad Humphreys’ Official Story of the Vendée Globe On the 20th of February 2005, Conrad Humphreys became only the 5th British sailor in history to complete the Vendée Globe race. He crossed the finish line after 104 …
Making a successful team is plain sailing
“The afternoon slot of any workshop usually suffers from the post-lunch slump. But if anyone had plans to join the sleepy sloths outside in the zoo, they would have been rudely awoken by Conrad Humphreys and his salty stories of …
Conrad’s doing the Blue Mile
Conrad’s Partners
