My aunt Penny took me sailing at Piddinghoe
Lake on her Topper dinghy on my 10th birthday,
I really enjoyed it and within a week we
had joined my local sailing club.
A few weeks later I was learning to sail
in an Optimist before moving on to a Topper.
I first started to race my Topper in 2004
just before my 12th birthday, since then
I have gradually worked my up the National
rankings and into the RYA Junior and Youth
Programs with some notable successes along
the way.
After moving into the Laser Radial at youth
level I have steadily improved and honed
my sailing skills, in 2005 I was 19th in
the UK rankings and also finished as the
UK`s top junior my best result was to reach
the medal race final at the RYA`s inaugural
Olympic "SAIL FOR GOLD" regatta
in Weymouth beating several of the worlds
top Olympic Laser Radial sailors. In 2007
I was 1st under 17 in Europe, 2nd under 17
in the World and 13th overall at the Laser
Radial Youth World Championships in Holland
and ended my second Radial season at 17th
in the UK Senior rankings, competing mostly
against full time adult Olympic sailors.
At the end of 2007 I moved into the Laser
Standard which is the man’s single-handed
Olympic dinghy and I now compete at home
and abroad against the Worlds best sailors.
I have already some success 1n 2008 I was
the youngest competitor to qualify for the
Senior European Championships ending the
event at 61st out of a 150 strong field.
I have also had other good results in European
graded events during 2008 with a 22nd at
"Sail for Gold" in Weymouth and
a 9th in Palamos, Spain in December. 2009
has been a very good year so far a Bronze
Medal at the RYA Youth Championships, 11th
overall and 1st under 19 at the ISAF grade
2 event in Warnemunder Germany, 12th at the
European Youth Championships and 2nd Under
19 in Europe.
2011 has been my best year to date, I am
one of a handful of sailors under 21 to qualify
for the ISAF Senior World Championships in
Perth, I have moved into Worlds top
100 Laser sailors, a member of Team
GBR Olympic Developement Squad, I am currently 4th
in the UK Senior Rankings and the UK and
Europes top under 21 youth sailor
and 2nd in the World.
2009 Senior International Regattas
The majority of sailors competing at these
events are full time professional adults
and fully funded by their countries many
of whom also sailed in Beijing.
Palamos (Spain) grade 2 International regatta
1st under 19 European,
Hoorne (Holland) grade 2 Eurocup
2nd Under 19 European,
Palma Grade 1 Olympic Regatta
3rd under 19 European,
Kiel Grade 1 Olympic Regatta 4
4th under 19 European,
Warnemunder (Germany) grade 2 Eurocup
1st under 19 European,
Sail for Gold ( UK ) grade 2
2nd under 19 European,
World Senior Championships (Nova Scotia)
83rd / 164 3rd U19 World,
Current World ISAF World Ranking
182nd / 4th U19 World / 2nd U19 European,
2009 UK Senior World and European Qualification
Events
These events are used to select Team GBR
sailors to compete at International level
for 2010.
Q1 Southampton 17th
Q2 Highcliffe 17th
Q3 Lowestoft 8th
Q4 Seaford 10
Q5 Eastbourne 3rd
Q6 Weymouth 11th
UK Senior Ladder
11th and 1st under 19
UK Inland Championships
3rd / 67
Youth Events 2009
RYA Youth Championships, Largs
3rd
European Youth Championships (Sweden)
11th U 21 and 2nd under 19
MEMORABLE MOMENTS
2005 RYA Topper National Squad
2005 South East Zone Champion
2006 RYA Laser Radial Youth Squad
2006 Uk`s Top Junior Laser Radial Sailor
2006 Skandia Sail for Gold Medal Race (senior
level) 9th
2007 13th Laser Radial World Championships 2007
1st under 17 European Youth Championships
2007 2nd under 17 World Youth Championships
2007 Sussex Sports Awards high Achievement Award
2007 RYA Laser Standard Squad
2008 Selected for National Talent Camp at Loughborough
University
2008 Recognized by B.O.C and granted Silver passport
status (gold awarded to Beijing Squad)
2008 Youngest qualifier and competitor at European
Senior Championships
2008 6th RYA National Youth Championships
2008 Seaford Head C C Sports Award
2008 Awarded RYA TS Squad status (1st stepping
stone to Olympic squad membership)
2008 17th UK Senior Rankings
2008 Medal Race Finalist Palamos, Spain (Grade
2 Olympic Regattas) 9th 2009 Bronze Medal at RYA National Youth Championships
2009 Seaford Town Council Sports Achievement
Award
2009 RYA TS and National Youth Squad
2009 Qualified for Youth and Senior Europeans
in Sweden
2009 Qualified for Senior World Championships
in Canada
2009 Currently 11th UK Senior Rankings &
1st Under 19
2009 Currently Ranked 182nd in the ISAF World
Sailing Ladder (laser) 2009 11th Warnemunder Woche & 1st Under 19
(Grade 2 Olympic Regatta)
2009 European Youth Championships (Sweden) 12th
O/A & 2nd Under 19 European
2009 Laser Senior World Championships (Nova Scotia)
83rd O/A & 3rd Under 19 World
2009 Sussex Sports Awards, Young Sports Personality,
runner up
2009 UK Inland Championships 3rd
2009 Invited to join Team GBR Olympic Programme
2009 Palamos (Spain) 5th Medal Race Finalist
