| Rohan started
sailing at the young age of 8, but ever since he was born,
he was surrounded by boats when his father was sailing Gwen
12's and Lightweight Sharpies. After progressing with reasonable
sucess through the national junior ranks of Sabots and 420's,
Rohan decided to take some time off whilst studying Engineering
and Business at RMIT University, to compete in swimming, triathlon
and waterpolo. This cross over even earned himself a silver
and bronze medal in waterpolo at the 1997 and 1998 Australian
University Games respectively.
In early 2000, he immediately purchased a Moth skiff, as
this had long been an ambition of his. It wasn't long before
he out-sailed this wide and heavy Moth and purchased a full-carbon
narrow skiff where he finished a very commendable 8th overall
in his first ever Australian Moth championships.
Realising his potential if he had an even faster and lighter
boat, he puchased a World Champion 'Hungry Tiger' Moth.
It was no less than six months later where he placed 3rd
in the 2002 European Championships held in France and 3rd again in the 2003 World Championships.
After winning the 2005 Moth World Championships with a perfect score, Rohan won his second World Championships at Lake Garda, Italy in June 2007 also with a perfect score. This is something never achieved in the Moth Class before, let alone in many other class World Championships. |
