| Started
sailing at the young age of 8, but ever since I was born,
I was surrounded by boats when my dad was sailing Gwen
12's and Lightweight Sharpies. After progressing with reasonable
sucess through the national junior ranks of Sabots and 420's,
I 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 myself a silver
and bronze medal in waterpolo at the 1997 and 1998 Australian
University Games respectively.
In early 2000, I immediately purchased a Moth skiff, as
this had long been an ambition of mine. It wasn't long before
I out-sailed this wide and heavy Moth and purchased a full-carbon
narrow skiff where I finished a very commendable 8th overall
in my first ever Australian Moth Championships.
Realising my potential if I had an even faster and lighter
boat, I puchased a World Champion designed 'Hungry Tiger' Moth.
It was no less than six months later where I 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, I won my second World Championships at Lake Garda, Italy in June 2007 also with a perfect score card. This is something never achieved in the Moth Class before, let alone in many other class World Championships. |
