First boat sailed and where? | Mirror out of Mylor Sailing Club on a family holiday to Cornwall and wanting to do whatever my older brothers did! |
Biggest influence in your career to date? | Either Alan Williams or Joe Glanfield |
My worst moment (sailing)? | Not qualifying for Youth Worlds in 2006 |
My best moment (sailing)? | Winning 420 Worlds in 2006 |
Best sailing venue in the UK? | Weymouth of course!! |
Best sailing venue in the World? | So far, Gran Canaria |
If you weren’t a professional sailor what else would you be? | Rally Driver!! Though my driving skills might need to be improved, quite significantly |
How do you progress from a club sailor to an Olympic class sailor? | By having fun Youth Sailing but knowing when to switch on from having fun to being serious! |
What are your greatest passions outside of sailing? | Windsurfing, climbing, hanging out with friends. |
Has injury ever prevented you from sailing? | Nope nothing major! |
Most expensive sailing accident? | Head on upwind/downwind port starboard after they had just gone round the windward mark and we couldn't avoid each other! Wrote off their 420 and mine wasn't in great shape!! |
Do you follow any other sports? | I like watching most sports, tennis, rugby, don't mind a bit of Formula 1 or football. |
What other sports do you play? | Nothing serious just as mentioned above, tennis, windsurfing, climbing. I want to join a hockey team next year as I used to love it at school |
What would you love to do but never have the time or money for it? | Go away to do some proper wave sailing on the windsurfer |
What word or phrase most depicts your personality? | Outgoing |
If you were a pantomime character – who would it be? | Cinderella, because I would like to be her. |
Do you have any lucky charms or rituals? | Nope, don't believe in luck. |
What’s your greatest fear or phobia? | Spiders and the dark! |
Favourite reality show? | And would you go on it? The Apprentice, and YES! |
Name 3 things that are always in your shopping trolley? | Bread, milk and at the moment Jelly |
What was the last book you read? | Some girly rubbish probably |
What makes you angry? | Not winning |
Dream holiday? | Brazil...! |