First boat you sailed and where? | GP14 at Trimpley Sailing Club with my dad |
Who got you into sailing? | My mum got my dad some sailing lessons for his birthday when I was about 8 and I got into sailing then, although my Uncle Paul also needs a mention for taking my dad sailing in the Lakes before that! |
Favourite boat? | Laser Radial because of its close racing and hard hiking |
Biggest influence in your career to date? | Hard to name one person, everyone that has coached me has influenced my sailing along with my parents |
Worst moment in sailing? | Never a bad moment, only mistakes to learn from |
Best moment in sailing? | Working your guts out upwind, then turning round to sail some huge waves back in to Hayling Island Sailing Club |
Best sailing venue in the UK? | Weymouth Bay in a SE |
Best sailing venue in the World? | Fortaleza in Brazil |
If you weren’t a professional sailor what else would you be? | I’ve got a degree in Civil Engineering so would be using that somewhere. |
How do you progress from a club sailor to an Olympic class sailor? | Training hard and smart |
Most expensive sailing accident? | Had a days training in Weymouth when I managed to break two bottom sections in one day and Charlotte Dobson who I was training with had to tow me back in. |
What football club you support? | West Brom |
Do you follow any other sports? | Football, athletics |
Any heroes? | No heroes just inspired by people who achieve their goals |
What other sports do you play? | Not a sport as such but I am learning to uni-cycle at the moment! |
What would you love to do but never have the time or money for it? | One day I’d like to run the London Marathon, I think it would have a great atmosphere |
Worst habit? | Wasting time |
What word or phrase most depicts your personality? | Quirky |
Do you have any lucky charms or rituals? | Just like to make sure all my kit and drinks are ready the night before racing |
If you had a theme song – what would it be? | Tubthumping by Chumbawumba |
Name 3 things that are always in your shopping trolley? | Porridge, apples, chewing gum |
What was the last book you read? | Michael Phelps autobiography |
What makes you angry? | Car parking charges |
Dream holiday? | Walking in the Lake District |
What's better about football than sailing? | Nothing’s better than sailing |