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Chris Draper (born 20 March 1978) is a British sailor who has won multiple World and European championships and a bronze medal at the Sailing at the 2004 Olympic competing in the mixed 49er.[2][3] He has been a winner of the Extreme Sailing Series and was helmsman for Luna Rossa, Italy's Americas cup challenger 2011 to 2015. In the 34th Americas cup he became the first Britain to helm in the Louis Vuitton cup final. For the ACWS & 35th Americas Cup between 2015 and the Cup event in Bermuda in June 2017 he held the position of Sailing Team Manager / Tactician and Wing trimmer for Softbank Team Japan.
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His current home town is Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, UK.[1] He is married, with two children. He started sailing aged 7 in an Optimist and describes his father and Jim Saltonstall (former RYA Youth Program Leader and Coach) as the key to his current career.[1] Other interests outside of sailing include Surfing and Mountain biking.[1]
Sailing career
2017
Tactician and Wing trimmer on Softbank Team Japan America's Cup catamaran for 35th AC in Bermuda. In semi final for Challenger selection.
2016
ACWS Softbank Team Japan
2015
Helm for Luna Rossa until team withdrew from 35th Americas Cup Joined Softbank Team Japan as Sailing Team Manager, Tactician and Wing Trimmer for ACWS
2014
2013
- Americas cup, on Luna Rossa 72' AC Catamaran. Louis Vuitton Cup finalist, Helmsman
- 2nd Overall Americas Cup World Series 2012 - 2013
2012
He won, on Luna Rossa Piranha, the first ACWS fleet racing event in Naples. 2nd Place ACWS match racing in Venice. Winner ACWS Fleet racing and 3rd place match racing ACWS Newport. Second Place ACWS fleet racing San Francisco.
2011
He was a member of the Team Korea America Cup challenge helming all the events in the AC45 World Series in 2011 before leaving the team. The team were in a highly creditable 4th place at the time.
2010
- 49er World Championships - 6th
- 49er European Championships – 1st Gold Medal
- Princess Sophia Trophy – 2nd Silver medal 49er
2009
- 49er World Championships - 6th
- Extreme Sailing Series (then the iShares Cup) (Helm) - 1st
2008
- Extreme Sailing Series (then the iShares Cup) (Helm) - 4th
2007
- 49er World Championships - 9th
- Semaine Olympique Francaise - 1st 49er
2006
- 49er World Championships – 1st Gold Medal
- 49er Olympic test event – 1st Gold Medal
- Mumm 30 World Championship - 3rd
- Mumm 30 Spi Ouest - 1st
2004
- Olympic Regatta, Athens – Bronze Medal 49er
- 49er European Championship – 1st Gold Medal
- 49er World Championship – 2nd Silver Medal
2003
- ISAF Sailing World Championships – 1st Gold Medal 49er
- 49er European Championship – 2nd Silver Medal
- Kiel Week Regatta, Germany – 1st Gold Medal 49er
- SPA Olympic Class Regatta, Holland – 1st Gold Medal 49er
- Olympic Class Week, Barcelona – 1st Gold Medal 49er
- Cadiz Test Event – 2nd Silver Medal 49er
2002
- Olympic Test Event 2002 – 3rd Bronze Medal 49er
- 49er European Championship – 2nd Silver Medal
- 49er World Championship – 2nd Silver Medal
1996
- ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships – 420 Silver Medal
References
- "America's Cup | Chris Draper". Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- "Home". Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
- "Sailor Biography". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- "About Chris Draper :: 2012 Olympics 49er Helm". Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- "Americas Cup website". Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "America's Cup | Chris Draper". www.americascup.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- "Luna Rossa Challenge website". Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
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External links
- Chris Draper at World Sailing
- Chris Draper at World Sailing
- Chris Draper at Olympics.com
- Chris Draper at Olympedia
- 2012 Olympic Campaign Website at the Wayback Machine (archived January 10, 2012)
На других языках
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[fr] Chris Draper
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