Ian Walker

January 09, 2019 00:41:47
Ian Walker
Yacht Racing Life Podcast
Ian Walker

Jan 09 2019 | 00:41:47

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Show Notes

Our guest on this episode of the Yacht Racing Podcast is British Olympian and ocean race skipper, Ian Walker.


Walker has had a broad and illustrious career in professional sailing having won two Olympic silver medals – one as crew and one as helmsman – and having skippered Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing to victory in the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race around the world. 


Walker has also led America's Cup campaigns and coached fellow Brit Shirley Robertson and her Yngling crew to an Olympic gold medal – as well as successfully plying his trade as an inshore tactician for many years on the international Grand Prix racing circuit.


More recently Walker has taken on a new land-based challenge as director of racing at Britain's Royal Yachting Association where, amongst many other responsibilities, he is in charge of the British Sailing Team's Olympic prospects.



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