Sailing
Campaigns

KER 40 Keronimo

Keronimo was the first of a new one design IRC race boat designed by Jason Ker. Simon was the tactician and performance director for the programme. The Ker 40 bust on the offshore scene winning various big races including the Famous New York Bowl Trophy in Cowes week and narrowly missing out on being the RORC boat of the year. The culmination of the season was the Rolex Fastnet race where the boat won IRC 1A.

World Match Racing Tour - Yanmar Racing

After competing as part of Team GAC Pindar for the last 5 years and winning the World Tour twice, Simon is no stranger to the World Match Racing Tour. When the opportunity to sail with Americas Cup and match racing legend Peter Gilmour presented itself, he had no option but to say yes. This year the team came very close to getting on the podium but after a crunch match during the Finals in Malaysia slipped from second to 5th overall.

Jethou JV 60

Simon was asked to sail the end of season events on the Mini Maxi, Jethou. This fast Judel Vrolijk design is one the best campaigned boats in the World. Simon was asked to sail on the mainsheet. This was a great experience and allowed him to learn more about how to setup a rig and tune a boat of this type-form as well as take the opportunity to sail with Brad Butterworth, the legendary tactician.

Women's Olympic Match Racing Team

I have been working with the British Women's Match Racing Team in the run in to London 2012 Olympic Games. I have provided them with specialised coaching working on the fine detail of their communication and decision-making around the course and the intricacy of their strategic time and distance placement in the pre-start.

"Simon has led my race programme this year with to incredible success. He is clearly an outstanding sailor and has translated his experience into building and mentoring crew, as well as tuning and improving the boat."
Jonathan Goring, Owner, IRC Ker 40
"With his leadership, tactical and coaching skills, Simon helped take an untried and largely amateur crew to winning 3 of their first 4 international regattas."
Mike Williamson, Owner, IRC Mills 40
"We have enjoyed working with Simon over the last three years of our London 2012 Olympic Campaignn with the aim to develop our Match Race tactics and crew work to point where it is above and beyond the standard of our competitors."
Lucy and Annie, British Olympic team 2012
"We won 2 World Championships together Simon was an integral part of the decision making process both on and off the water. A great sailor and true friend."
Ian Williams Tripple Match Racing World Champion
…"I have leaned as much about how to manage my communication among my team in the office as I have transformed my own sailing and that of my team. An outstanding Sailor, Leader and Communicator"….
Andres Visseraman, Owner Zuxu Farr 30, Estonia
Goals

World Match Racing Tour

Having won the World Match Racing Tour twice before as a Tactician and Trimmer I am looking at tackling the event as a skipper. This will involve building my own team around me and taking on my previous team-mates within a new team. The World Tour has fantastic activation for a sponsor and the is a huge potential for global brand promotion and Corporate hospitality.

Match Racing Academy

Alongside the match Racing Team, we are looking to stage a Match Racing Academy. Based in Lymington, the primary aim is to create World Class sailing infrastructure to allow Race Training, Corporate Match Racing and Youth development to flourish. If you are interested in getting involved please get in touch.

KER 40 - Keronimo

Going into 2012, Team Keronimo will be targeting the Commodores Cup as the main focus. This promises to be a fantastic regatta. With new fast IRC designs coming to prominence and teams from as far afield as Hongkong and South Africa this could be the best Commodores Cup yet. We will be looking to add the the Ammeter team for this regatta and if you are interested in putting yourself forward, please send in your sailing CV.