Damian Foxall
Damian Foxall is an Irish sailor from County Kerry.[1]
Biography
He is very well known in international offshore sailing circles and won the 2007/2008 Barcelona World Race, sailing with co-skipper Jean-Pierre Dick on the Open 60 Paprec-Virbac.[2] He was subsequently described as a national hero and Ireland's top international sailor and was greeted at a reception at the Presidential Residence in Ireland[3]
Foxall has been around the world on several occasions, including a World Record circumnavigation in early 2004 with Steve Fossett on the G-Class catamaran Cheyenne. He was named Sailor of the Month by Afloat Magazine in March 2004.[4]
The round the world record was subsequently beaten by Bruno Peyron and Orange II.
Sailing Experience
In addition to his offshore experience, Foxall has also been associated with Olympic and America's Cup sailing, although offshore is certainly his main strength.
- 2014 - Winner of Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland (new record) as a crew member of MOD 70 Trimaran Oman Sail [5]
- 2011 - Winner of Volvo Ocean Race, as a crew member of Groupama sailing team,[6]
- 2009 - 5th place of Volvo Ocean Race, Green Dragon Racing Team[7]
- 2008 - Winner of Barcelona World Race, Paprec Virbac 2, together with Jean-Pierre Dick
- 2006 - 5th place of Volvo Ocean Race, Ericsson Racing Team, 5th place
- 2006 - Winner of Archipelago Raid 2006 together with Magnus Woxen
- 2005 - Winner of the Oryx Quest, as a crew member of maxi-catamaran Doha
- 2004 - Round The World absolute record, as a crew member of maxi-catamaran Cheyenne
- 2004 - K-Challenge Class America, Louis Vuitton Acts
- 2004 - Winner of the Transat Québec St-Malo as a crew member of ORMA trimaran Sergio Tacchini
- 2003 - Olympic Campaign, Tornado
- 2002 - Volvo Ocean Race, Team Tyco, 4th place
- 2000 - AG2R Double-handed race
- 1997 - Solitaire du Figaro
Canadian Wildlife Federation
Foxall is the Recreation Education Manager for the Canadian Wildlife Federation [8] and is an advocate for wildlife protection on the water.
Personal Details
Foxall is married and has one child, and resides in Canada.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Kerry's Foxall wins round-the-world yacht race". Independent.ie.
- ↑ "Paprec-Virbac 2 Wins Barcelona World Race". International Sailing Federation. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012.
- ↑ "Foxall's over moon after global marathon victory". Independent.ie.
- ↑ "Sailor of the Year Awards 2004". Archived from the original on 31 March 2008.
- ↑ "Damian Foxall steers trimaran to world record". The Irish Times. 15 August 2014.
- ↑ "Les navigants". cammas-groupama.com.
- ↑ "About Damian Foxall". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012.
- ↑ "Canadian Wildlife Federation: Damian Foxall". cwf-fcf.org.