Andrew Hemmings

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Andrew Gailbraith Hemmings (born 9 August 1964 [1] in Reading, Berkshire [2] ) is a British sailor who has sailed at the Olympic Games and in multiple America's Cups. He is the author of the book, Crewing to Win published in 1994. [3]

Hemmings was a world youth champion in the 470 and former UK and world champion in the 420. He was also UK, European and World champion in the J/24. [4] He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics, sailing in a 470 with Jason Belben. The pair placed 15th. He again represented Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics, placing 6th in the Men's 470 alongside Paul Brotherton. [5]

Hemmings sailed as a trimmer with Luna Rossa Challenge in the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup before joining Team New Zealand for the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup. [6] Hemmings currently sails as a downwind trimmer on Alegre in the TP52 Super Series [7] and Heartbreaker in the GL52 series co-winning the GL52 Summer series in 2023. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Hemmings, Andrew, Personal Interview with editor. August 8, 2024
  2. ↑ "Andrew Hemmings Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Andrew, Hemmings (1994). Crewing To Win. Fernhurst Books Ltd. ISBN   9781898660057.
  4. ↑ "Grant Dalton introduces the team – Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "OLYMPICS / Barcelona 1992: Sailing: Britons give up the chase" . 3 August 1992. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  6. ↑ Jeffery, Tim. "Yachting: UK sailors join Kiwis for 2007 Auld Mug" . Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Alegre". 52 SUPER SERIES. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "HEARTBREAKER". GL52 Racing. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2024.


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