Chris Draper

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Chris Draper
Personal information
Born (1978-03-20) 20 March 1978 (age 46) [1]
Sheffield, Yorkshire [1]
Medal record
Sailing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Athens 49er

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 America's 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 America's 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. In 2019 he became CEO and Wing trimmer for the Great Britain team racing in the newly formed SailGP, racing the F50 hydro foiling catamarans in a global racing circuit. In 2021 he joined the Japanese SailGP team as a Wing Trimmer. winning multiple events during the 2021/2022 SailGP season and finishing runners up overall.

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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

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1996[ citation needed ]

2022

Wing Trimmer for the Canadian SailGP team

2021

Wing Trimmer for the Japan SailGP team. The team won events in the Italian and French legs of the world circuit finishing overall runners up for the season

2019

CEO and Wing Trimmer for the Great Britain SailGP team

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

Helm for Luna Rossa [5] [6] [7]

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

2009

2008

2007

2006

2004

2003

2002

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "America's Cup | Chris Draper". Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Home". Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Sailor Biography". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "About Chris Draper :: 2012 Olympics 49er Helm". Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "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)
  6. ↑ "America's Cup | Chris Draper". www.americascup.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Luna Rossa Challenge website". Archived from the original on 20 September 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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