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John Gimson is an up and coming British sailor. He campaigns a Star on the Olympic circuit as part of Skandia RYA team GBR with large support from www.unlimitedsailing.com. He also competes on the Melges 24 International circuit and Farr 45 circuit as helmsman for Team Unlimeted and can regularly be seen in the US, Europe, and the Solent racing various keelboats.
His impressive CV hosts notable results in dinghy racing and inshore keelboat racing in boats ranging from Tornados, 470s and 29ers to Star, Farr 52s and 45s, Mumm30s and Melges 24s.
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SAILING CV
GREATEST ACHIEMENTS
Star Olympic Mens keelboat
11th European Championships 8th european (Helmsman)
2nd Hyeres Olympic Classes Regatta Star
9th Expert Olympic Classes Regatta star (Helmsman)
8th Star Western Hemishere Championships (Helmsman)
15th Bacardi Cup Star (Helmsman)
12th Holland Olympic Classes regatta (helmsman)
13th Miami Olympic classes Regatta Star (Helmsman)
Farr 45
1st Farr 45 Red Funnel Helm
1st Spring series Helm
1st Summer series Helm
1st David Deihl 1 Helm
Tornado Olympic Catamaran Class
3rd National ranking series (helm)
3rd National championships (helm)
14th Asian pacific championships (helm)
21st European championships (helm)
25th World championships (helm)
Mumm 30
5th European championships helm
1st Red Funnel Regatta
470 Olympic High performance dinghy
1st Imperia International Regatta Helm
2nd National Championship Helm
2nd National Ranking series Helm
Melges 24
9th European championships Helm
11th World Rankings series 2007 Helm
2nd National championships Helm
Top 10 most International Regattas
29er
2nd World Championships Helm
2nd European Championships Helm
1st Youth National Championships Helm
Ker 11.3
2nd Key West USA Helm
3rd Vice Admirals Cup Helm
420
1st National championships
Farr 52
4th Round the Island race Helm
Squads ect
Team GBR Olympic development squad
Tuning Partner for Yingling Olympic gold medalists
RYA Keel Boat Squad Mentor
National Youth squad Top 3 Program
D squad extreme
Rogers 46
5th Round the Island Race Helm
Sigma 33
1st Cowes Week Helm
2nd European Championships Helm
2nd National Championships Helm
2009
Skandia Team GBR RYA Olympic Development Squad
Volvo Keelboat Squad Mentor
11th European Championships 8th European (Helmsman)
2nd Hyeres Olympic Classes Regatta Star (Helmsman)
9th Expert Olympic Classes Regatta Star (Helmsman)
8th Star Western Hemishere Championships (Helmsman)
15th Bacardi Cup Star (Helmsman)
13th Miami Olympic classes Regatta Star (Helmsman)
12th Holland Olympic Classes regatta Star(helmsman)
14th Eastern European championship (helmsman)
22nd Kiel Olympic Classes regatta (helmsman)
2008
Skandia Team GBR RYA Olympic Development Squad
Tuning Partner for Yingling Olympic Gold Medalists
Volvo Keelboat Squad Mentor
1st Farr 45 summer series (Helmsman)
1st Royal Southern june regatta Farr 45 (Helmsman)
1st David Deihl 1 RTYC Farr 45 (Helmsman)
1st Royal Southern Summer regatta Farr 45 (Helmsman)
1st Warasash spring series 45' Level rated class Farr45(Helmsman)
1st Warsash sping series 1 45' level rated class Farr45 (Helmsman)
1st Farr 45 Red funnel regatta 4th IRC overall (Helmsman)
2nd Star French and Swiss Championships (helmsman)
2nd David Deihl RTYC Farr 45 (helmsman)
3rd Leval 45 championship (helmsman)
4th Round the Island race Farr 52 (Helmsman)
4th Farr 45 David Deihl 2 Match Racing (helmsman)
4th Cork week Farr 45 (helmsman)
6th National Ranker 49er (helmsman)
7th cowes week Farr 52 (helmsman)
14th Asian Pacific championships Grade 1 Tornado (Helmsman)
16th sail melboure Olympic classes regatta Tornado (Helmsman)
16th sail Auckland Olympic classes regatta Tornado (Helmsman)
25th Tornado world championship (Helmsman)
1st Presidents Bowl National 12 The Big For 08
2007
Skandia Team GBR RYA Olympic Development Squad
Volvo Keelboat Squad
2nd Cowes week farr45 fleet (helmsman)
2nd Melges 24 pre worlds championship (Helmsman)
2nd IRM Hamble big boat series (Helmsman)
2nd Level Rated 45 fleet hamble bigboat series (helmsman)
3rd RYA National ranking series Tornado (helm)
3rd Tornado National Championships (helmsman)
3rd RYA weymouth National Ranker Tornado (Helmsman)
3rd IRC Hamble big boat series (helmsman)
4th NOOD St Petersburg melges24 (helmsman) US
4th IRC Cowes week farr45 (Helmsman)
5th World Ranking Melges 24 (helmsman)
5th Round the Island race IRC 0 Rodgers 46 (helmsman)
9th Melges 24 European championship (helmsman
10th Key West melges24 (helmsman) US
25th Tornado ISAF World Championship(helmsman)
21st Tornado Europeans (helmsman)
20th Melges24 World championships (helmsman)
20th US National championship Grade1Tornado(helmsman)
24th Princess sofia Olympic Regatta Tornado (helmsman)
25th Miami Olympic Classes Regatta Tornado (helmsman)
29th Hyeres Olympic Classes Regatta Tornado (helmsman)
1st Moulsford Cup National 12 THE BIG 1
2006
Skandia Team GBR RYA Olympic Development Squad
Volvo Keelboat Squad
2nd Pre Olympic trials 470 (helmsman)
2nd Melges 24 National Championship (helmsman)
2nd Key West Week Ker11.3 USA (helmsman)
2nd RYA Olympic Classes Spring Series Grafham 470 (helmsman)
2nd Bitter End Cup, BVIs, Ker11.3 (helmsman)
2nd BVI Sailing Festival, Ker11.3 (helmsman)
2nd Melges 24 open/torbay spring regatta (helmsman)
3rd Nanny Cay Cup, BVIs, Ker11.3 (helmsman)
4th BVI Regatta, Ker11.3 (helmsman)
5th Miami Race week Melges 24 USA (helmsman)
6th Primo Cup Melges 24 Monaco (helmsman)
7th Melges 24 US National Championships (helmsman)
19th Melges 24 World Championship (helmsman)
1st Farr45 Little Britain Cup 4th overall (helmsman)
3rd Farr 45 Cork week 4th Irm (helmsman)
2nd Farr45 fleet Cowes week (helmsman)
4th IRM Cowes, Farr 45 (helmsman)
6th IRC Cowes, Farr 45 (helmsman)
4th Young Skipper Trophy Cowes Farr 45 (helmsman)
34th ISAF world sailing games 470 (helmsman)
33rd 470 European championship (helmsman)
30th Princess sofia gold fleet 470 (helmsman)
8th Sail for Gold Regatta, Tornado (helmsman)
1st Tornado, Weston Cat Open, 4th overall (helmsman)
1st Nad Tower cup X35 (helmsman)
16th Melges 24 Italian Open Championship/Volvo Cup (helmsman)
2005
Team GBR RYA Olympic Transitional Squad
Volvo Keelboat Squad
1st Imperia ISAF Grade3 Italy 470 (hemlsman)
2nd RYA national ranking series 470 (helmsman)
2nd 470 national championships (helmsman)
2nd Weymouth National Ranker 470(helmsman)
2nd mens boat Warsash National Ranker 3rd Overall 470(helmsman)
3rd Vice Admirals Cup (hemsman) ker 11.3
3rd Rutland National Ranker 470 (helmsman)
3rd Queen Mary national ranker 470(helmsman)
4th Royal thames Yacht club series1 (helmsman) ker 11.3
4th hamble bigboat series1 (helmsman) ker11.3
6th Overall Bloody Mary (helmsman)470
10th Cork 1720 National championship (helmsman)
11th Melges 24 European championship (Tactcican)
36th 470 World championship San Fransico (helmsman)
35th 470 European championship Poland (helmsman)
23rd Princess Sofia Olympic Regatta Palma (helmsman) 470
19th Spa Olympic Regatta Holland (helmsman) 470
Heyers france
2nd L2000 Open (helmsman)
2004
Team GBR RYA Olympic development squad member
5th Mumm 30 European Championship (helmsman)
1st Red Funnel Regatta IRC class (helmsman) Mumm 30
1st 420 national Championships
2nd Sigma 33 European championship Ireland (helmsman)
2nd Sigma 33 national championships (helmsman)
1st Cowes week youth skipper trophy (helmsman)
1st Sigma 33 fleet Cowes week (helmsman)
2nd overall black group Cowes week (helmsman)
3rd Mumm30 National Championship (helmsman)
2nd Cork week Sigma 33 (helmsman)
2003
Team GBR RYA Olympic development squad member
470 World Championship Cadiz Spain
470 European Championship Breast France
Heyers Olympic Regatta France 470
Spa Olympic Regatta Holland 470 gold fleet
Princess Sofia Olympic Regatta Palma 470 gold fleet
2nd Weymouth national ranker 470
2nd Rutland National ranker 470
3rd Queen Mary national ranker 470
1st Sigma 33 fleet Cowes Week (helmsman)
2nd Overall Cowes week (helmsman)
2nd Overall youth (u22) skipper Cowes week (helmsman)
2002
Team GBR RYA Olympic development squad member
470 World championship Sardinia Cagliari
470 European championship Tallin Estonia
Keil Woche Germany 470
2nd Grafham Asymmetric Shoot out 29er (crew)
2001
Volvo RYA team GBR National Youth Squad (top 3 program)
2nd 29er World championships Kingston canada (helm)
2nd 29er European championships Allassio Italy (helm)
1st Volvo RYA youth national chapionships and trials (helm)
1st World Championship selection (helm)
1st Grafham Asymetric shoot out (helm)
5th 49er Euro cup stokes bay
Endeavour champion of champions trophy Burnham on Crouch
3rd Budworth Boxing day race Musto skiff (helm)
1st Youth RS 200 national championships (helm)
Midlands Senior Sports Achiever of the year
2000
Volvo RYA team GBR National Youth Squad (top 3 program)
4th 29er European championships Holland (helm)
3rd Volvo RYA youth national championships 29er (helm)
3rd 29er National championships (helm)
2nd 29er Inland national championships (helm)
29er World championship Lake Garda Italy (helm)
1st Bough Beach 29er open (helm)
2nd Rutland 29er open helm(helm)
2nd Stokes bay 29er open (helm)
2nd Northampton 29er open(helm)
3rd Chew valley (helm)
3rd Haling Island 29er open (helm)
1st Hayling Island youth week (helm)
Top 3 all 29er Open Meetings (helm)
RS200 Youth champion u21 (helm)
RS200 Junior champion u18 (helm)
1999
1st National 12 youth championships (helm)
3rd RYA North West youth traveller series (helm)
1st Readsmere Rya travller (helm)
2nd Elton traveller (helm)
2nd Budworth Traveller
3rd Chester traveller Graduate (helm)
3rd Delph travler (helm)
3rd West Kirby traveller (helm)
1st Bala race week national 12 (helm)
1st Bala bank holiday regatta (helm)
3rd National 12 open meeting (helm)
1998
1st National 12 Youth Championships (helm)
1st RLSC Easter regatta (helm)
1st RLSC Whit regatta (helm)
1st RLSC august Regatta (helm)
3rd Laser open traveller (helm)
1997
1st Club Championships in National 12 (helm)
1996
1st Club Championships in Topper (helm)
1995 & Before
Sailed at club level
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