SAM SILLS - MEN’S WINDSURFER

 

Sam sill windsurfing on the ocean during a stormy day

Class

 Men’s windsurfer (iQFOiL) 

Place of birth

Plymouth, Devon 

Home town 

Launceston, Cornwall 

Home sailing club 

Roadford Lake, Devon / Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy 

 

 

SAM'S PROFILE

Age you started sailing

9 

Year you joined the British Sailing Team

2020 

Any major achievements in your sailing career?

Double junior world champion, in 2023 1st Princess Sofía, 2nd Lanzarote IQ Games, 3rd Lanzarote international regatta, 5th Worlds. 

Do you have any academic qualifications?

Naval architect.  

What are your passions outside of sailing? 

Design and engineering.

Any other interesting or little-known info?

For the last seven years I worked, alongside campaigning for the Olympics, running my own company and working in sustainable electric marine technology/windsurfing/paddle board/hydrofoil design. This January I decided to pause that and focus 100 percent on the Olympic Games.