Career Noel Robins
action shot of australian sonar class sailor noel robins teammates jamie dunross , graeme martin on boat in sydney harbour during sailing competition @ 2000 summer paralympics
portrait of australian sailors (left right) noel robins, graeme martin , jamie dunross @ sydney harbour during 2000 summer paralympics
robins first national sailing competition 14 ft championship in 1958, , first international competition sydney sailing world championships in 1973. won international soling class, selected alan bond skipper of australia, australian challenger @ 1977 america s cup, , part of crew @ 1980 america s cup. in 1981 skippered hitchhiker ii, won year s admiral s cup in cowes , 2 ton world championship in porto cervo, sardinia. 1987 america s cup, executive director of america s cup defence committee of royal perth yacht club.
he worked in real estate, commissioner of western australian waters , rivers commission, , board member of western australian paraquad association. member of australian national maritime museum s governing council 1998, executive director of duyfken 1606 replica foundation, , long-time member , deputy chair of swan river trust.
in 2000, won north american championship disabled persons in st. petersburg, florida jamie dunross , graeme martin, in preparation 2000 sydney games. @ games, won gold medal dunrose , martin in mixed 3 person sonar event, , became oldest australian win medal @ paralympics. retired international competition after games, continued compete in state , national championships, becoming champion in 14 ft dinghy class , state , national champion in diamond , soling classes.
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