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Come and see me at the show at the following
times:
Friday 7th - 12:30-12:50 &
15:00-15:20
Saturday 8th -
11:20-11:40 & 15:00-15:20
Sunday
9th - 11.20 - 11.40
Friday 14th - 11.20 - 11.40 / 15.20 -
15.40
Saturday 15th - 11.20 - 11.40 / 15.20 -
15.40
Sunday 16th - 11.20 - 11.40
Location: Knowledge Box
Subject: My Olympic Experiences, plus Project
Boat
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Mark, son of the manager of Hayling Island sailing club, has
always sailed since childhood, and standing at 6ft 7 his strength
and power served as a huge advantage in keelboat racing.
Eventually choosing to fully pursue his career as a professional
sailor, he went on to win many prestigious championships, including
the 5.5 metre and Etchells 22 World championships, before teaming
up in 1997 with previous Olympian, Glyn Charles, in the Olympic
Star Class. Glyn tragically lost his life during the disastrous
Sydney to Hobart Race in 1998, but Mark eventually campaigned and
won silver alongside Ian Walker, whom had himself lost his team
mate and fellow Olympic medallist John Merricks, in a tragic car
crash, in 2000.
Mark still races and coaches on an international scale but has
also branched out into sailing media, being involved in filming
some of the top racing around the world, as well as being
“embedded” on top projects to bring the very best footage back from
the oceans. Mark is also working on 'The Boat Project' - a project
fusing the worlds of art and sports into the community in the
spirit of the original Athenian games as part of the Cultural
Olympiad for London 2012.
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