Mike is a Vancouver native who has been a member of the Canadian sailing team since 2001 and represented Canada at the 2008 Olympics. He has won numerous regattas including national, international and world championships. After struggling through the 2010 season with an injured back from laser sailing, he decided to switch classes and team up with Luke Ramsay in the 470 class. When Mike isn't sailing on the Olympic circuit, he is busy coaching where he has worked with Marit Bouwmeester (ISAF world ranked number 1) and 2008 Olympian Krystal Weir.  Additionally, Mike races aboard various yacht campaigns where most recently his team won the Farr 40 Worlds.

Achievements: 2008Olympian, 2008 Radial World Champion, 2011 Farr 40 world champion, 3rd 2010ISAF Laser World Cup, 6 world cup podiums, 5 ISAF grade one wins, 6 time national champion(byte, laser and farr 40)