To say Australian Richard Hewson is addicted to sailing would be an understatement. Richard has been sailing all his life and most recently smashed records in the 40,000 nautical mile Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Skippering and navigating the Dubois 68, Gold Coast Australia, in the ten strong fleet, Richard scored podium positions in all 15 legs of the race, winning an astonishing 12 races, and in some cases beating the rest of the fleet into port by over 24 hours.

Now, with the Clipper Race complete, Richard is focusing on new sailing opportunities: like acting as navigator and crew aboard yachts in a wide range of offshore races, particularly in Europe, and developing campaigns in the high profile, and very exciting, Class 40 and Mini 650 yachts. His major aim in the short term is to race in the Trans Atlantic Mini Transat and race around the world single-handed in the Global Ocean Race.