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Sailors Name | Graham Bailey |
| Nickname | GB |
| Occupation | Property |
| Nationality | British |
| Age | 44 |
| Star Sign | Pyrex |
| Position in the boat | Helmsman |
| Where are you based? | Isle of Wight / London |
| Your family | Married to Julia / Freya (23) Fred (21) |
| Favourite food? | Home made curry |
| Favourite drink? | mainly Bordeaux reds but often strong lager |
| Favourite film? | Goldmember |
| Most hated subject at school? | I was never particularly keen on any of them but can't say I hated any except perhaps cross-country which now of course would be my favourite |
| Other interests? | more sailing plus Island life in general including gardening, motorboating and teaching the next generation of family to sail fair and well |
| Your most embarassing time? | Was once presented at morning assemlbly with a county schools championship trophy having retired from the first race and then gone home cold and wet. I later found that the teacher in charge of scoring gave zero points for dns but with 500 pupils clapping you up on the stage - it did not seem the right time to try and explain. |
| What car do you drive? | Land Rover |
| What's in he back of your car? | Nothing - last thing in there was mother-in-law |
| Are you competing in Skandia Cowes Week in 2007? | Yes |
| If so Which class? | Etchell |
| Boat Name and Number? | Arbitrator GBR 1352 |
| When did you start sailing? | 1969 |
| Top sailing wins? | Apart from the Burton Cups - 11 Cowes Week class wins including one Black Group and one White Group |
| Favourite sailing club? | RCYC, RTYC, CCYC, YCM, CNN, ISC |
| Favourite boatto sail? | Star |
| Fantasy crew member? | yes please |
| Your perfect days sailing? | any boat, anywhere with or against my wife, family and friends followed by apres sail. |
| Your sailing ambitions? | to perhaps notch up a couple more Cowes Week wins and have a pop at the occasional Dragon, Etchell and Star Championship |
| Information | At one time I used to think SB3 was Mark Rushall's post code. Still not sailed one but looking forward very much to doing so. |
| Class Won at Skandia Cowes Week 2006 | White Group Overall & International Etchells |
| Name & Type Of Class Winning Boat | Arbitrator - International Etchells |
| Laser SB3 Sail Number & Boat Name | Team Touareg - GBR3200 |
| Team Number | 18 |
| Crew Members | Craig Burlton, Gabby Logan, Mark Greaves, |