David Witt (sailor)
David Neil Witt (born 5 March 1971) is an Australian sailor who has competed in multiple Volvo Ocean Races.
Witt attended Newington College from 1984 until 1989.[1]
Sailing career
[edit]Born in Sydney, Witt sailed on Innovation Kvaerner during the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race.
Winner of Multiple (unspecified) World Sailing Titles[2]
He has appeared in over 20 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races.[3] He is the skipper of Scallywag, a 100 ft super maxi which he helped to design.[4]
He is the skipper of Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 219
- ^ "Daily Live – Tuesday 16 January - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18". www.volvooceanrace.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018.
- ^ "David Witt - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18". www.volvooceanrace.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Interview of David Witt". www.fragrantharbour.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017.
- ^ "David Witt to take on the Volvo Ocean Race |". 22 February 2016.
- ^ "David Witt: Preparing for the Pinnacle >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". 9 July 2017.