Iain Murray

Career

Murray started sailing in Flying Ant class dinghies at the age of nine. Olympic career He represented Australia in Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, raced the Olympic Star class keelboat. Sailing Boat Design The modern version of the 18 ft Skiff was designed by Murray.

Iain also developed the Nippa 2.65m dinghy for children.

Racing In the 1983 challenge at Newport, Rhode Island, Murray sailed on Syd Fischer"s Advance. Murray joined Kevin Parry"s Taskforce "87 syndicate and co-designed and skippered their Kookaburra yachts.

Management.

Achievements

• He is most noted for his appearances in 12-Metre Class yachts in the 1983 and 1987 regattas and his management of the 2013 in San Francisco, California. His first major event win was the 1973 Australian Cherub Championship title. He continued to gain notoriety in the sailing community as he won regattas and for his appearances in 12-Metre Class yachts in the regattas. He won a record six consecutive 18 ft skiff world titles from 1977 to 1982. In 1984 he won the World Etchells championship. Iain has also won championships as 18ft Skiff skipper. Australia II went on to win the Cup and bring it to Australia. Kookaburra III won the defender elimination trials against three other Australian syndicates off Fremantle, but lost to Dennis Conner and Stars & Stripes 87, four races to nil. Iain was onboard One Australia when it sank during the 1995 Louis Vuitton Cup, preceding the match race that year. He was Regatta Director for the 34th and Chief Executive Officer of Race Management.