Career
Read was helmsman aboard two (2000, 2003) of Dennis Conner’s Stars & Stripes America’s Cup campaigns. He also served as strategist and coach with America’s Cup entry Young America in 1999. Read first began racking up offshore miles when he joined the Ericsson Racing Team for the last four legs of the 2005-2006 Volvo Ocean Race.
Read was skipper of Puma Ocean Racing Team’s il Mostro in the 2008-2009 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race—his first complete circumnavigation.
Read took a sabbatical from his job as vice president of sailmaking company North Sails to skipper PUMA Ocean Racing"s entry in the race. On October 29, 2011 Read returned as skipper for a second time to lead PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG"s entry March Mostro in the 2011-2012 Edition of the Volvo Ocean Race.
In July, 2012 March Mostro finished its circumnavigation in Galway, Ireland in third place, securing a third place overall victory in the 2011-2012 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race. Alongside a third place podium finish, Read led PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG to a first place overall victory in the In-Portuguese Series.
Read stated the 2011-2012 Volvo Ocean Race would be his last.
Since completing his Volvo Ocean Race campaigns, Read has often acted as skipper for Doctor James H. Clark"s latest yachts Hanuman and IRC supermaxi Comanche.
