Phil Robertson (sailor)
New Zealand sailor (born 1987)
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Phil Robertson (born 1987) is a New Zealand sailor. He is the current driver of Red Bull Italy SailGP Team[1] having previously driven for Canada SailGP Team in seasons 3 and 4 of SailGP after successful seasons as driver of developing teams China SailGP Team in 2019 and Spain SailGP Team in 2021.[2]
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| Nationality | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 October 1987 (age 38) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sailing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | F50, M32, Moth, J/80, IOD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Phil was born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand and sailed with his family from a very young age.[3] He started competitive racing at the age of 10 and currently resides in Sweden.[2]
Career highlights
2012 – Achieved Bronze in the ISAF Match Racing World Championship.[4]
2013 – Achieved Bronze in the ISAF Match Racing World Championship.[4]
2016 – won World Championship World Match Racing Tour as part of team Phil Robertson Racing.[5]
2017 – won World Championship M32 World representing New Zealand.[6]
2018 – won World Championship M32 World representing China.[6]
2019 – won World Championship World Match Racing Tour as part of team ChinaOne Ningbo.[5]
2019 – Achieved Bronze in the 2019 SailGP championship leading China SailGP Team.[7]