Damian Foxall

Damian Foxall (born 7 March 1969)[1] is an Irish sailor from County Kerry.[2]

Biography

Foxall has competed in ten round-the-world races which include four 1st place wins. In the 2007/2008 Barcelona World Race, sailing with co-skipper Jean-Pierre Dick on the Open 60 Paprec-Virbac.[3] He was subsequently described as a national hero and Ireland's top international sailor and was greeted at a reception at the Presidential Residence in Ireland[4]

In 2011 Foxall won the Volvo Ocean race with Team Groupama.

Other rtw events include 5 Volvo ocean races, and a World Record circumnavigation in early 2004 with Steve Fossett on the G-Class catamaran Cheyenne. He was named Sailor of the Month by Afloat Magazine in March 2004.[5]

In 1997 Foxall became the first non-French entry to win the rookie class in the Single-handed offshore race - La Solitaire du Figaro. He went on to confirm his success in 1998-1999 with a leg win, before changing to the ORMA 60` Trimaran class

His results in the ORMA 60' Trimaran class include: 1st - Transat Quebec-St Malo. 2st - ORMA circuit championship. 3 participantions in Double Handed Transat Jacques Vabre, including 2nd, 3rd and a capsize. 2 Grand prix wins.

In 2019, Foxall made a 400-metre descent on skis from the summit of Ireland's highest mountain, Carrauntoohil (1,014 m), down the Shoulder of Corrán to the top of the steep gully known as the Devil's Ladder.[6][7][8]

Sailing Experience

In addition to his offshore experience, Foxall has also been associated with dinghy, Olympic and America's Cup sailing.

  • 2018 - Volvo Ocean race with Team Vestas 11th Hour Racing
  • 2017 - Trimaran circuit with MOD 70 Pheado
  • 2016 - Winner of the Round Ireland race with MOD 70 OMANSAIL, Set new record for the Round Ireland course with MOD 70 Phaedo
  • 2014 - Volvo Ocean race with Donfeng race team
  • 2014 - Winner of Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland (new record) as a crew member of MOD 70 Trimaran Oman Sail [9]
  • 2011 - Winner of Volvo Ocean Race, as a crew member of Groupama sailing team,[10]
  • 2009 - 5th place of Volvo Ocean Race, Green Dragon Racing Team[11]
  • 2008 - Winner of Barcelona World Race, Paprec Virbac 2, together with Jean-Pierre Dick
  • 2006 - 5th place of Volvo Ocean Race, Ericsson Racing Team, 5th place
  • 2006 - Winner of Archipelago Raid 2006 together with Magnus Woxen
  • 2005 - Winner of the Oryx Quest, as a crew member of maxi-catamaran Doha
  • 2004 - Round The World absolute record, as a crew member of maxi-catamaran Cheyenne
  • 2004 - K-Challenge Class America, Louis Vuitton Acts
  • 2004 - Winner of the Transat Québec St-Malo as a crew member of ORMA trimaran Sergio Tacchini
  • 2003 - Olympic Campaign, Tornado
  • 2002 - Volvo Ocean Race, Team Tyco, 4th place
  • 2000 - AG2R Double-handed race
  • 1997 - Solitaire du Figaro

11th Hour Racing

Damian is a sailor and sustainability manager with Team Vestas 11th Hour racing. Competing in the Volvo Ocean Race, whilst promoting Ocean health and sustainability as part of the Team Vestas 11th Hour racing core goals. http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/teams/Vestas-11th-Hour-Racing.html

Canadian Wildlife Federation

From 2012-2017 Damian worked as Recreation Education Manager for the Canadian Wildlife Federation [12] and is an advocate for outdoor education, connecting people with the natural world to promote health and conservation. Damian continues to collaborate with CWF especially promoting the WILD About Sports program as part of CWF education programs across Canada.

Outdoor Education

Damian Foxall is an active promoter of Ocean conservation. Ambassador for : Sailors for the sea; Race for water. He also works to promote Best practices at afloat with regards to marine mammals. See - When whales meet sails

Personal details

Foxall is engaged to be married, has two children - Oisin and Neave and resides in Ireland.

Footnotes
  1. "Damian Foxall - The Ocean Race". Archived from the original on 2019-08-09. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  2. "Kerry's Foxall wins round-the-world yacht race". Independent.ie. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
  3. "Paprec-Virbac 2 Wins Barcelona World Race". International Sailing Federation. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012.
  4. "Foxall's over moon after global marathon victory". Independent.ie. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-02-22.
  5. "Sailor of the Year Awards 2004". Archived from the original on 31 March 2008.
  6. Renowned sailor completes descent of Carrauntoohil on skis Archived 2019-11-17 at the Wayback Machine RTÉ News, 2019-02-03.
  7. Summit video Damian Foxall, 2019-02-03.
  8. Descent video Damian Foxall, 2019-02-03.
  9. "Damian Foxall steers trimaran to world record". The Irish Times. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  10. "Les navigants". cammas-groupama.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-22.
  11. "About Damian Foxall". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012.
  12. "Canadian Wildlife Federation: Damian Foxall". cwf-fcf.org. Archived from the original on 2015-02-17.
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