goombay smash team

 

GOOMBAY SMASH RACING TEAM

Goombay Smash has raced with some of the world's best sailors.

MELGES32 TEAM

Chris Larson
Travis Wilson
Mark Towill
Chris Welch
Marco Constant


 

 

DOUG DOUGLAS


 

doug douglassDate of Birth:

Nationality:
New York, NY USA
Team Role:
Driver

 

 

 

Doug Douglass is a passionate sailor who grew up sailing on the New England coast. He uses his excellent knowledge of the sport to put together a winning team year after year.

 

CHRIS LARSON


 

chris larson Date of Birth:
April 15th, 1966
Nationality:
Annapolis, MD USA
Team Role:
Tactician - Melges32

 

 

 

Chris Larson From college sailors of the year to ROLEX Yachtsman of the Year to the current Melges 24 World Champion, Chris Larson rides at the top of the game in competitive sailing

 

MORGAN LARSON


 

morgan larson Date of Birth:
March 4, 1971
Nationality:
Santa Cruz, CA USA
Team Role:
Tactician- Melges32/Farr40

 

 

 

Morgan Larson was born in Santa Cruz, California on March 4, 1971. Has lived In the United Sates, France, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand. Morgan attended the College of Charleston, where he was a three-time college All-American sailor and also Collegiate National Champion. Recently, Morgan participated in the XXX Louis Viutton Cup with AmericaOne and XXXI Louis Viutton Cup with One World Challenge. He has also won the European championships for both the Melges24 and Farr40. In addition to sailing, Morgan also enjoys wind surfing, kite surfing, rock climbing and mountain bicycling.

 

IAN WALKER


 

ian walkerDate of Birth:
February 25, 1970
Nationality: Southamption, UK
Team Role:
Tactician

 

 

 

Ian is one of Brtiain’s most successful sailors with two silver medals to his name. Ian also coached Shirley Robertson and her Yngling Team to gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics. When Britain launched its first bid for the America’s Cup for 14 years in 2000, Walker was named as the skipper. Then, in the 2007 America’s Cup he joined fellow Olympic medallist Iain Percy as the tactician of the Italian team +39. America’s Cup commitments were combined with the highly successful TP52 campaign as skipper of Patches, owned by Eamon Conneely.