Christopher Davies (born 29 June 1946) is a British

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

. He won a gold medal in the '' Flying Dutchman Class'' with

Rodney Pattisson Rodney Stuart Pattisson, Order of the British Empire, MBE (born 5 August 1943) is a British yachtsman. He is a double Olympic gold medalist in sailing won at the Sailing_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics_–_Flying_Dutchman, 1968 Mexico City Olympics ...

at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

. He now sails at Portchester Sailing club, within the upper reaches of

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. He currently sails a Solo or a Siren with his wife Ingrid.

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* * * * 1946 births Living people British male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of Great Britain Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in sailing Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics {{UK-yachtracing-bio-stub