Damian Foxall (born 7 March 1969) is an Irish sailor from

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Personal details

Foxall is married to Lucy Hunt, he has two children with Oisin and Neave and resides in

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Key Sailing Results

In addition to his offshore experience, Foxall has also been associated with dinghy, Olympic and

America's Cup The America's Cup, informally known as the Auld Mug, is a trophy awarded in the sport of sailing. It is the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one f ...

sailing.

Sailing career

Foxall has competed worked with eleven round-the-world race teams which including four 1st place wins.

Solo Offshore Sailing

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

Two Person Stopping Round the World Race

In the 2007/2008

Barcelona World Race The Barcelona World Race is a non-stop, round-the-world yacht race for crews of two, sailed on Open 60 IMOCA monohull boats. Following the Clipper route, it starts and finishes in Barcelona, and is organised by the Barcelona Ocean Sailing Fou ...

, sailing with co-skipper

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on the

Open 60 The IMOCA ("Open 60"), is a 60ft development class monohull sailing yacht administered by the International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA). The class pinnacle event are single or two person ocean races, such as the Route du Rhum and th ...

Paprec-Virbac. 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

Crewed Stopping Round the World Race

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

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on the G-Class catamaran Cheyenne. He was named Sailor of the Month by Afloat Magazine in March 2004. 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.

Multihulls

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

Sport

In 2019, Foxall made a 400-metre descent on skis from the summit of Ireland's highest mountain,

Carrauntoohil Carrauntoohil or Carrauntoohill ( ; ga, Corrán Tuathail , meaning "Tuathal's sickle") is the highest mountain in Ireland at . It is on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, close to the centre of Ireland's highest mountain range, MacGillycud ...

(1,014 m), down the Shoulder of Corrán to the top of the steep gully known as the Devil's Ladder.

Expeditions

In 2019, Foxall ran Quixote expedition's vessel for three months in Antarctica. With his crew, Niall McAllister, Lucy Hunt, Caesar Chinchas, following the route of Edward Bransfield.

Conservation Work

Canadian Wildlife Federation

From 2012 to 2017 Damian worked as Recreation Education Manager for the

Canadian Wildlife Federation The Canadian Wildlife Federation () is a Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to wildlife conservation. History and mission The Canadian Wildlife Federation was founded in 1961 and chartered in 1962. The Canadian Wildlife Federation is de ...

and is an advocate for outdoor education, connecting people with the natural world to promote health and conservation.

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

Bibliography

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Foxall, Damian 1969 births Living people Irish male sailors (sport) Volvo Ocean Race sailors Tornado class sailors IMOCA 60 class sailors Volvo Ocean 65 class sailors Volvo Open 70 class sailors