Ian Williams (born 26 April 1977) is a world class sailor with many credits to his name, including seven-time winner of the World Match Racing Championships.
Williams specialises in match racing competing in the
World Match Racing Tour
Founded in 2000, the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) features world class sailors including America’s Cup and Olympic champions, in a global championship series. WMRT is sanctioned with ‘Special Event Status’ by World Sailing, the sportâ ...
. In 2008 following winning the tour and therefore the World Championship title he was shortlisted by the
International Sailing Federation
International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations".
International may also refer to:
Music Albums
* ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011
* ''International'' (New Order album), 2002
* ''International'' (The T ...
for the
ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards The World Sailor of the Year Awards were launched in 1994 by World Sailing (formerly the International Sailing Federation) to reward individual sailors for outstanding achievements in the sport. The awards have been sponsored by Rolex
Rolex ...
. This achievement was remarkable as Williams was up against a number of full-time professional America's Cup teams.
Williams is featured on the International mainstream sports talk broadcast network as a sailing celebrity on
Sports Byline
Sports Byline USA is an international Sports radio, sports radio network based in the United States. ''Sports Byline USA'' is also the name of the flagship program on the network. It was the first national sports talk show and was launched on Oct ...
on Sail Sport Talk with Karen Lile (co-host Rick Tittle)
World Champion Isn Williams Reports from the 70th Gold Cup in Bermuda on Sail sport Talk
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1977 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Exeter
English male sailors (sport)
China Team sailors
Extreme Sailing Series sailors
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