Peter de Ridder is a Dutch businessman and

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 ...

. Born in

The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of ...

on May 18, 1946, this amateur sailor has beaten the world's best sailors, such as New Zealand's Dean Barker or

Russell Coutts Sir Russell Coutts (born 1 March 1962) is a world champion New Zealand yachtsman. Early and personal life Coutts was educated at Otago Boys' High School (1975–1979) and is a Life Member of Paremata Boating Club, where he learnt to sail in ...

. Among the international titles Peter de Ridder has in his prize cabinet are:

Admiral's Cup The Admiral's Cup was an international yachting regatta. For many years it was known as the unofficial world championship of offshore racing. The Admiral's Cup regatta was started in 1957 and was normally a biennial event (occurring in odd-numbe ...

1999, One Ton European Championships 1988 and 1997, IMS European Championships 1997, Mumm 30 Champions in 2004 and 2005, 2nd runner-up in Farr 40 World Championships in 2005, 3rd place in the TP52 Global Championships 2007, and Winners of the Breitling MedCup 2006, both in the pro and amateur categories. Peter de Ridder is also the founder and skipper of the Mean Machine team, and has been sailing at the helm of this successful team since 1985.

References

Yachting World (Spain): Oct 2007 - p. 24 "Mean Machine prepara su asalto a la clase Farr 40" ABC Newspaper (Spain): 28/11/07 - Interview with Peter de Ridder "Cuanto más dura es la competición más dulce es la victoria" Levante Mercantil Valenciano Newspaper (Spain): 28/04/07 "Palma disfruta la Hublot) See also: For MedCup results 2007

For MedCup results 2006

ISAF: International Sailing Federation article

For Mumm 30 results Accura Miami Grand Prix 2007

1946 births Living people Directors of the Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis Dutch civil servants Dutch male sailors (sport) Sportspeople from The Hague {{Netherlands-yachtracing-bio-stub