Jim Turner (born 4 December 1975) is a New Zealand sailor. He was born in

Bridport Bridport is a market town in Dorset, England, inland from the English Channel near the confluence of the River Brit and its tributary the Asker. Its origins are Saxon and it has a long history as a rope-making centre. On the coast and wit ...

, England in 1975. Turner was born in

Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset. Covering an area of , ...

, Great Britain in 1975. He sailed with GBR Challenge in the

2003 Louis Vuitton Cup The 6th Louis Vuitton Cup was held in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2003. The winner, Alinghi, went on to challenge for and win the 2003 America's Cup. The teams The Yacht Club Punta Ala was the challenger of record. Alinghi Founded by Swiss busi ...

and Areva Challenge in the

2007 Louis Vuitton Cup The 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup held in Valencia, Spain, from April 16 to June 6 was the event used to select the challenger for the 2007 America's Cup. Eleven potential challengers competed in the competition which consisted of two round robins, t ...

. Since moving to New Zealand, Turner is a member of the Wakatere Boating Club who has now switched to Murrays Bay Sailing Club. He competed and placed 5th overall at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, in the Star Class together with

Hamish Pepper Hamish Pepper (born 13 May 1971) is a New Zealand sailor. He competed at the 1996, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Pepper was born in Auckland and attended Westlake Boys High School. Sailing in a Laser, Pepper finished 10th at the 1996 Oly ...

. Together they finished seventh in the 2012 Star World Championships. They retired following the removal of the Star from future Olympic games.

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* New Zealand male sailors (sport) 1975 births Living people People from Bridport Sportspeople from Dorset Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Star Olympic sailors for New Zealand 2003 America's Cup sailors 2007 America's Cup sailors 2021 America's Cup sailors American Magic {{NewZealand-yachtracing-bio-stub