David Witt (sailor) explained

David Neil Witt (born 5 March 1971) is an Australian sailor who has competed in multiple Volvo Ocean Races.

Witt attended Newington College from 1984 until 1989.^[1]

Sailing career

Born in Sydney, Witt sailed on Innovation Kvaerner during the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race.

Winner of Multiple (unspecified) World Sailing Titles^[2]

He has appeared in over 20 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Races.^[3] He is the skipper of Scallywag, a 100 ft super maxi which he helped to design.^[4]

He is the skipper of Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 219
2. Web site: Daily Live – Tuesday 16 January - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 . www.volvooceanrace.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180117012147/http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/video/10815_Daily-Live-Tuesday-16-January.html . 2018-01-17.
3. Web site: David Witt - Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 . www.volvooceanrace.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171010030354/http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/people/611_David-Witt.html . 2017-10-10.
4. Web site: Interview of David Witt . www.fragrantharbour.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171026110755/http://www.fragrantharbour.com/Have_your_Say/David%20Witt%20interview.html . 2017-10-26.
5. Web site: David Witt to take on the Volvo Ocean Race |. 22 February 2016.
6. Web site: David Witt: Preparing for the Pinnacle >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 9 July 2017.