Phillippe Oligario

Phillippe Oligario

Club: Worthing Sailing Club

Boat Sailed: Ninjario (Hybrid MK1 & MK2 Ninja) GBR 3764

Previous boat: Supermistress GBR 4061

Results: 12th Hayling Island Tide Ride 2009, 14th Parkstone Open 2010, 30th Overall UK Nationals 2010

Personal Blog: http://www.mothflyers.co.uk

Profile: Having spent the winter building Ninjario in the garage, his sailing skills were out the window for the UK nationals! However, now the boat is built, it’s all about time on the water for him so hopefully the results will start to show next year.

Previous sailing included Cadets, Lasers (best result 7th at the youth nationals and winner of the “rope trophy” at Queen Marys back in 1987), 420s, Fireflys and 470s. Then took up windsurfing and competed on the BWA for a few years before getting in to kitesurfing in the pioneering days when there was just two of them at worthing.

About the moth class: “This boat has given me a new lease of aquatic life. Just when I was getting bored of kiting.. and the people are brilliant… no chavs in this neck of the woods..”