Team BLUE™ Climate

Introduction

Team BLUE™ Climate is crewed by F18 National Champions, Matt Eeles and Jamie Butterworth, both from Poole in Dorset.

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MATT EELES - BIOGRAPHY

Age: 34

Height: 6ft

Weight: 85Kg

Status: Married to Sam and Daughter Isabelle

Occupation: Senior Software Engineer, B&G (A Navico Company www.navico.com)

Live: Poole, Dorset.

Boats Sailed: F18, Tornado Sport, SeaCart 30, J24, Swan 45, Farr 40.

Started Sailing: Started sailing aged 12, started racing 16.

Sailing History: Team GBR ISAF World Sailing Games 1994 Multihull

Team GBR ISAF World Sailing Games 1998 Multihull

F18 National Champion 1999

F18 National Champion 2000

F18 National Champion 2002

F18 National Champion 2003

1^st FastCat Round Isle of Wight 2004 Torndao Sport

1^st FastCat Round Isle of Wight 2005 F18

6000 miles Offshore sailing

Sponsors: Navico - www.navico.com, Disc Manufacturing Services - www.discmanufacturingservices.com, Corum - www.corum.ch & Musto - www.musto.com.

Favourite Animal: Sharks

JAMIE BUTTERWORTH - BIOGRAPHY

Age: 28

Height: 5ft 10"

Weight: 78Kg

Status: Single

Occupation: International Sales Manager Navico, (A Navico Company www.navico.com)

Live: Fordingbridge, Dorset.

Boats Sailed: 18ft Skiff, Int 14, Multihulls, F18.

Started Sailing: Started sailing aged 9, started racing 16.

Sailing History: Helm SBR Racing 18ft Skiff

Navigator yacht 'Dark Shadow' Wally 100

28,000 Ocean Sailing, including South Georgia to Cape Town to UK

3 Scottish Peaks Race combined runner & sailing.

Sponsors: Navico - www.navico.com, Disc Manufacturing Services - www.discmanufacturingservices.com, Corum - www.corum.ch & Musto - www.musto.com.

Favourite Animal : Carribou

We are competing in the Archipelago Raid to raise awareness for The BLUE™ Climate and Oceans Project.