Q&A with Fraser Brown
We caught up with Mainsheet man Fraser Brown
POSITION ON BOAT: Traveller/Mainsheet
AGE: 34
PLACE OF BIRTH: New Zealand
NATIONALITY: Kiwi!
CURRENT HOME TOWN: Cowes, Isle of Wight
HEIGHT: 1.76 m
WEIGHT: 80Kg
HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN SAILING: 25
NICKNAME: Brown Dog
1) FIRST SAILING MOMENT/WHERE DID YOU LEARN TO SAIL: In a Sea Bird dinghy small pond in Napier, Hawkes Bay.
2) MOST EXTREME SAILING EXPERIENCE?: The Jules Verne
3) WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GREW UP?: Haven’t grown up yet.
4) IF YOU HADN'T BECOME A SAILOR WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING?: Porn star
5) MY WORST MOMENT (SAILING): second leg of the Volvo race 05/06
6) MY BEST MOMENT (SAILING): Doing 44knots on a 110ft Catamaran during the 24hr record.
7) FAVOURITE FOOD: Lasagne at the Pier View
8) FIVE THINGS TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE?:
1) Get Married
2) Go to Antarctica/Arctic/Alaska
3) Do the Etape stage of the Tour De France.
4) Try and enjoy some cruising on a boat at some stage
5) Own a ski Chalet
9) WHAT IS YOUR WORST HABIT: Being to honest.
10) THREE WORDS TO DESCRIBE YOUR CHARACTER:
1) Quiet
2) Ambitious
3) Reliable
11) WHATS YOUR GREATEST FEAR?: Failing to do something I said I would do.
12) FAVOURTIE BOAT YOU HAVE RACED ON?: 12ft skiff
13) FAVOURITE COUNTRY IN THE WORLD AND WHY?: New Zealand because it’s just far enough away.
14) INSHORE OR OFFSHORE?: Inshore now
15) GREATEST BAND IN THE WORLD?: U2
16) FAVOURITE SPORTING IDOL? (NON SAILING): Women tennis players