Phil Robertson (sailor)

Phil Robertson (born 1987) is a New Zealand sailor. He is best known for his role as driver of the Canada SailGP Team in seasons 3 and 4 of SailGP after a successful season as driver of developing teams China SailGP Team in 2019 and Spain SailGP Team in 2021.^[1]

Phil Robertson

Personal information
Nationality	New Zealand
Born	22 October 1987 (1987-10-22) (age 37) Auckland, New Zealand
Sport
Sport	Sailing
Event(s)	F50, M32, Moth, J/80, IOD
Medal record Sailing World Championships 2012 ISAF Match Racing J/80 2013 ISAF Match Racing J/80 2016 World Match Racing Tour M32 2017 M32 World M32 2018 M32 World M32 2019 World Match Racing Tour M32 SailGP Championships 2019 SailGP championship F50
Updated on 2024-07-18

Phil was born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand and sailed with his family from a very young age.^[2] He started competitive racing at the age of 10 and currently resides in Sweden.^[1]

Career Highlights

2012 – Achieved Bronze in the ISAF Match Racing World Championship.^[3]

2013 – Achieved Bronze in the ISAF Match Racing World Championship.^[3]

2016 – won World Championship World Match Racing Tour as part of team Phil Robertson Racing.^[4]

2017 – won World Championship M32 World representing New Zealand.^[5]

2018 – won World Championship M32 World representing China.^[5]

2019 – won World Championship World Match Racing Tour as part of team ChinaOne Ningbo.^[4]

2019 – Achieved Bronze in the 2019 SailGP championship leading China SailGP Team.^[6]

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