Dave Ullman - yachting's elder Statesman (Pt.II).

9:57 AM Fri 24 Sep 2010 GMT

'Veteran Dave Ullman wins the 2007 Melges 24 Worlds' Rich Roberts &copy Click Here to view large photo

In Part I of Dave Ullman - yachting's elder Statesman, we looked at how Dave got into the sport he's somewhat synonymous with. We also learned some of his thoughts on the business of sailing, which he's been working in for over 50 years. Now here in Part II, our focus turns squarely to the future, including a look at the sport's top levels of competition. When younger people want to progress to the top of their game and consider making a living from sailing, they could take a few notes from Dave. Dave has certainly seen it all transpire ...

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by John Curnow

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