Andrew Hemmings Explained

Andrew Gailbraith Hemmings (born 9 August 1964^[1] in Reading, Berkshire^[2]) is a British sailor who has sailed at the Olympic Games and in multiple America's Cups. He is the author of the book, Crewing to Win published in 1994.^[3]

Hemmings was a world youth champion in the 470 and former UK and world champion in the 420. He was also UK, European and World champion in the J/24.^[4] He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics, sailing in a 470 with Jason Belben. The pair placed 15th. He again represented Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics, placing 6th in the Men's 470 alongside Paul Brotherton.^[5]

Hemmings sailed as a trimmer with Luna Rossa Challenge in the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup before joining Team New Zealand for the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup.^[6] Hemmings currently sails as a downwind trimmer on Alegre in the TP52 Super Series ^[7] and Heartbreaker in the GL52 series co-winning the GL52 Summer series in 2023.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Hemmings, Andrew, Personal Interview with editor. August 8, 2024
2. Web site: Andrew Hemmings Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040847/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/andrew-hemmings-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. 20 July 2017.
3. Book: Andrew, Hemmings . Crewing To Win . Fernhurst Books Ltd. . 1994 . 9781898660057.
4. Web site: Grant Dalton introduces the team – Scoop News. www.scoop.co.nz. 20 July 2017.
5. Web site: OLYMPICS / Barcelona 1992: Sailing: Britons give up the chase. https://web.archive.org/web/20170929234143/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics-barcelona-1992-sailing-britons-give-up-the-chase-1537807.html . 2017-09-29 . limited . live. 3 August 1992. 20 July 2017.
6. Web site: Yachting: UK sailors join Kiwis for 2007 Auld Mug. Tim. Jeffery. 20 July 2017.
7. Web site: 2024-04-12 . Alegre . 2024-08-08 . 52 SUPER SERIES . en-GB.
8. Web site: 2023-12-20 . HEARTBREAKER . 2024-08-08 . GL52 Racing . en.