Age
Mike is 17 years old. He will turn 18 on 16th March 2010.
Education
Mike attends a Sports Academy where he is studying for a National Diploma in Sports Performance and Excellence. The college is highly supportive of Mike’s trip. As he will be away various months of term, the college has redesigned his coursework to fit with the trip, and has organized some coursework for him to take on his journey for any quiet moments.
Sailing history
Mike started sailing at the age of seven and has never looked back. He has completed RYA courses in dinghy sailing and windsurfing. At the age of fourteen Mike became the youngest person to ever sail across the Atlantic single-handed. He still holds that world record today.
Hobbies
Besides sailing, Mike is into all water sports including canoeing and wind surfing, as well as biking, mountaineering and camping, and skiing.