My Life in a Blue Suit by Jim Saltonstall Mbe
The story of Jim Saltonstall and his contribution to Team GBRs Olympic sailing success. From his birth in Yorkshire and joining the Navy at 15 to becoming the first RYA National Yacht Racing Coach and getting more Olympic sailing medals than any other country. Together with Jims thoughts on youth training, competing internationally and coaching.
“His remarkable freewheeling autobiography… Jim describes a life well lived and work well done, dispensing encouragement and inspiring youngsters to chase their dreamsAny parent or budding Olympic sailor could do no better than keep this volume to hand.” (SailWeb) “Jim inspired generations of World Champions and Olympic medallists. He gave youngsters the belief that they could win, then provided the platform to create the skill sets to get the job done. There are a handful of people who deserve immense credit for the success of British sailing in the last 40 years and Jim is without doubt one of them.” (Sir Ben Ainslie) “Jim was ahead of his time in bringing together the best youth talent and giving them a structured approach in order to develop their sailing skills. His real skill was not what he coached, but it was making them feel that they belonged to something special, making them proud to represent Great Britain and in time helping us all believe we could win.” (Ian Walker) “Jim is a one of the standout coaches and mentors that deserves great credit for the influence he has had over Britain’s success in sailing. His enthusiasm, knowledge and tremendous sense of humour inspired so many young sailors to great things. He was immensely proud of his ‘ferrets’ and always had time for each and every one of us.” (Paul Goodison)
Jim Saltonstall was born in Yorkshire and grew up in Bridlington where he learnt to sail. He joined the Royal Navy aged 15 and sailed the world as well as racing for the Royal Navy and becoming the Navy Sailing Coach. From this he moved to the RYA to become National Yacht Racing Coach and set up the GBR Race Training Scheme which was the underpinning of Team GBR’s Olympic sailing success.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781912621613 |
| ISBN 10 | 1912621614 |
| Title | My Life in a Blue Suit |
| Author | Jim Saltonstall Mbe |
| Series | Making Waves |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Fernhurst Books Limited |
| Year published | 2023-03-03 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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