Currently Top British Junior, MILO GILL-TAYLOR

2011/Sep/ Filed in: Team Gill | Gill | Dinghy | Optimist
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Currently Top British Junior, Milo is the youngest ever sailor to qualify for the GBR Optimist Worlds Team. Milo learnt to sail at age 5 at Spinnaker Sailing Club, and started to race at age 7. His love of sailing and tenacious attitude has helped him focus his training at an early age, and enabled him to develop into a successful and ambitious young sailor.


ACHIEVEMENTS
 2011 Optimist Inland Championship, 1st Junior, 5th overall
2011 GBR Team Selection Trials, 4th, GBR Worlds Team
2011 Braassemermeer International Easter Optimist Regatta, Holland, 9th overall, Top GBR sailor
2010 National ranking 27, National Squad
2010 Irish Nationals Junior GBR Team, 12th
2010 Optimist National Championships, 13th overall in Junior Fleet, 5th British Junior at age 10
2009 National ranking 55, Intermediate National Squad
2008 Optimist South Zone Squad
2008 1st in the Regatta Fleet at the National Championships, Pwllheli at age 8
2011 RACE CAMPAIGN
 Team GBR at Belgian Nationals, Flanders
British National Championships, Junior Fleet
Team GBR at Irish Nationals, Junior Fleet
Optimist End of Season Championships
Team GBR at Vigo, Spain
Optimist Winter Championships
Team GBR at Optimist World Championships in New Zealand, December 2011 to January 2012