Grant Simmer
Grant has competed in twelve America's Cup campaigns in numerous roles, including sailor, designer, senior manager, and CEO. The Aussie sailor has won the Cup four times in his career, first as navigator aboard Australia II, then as head of design and subsequently managing director at Alinghi in 2003, 2007, and 2010.
Grant’s America’s Cup record goes all the way back to the legendary victory of Australia II in 1983. America’s Cup Hall of Famer has been through seven class changes in his career, including the 12-meter giant catamarans of the 2010 Deed of Gift Match before boats started flying with the AC72 and 50 and now the soft-winged AC75 foiling monohull.
A co-owner of North Sails Australia for 17 years, he has been a valued part of the North Sails family for four decades.