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Jonathan Malbon

Artemis

Born on 11th July 1974 in Great Britain
Lives in Cowes (Isle of Wight, Great Britain)
IMOCA Skipper since 2006

www.artemisoceanracing.com


  Here’s a newcomer, who isn’t really one. Maybe we could say he is a beginner in ocean racing in general and Imoca monohulls in particular like Vincent Riou was for his victory race. In other words, he is stepping out of the shadows, but is already well known and appreciated by his fellow racers, such as Mike Golding, for whom he has been preparing boats since 1998.


Jonny Malbon has clocked up more than 30,000 miles on all of the world’s seas. Like Dee Caffari, he also worked alongside Chay Blyth on the Global Challenge, where he was in charge of crew training. He could be seen for three seasons busy working as a crewman on the deck of Ellen MacArthur’s Kingfisher and of course alongside Brian Thompson, from whom he is taking over today.


In short, he is a well-rounded sailor with a great deal of intelligence : while Jonny is a kayaking, windsurfing and sailing instructor, he also has a degree from Greenwich University. He knows his boat like the back of his hand, as he smashed the Round Britain record on her (7 days, 4h and 29 minutes) and will be aided and abetted by another exceptional assistant, Graham Tourell. Yet another chance for the British contingent to grab this famous Vendée Globe from the French, which up until now they have never achieved. Up until now being the key phrase...


Results

- 2007: Skipper of the 60’ Open Artemis Ocean Racing, winner of the JP Morgan Round The Island Race and Cowes-Dinard
- 2006: Winner of the Round the British Isles race and new record as coskipper on board the 60’ Open Artemis
- 2005: Member of the crew of the maxi-catamaran Doha 2006, winner of the Oryx Quest
- 2003: Co-skipper of the 60’ Open Team 888 (ex-Kingfisher)


Press Contact: Tim Kelly at tk@tk-a.co.uk