Noel Butler signs up to the Gill Race Team

Posted on 21/05/2009 in Team Gill

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Noel Butler signs up to the Gill Race Team

Noel has sailed a variety of boats of all shapes and sizes from a Lasers to Fireballs to 1720 and Meges 24s to 40ft IRC boats to a recent delivery trip on the Green Dragon VO70. Noel is currently focused on the Fireball dinghy which he sails with crew Seamus Moore, and is also doing some big boat sailing on a J109.

Achievements:
Fireball National Champion 2007, 2008
Fireball rankings winner 2006, 2007, 2008
2008 Fireball Ulster Champion
2007 Fireball Leinster Champion
2007 Fireball Munster Champion
2006 Fireball Leinster Champion
2005 Fireball Leinster Champion
2005 Scottish series Overall Winner
2005 Cowes Week IRC1 overall winner
2005 Irish Helmsmans Championship 3rd
2003 Irish Sailor of the Year
2003 Laser 2 World Champion
3 times Irish Laser 2 National Champion, 2nd UK Nationals, 4 Europeans

Seamus Moore

Seamus has been sailing with Noel on the Fireball since 2005. Prior to that Seamus sailed 420 and Laser 2s. As well as competing on the water, Seamus also competes in road racing and has recently completed a number of duathlons, triathlons, 2 marathons and climbed mount Kilimajaro, raising significant amount of money for the RNLI in the process!

Achievements:
Fireball National Champion 2007, 2008
Fireball rankings winner 2006, 2007, 2008
2008 Fireball Ulster Champion
2007 Fireball Leinster Champion
2007 Fireball Munster Champion
2006 Fireball Leinster Champion

Plans for 2009:
Fireball Worlds La Rochelle, France
Irish Fireball circuit
UK Fireball Circuit (selected events)

Noel and Seamus are delighted to join the Gill Race Team for the 2009 season.

Whether it's racing offshore in a freezing gale or competing in a dinghy championship in sweltering summer heat, superior Gill sailing apparel means my crew and I can focus 100% on sailing our boat as fast was we can. Our Gill gear keeps us comfortable, competitive and looking great no matter what the conditions. The design and development team at Gill constantly strive to perfect their products. They communicate directly with the team sailors and pursue continuous improvement through sailor feedback and prototype trials. It is great to be involved with a company whose products are developed by sailors for sailors.

Many thanks to all at Gill for their support over the last number of years, this support has been a key component in helping us achieve our goals.