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Graham Vials
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  United Kingdom |
| Born | 1982 or 1983 (age 42–43) Darlington, United Kingdom |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sailing |
Graham Vials (born 1982 or 1983) is a British sailor who sails at Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club and has won the Flying Fifteen World Championship a record six times alongside his crew Chris Turner.[1][2] The duo won their first in 2011 at Hayling Island Sailing Club and won their sixth at the 2025 World Championship at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy.[3][4] Vials has also won the British National Championships 4 times.[5]
Early life
[edit]Vials grew up in Darlington in County Durham.[6]
Career
[edit]Early career and 470 campaign
[edit]Vials begun his sailing career in an Optimist, a small, single-handed dinghy designed for sailors under the age of fifteen. He then moved into a 420 before moving into the 470 in 2001. At his first European Championships in the 470 he placed 12th sailing with Dan Newman. He missed out on qualifying for both the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, going to Athens as a reserve in 2004.[7]
Post 470
[edit]He sailed a Moth for much of the late 2000s, placing 7th at the 2008 Worlds.[8]
Flying Fifteen
[edit]His first Flying Fifteen World Championship came in 2011, where he won the event without competing in the final race.[9] Over the next fourteen years he would win a total of six world championships becoming the most successful Flying Fifteen helm of all time.[10][11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Vials and Turner win unprecedented fifth World Championship". Flying Fifteen International. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "PRO-SET Epoxy and Ovington Boats Flying Fifteen Worlds at the WPNSA, UK - Overall". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "2011 World Championship Results". flying15.org. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "2025 World Championship Results". flying15.org. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "UK Flying Fifteen Champions". flying15.org. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ Adam_Cargo (2023-05-16). "North East solicitor wins gold at world sailing championships". Ward Hadaway. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "Graham Vials fills us in on his past and his plans for the future | The Daily Sail". thedailysail.com. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "CST Composites Moth Worlds at Weymouth - Overall". www.yachtsandyachting.com. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "Flying 15 Worlds- A new World Champion with a race to spare". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ Wolstenholme, Emma. "World title at the double for Ward Hadaway's Graham Vials". Ward Hadaway. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "Subaru Flying Fifteen World Championship at Dun Laoghaire, Ireland - Overall". www.yachtsandyachting.com. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "PRO-SET Epoxy and Ovington Boats Flying Fifteen Worlds at the WPNSA, UK - Overall". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 2026-03-07.