Brad Gibson's BG Radio Yachts
& Sails have been at the forefront in radio yachting products
for the past 7 years in the Australian marketplace.
His IOM and Marblehead designs 'Disco' and 'Boogie', along with
BG sails have proven themselves to be highly competitive within
any competition, both nationally and internationally.
Sailing has allways been the sport in Brad's life from early
childhood.
Father Kerry has been a Sailmaker for the past 40+ years gaining
an Australia wide reputation for some of the fastest dinghy &
keelboat sails on the market, with over 250 National & State
Championships to prove this !
Mother Sue is of the well known
"Riley" sailing family in Sydney. The Riley Marine
Fittings range has constantly been at the forefront of the Skiff
& Dinghy racing scene in the Australian marketplace for over
50 years without having to resort to the flood marketing of their
rivals .
Lessons learned through building boats with grandfather Len Riley,
then rigging / tuning sails and spars to them with father Kerry
set the platform to Brad's sailing career.
Brad's sailing career dates back to the early 80's where he began
in the Flying Ant class on Botany Bay in Sydney's south. Over
the next decade and a half he skippered boats to success in many
classes including Cherubs, 14 and 18 foot skiffs.
"Old El Paso"
launch day sept 94 towing water skier down Sydney Harbour
"Tip Top Sunblest" &
"Southern Cross"
Brad's sailing achievements
include
Australian & NSW Flying Ant
Champion (Skipper) 83/84
Australian Cherub cadet Champion (Skipper) 85/86/87
18' skiff Australian Champion"Prudential" (shore manager)
90/91
18' skiff "Tip Top Sunblest" Skipper with Grand Prix
circuit (Skipper) 92/93/94
18' skiff "Old El Paso" Sheethand 4th in Grand Prix
circuit 94/95
Australian 18' skiff League Champion "Southern Cross"
(Skipper) 96/97
18' skiff World & NSW title Runner-up"Southern Cross"
(Skipper) 96/97
International Soling British Inland Champion "Mr Crusty"
(Skipper) 2006
18' skiff European Championship
Runner-up "Yandoo" (Sheethand) 2007
AUS 42 "Anarchy in the UK"
5th Place World Marblehead Class Championships
Fleetwood UK 2006
Radio Sailing
Since the age of 13 I have been
actively involved in the Radio Controlled Yachting scene.
Racing with the East Coast Sailing Assoc in Sydney's south, his
first new yacht was an East Coast 12 metre during the mid 80's.
In late 97 after much time taken up with skiff sailing, Brad
borrowed a mould and built his first One Metre. Not long after
launching the boat, he knew with his skiff/dinghy racing background
he could design and build his own boats and sails to be competitive
with anything on the market.
BG Radio Yachts &
Sails was born !
Brad's radio sailing
major achievements include
1st 1987 NSW EC12 fleet racing Championship
3rd NSW IOM Championship 1998
3rd NSW IOM Championship 1999
2nd NSW IOM Championship 2000
1st NSW A Class Championship2001
Winner David Burns A Class Match Racing 2001
1st Australian A Class Championship 2002
3rd Australian IOM Championship 2003
1st Australian 10 Rater Championship 2003
1st Australian Marblehead Championship 2003
4th World IOM Championship, Canada 2003
1st NSW IOM Championship 2003
2nd Australian IOM Championship 2004
1st Australian 10 Rater Championship 2004
1st Australian Marblehead Championship 2004
1st Brisbane IOM Championship 2004
1st South Australian IOM Championship 2004
1st Queensland IOM Championship 2004
1st West Australian IOM Championship 2004
6th European Championship, Spain 2004
2nd NSW IOM Championship 2004
3rd Australian IOM Championship 2005
1st NSW A Class Championship2005
2nd Queenslad IOM Championship 2005
6th World IOM Championship 2005
1st NSW Marbleheead Championship 2005
3rd USA IOM Nationals 2005
2nd NSW 10 Rater Championship 2005
2nd NSW IOM Champion ship 2005
2nd Queensland Marblehead Championship 2006
1st NSW A Class Championship2006
5th World Marblehead Championship UK 2006
3rd UK 10 Rater Championship 2006
2nd Croation IOM Championship 2006
1st UK Race Of Champions RM 2007
2nd UK RM Championship 2007
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