About Geoff Holt

Public Speaker
Columnist: Yachts & Yachting
Columnist: All At Sea
Radio - BBC Radio Solent H20 show
(co-presenter on sailing show with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston)
Geoff's Atlantic Adventure (30 minute docco BBC News & BBC News 24 - 2010)
Able Seaman (30 minute docco BBC South 1997)
Author: Walking on Water

1st disabled person to sail single-handed around Great Britain 2007
1st disabled person to sail unassisted across the Atlantic Ocean 2009/10
British Airways: Great Briton Award 2009
Winner, Yachtsman of the Year 2010 as voted by Yachting Journalists Association
Bronze medallist - world disabled multihull championships 1997
Bronze medallist - world disabled multihull championships 1996
BBC South Sports Personality of the Year 2007
BBC South Sportsman of the Year 2007
REGAIN Quadriplegic of the year 2008
Nominated YJA Yachtsman on the Year 2007
Nominated Daily Telegraph Great Briton of the Year 2007

Awarded MBE in 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours for "Services to Disabled Sailing".
RYA Award. The RYA's highest award for "Services to Yachting" 2004
RYA Francis Elkin Award for: "Services to Disabled Sailing" 2009
Honorary "Belongership" of the British Virgin Islands
(Awarded by Prime Minister of BVI)
Rotary International: Twice Awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship Medal
Honorary Doctorate of Sport: Southampton University
Honorary Doctorate of Science: Winchester University
Patron Lymington Sailability
Patron New Forest Sailability
Patron Southern Spinal Injuries Trust
Patron Rose Road Association
Honorary member: Royal Southern Yacht Club
Honorary member: Royal Southampton Yacht
Honorary member: Royal British Virgin Islands Yacht Club

Royal Yachting Association National council: Director and Supernumary member of RYA. (UK disabled sailing representative)
British Paralympic Association: National Paralympic Committee
(representing sailing on BPA)
RYA Paralympic Steering Group
(group will select the Paralympic sailors for Team GBR for 2012 games)

Inaugural Chairman and Trustee of RYA Sailability
1995 - 2002 (national disabled sailing charity)
ISAF - UK sailing representative on International Disabled Sailing Federation
1995 - 2000
RYA Paralympic Sailing Group
(Selected gold medal winning Paralympic sailing team 1996)
Founding chairman Disabled Classes Association 2002