Derek Hatfield

Derek Hatfield
Personal information
Nationality Canadian
Born (1952-08-30)30 August 1952
Newcastle, New Brunswick, Canada
Died 30 July 2016(2016-07-30) (aged 63)
Nova Scotia, Canada

Derek Hatfield (30 August 1952 – 30 July 2016) was a Canadian sailor, and the first Canadian to twice sail single-handed around the world.[1][2][3]

Hatfield won Sail Canada's and Ontario Sailing's Sailor of the Year awards in 2013.[4][5] He was the subject of Adam Mayers's 2006 book Sea of Dreams: Racing Alone Around The World In A Small Boat.[6] Hatfield lived in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.

Hatfield's death[3] was described as "sudden", and being due to an infection acquired after surgery for throat cancer, which had been diagnosed in February 2016.

Achievements

References

  1. ↑ Goffin, Peter (2016-08-01). "Derek Hatfield, who sailed around the globe alone twice, dead at 63". Toronto Star. Toronto. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  2. ↑ Anjuli, Patil (2016-08-01). "Nova Scotia sailor Derek Hatfield, who raced solo around world, dead at 63". Nova Scotia: CBC News. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  3. 1 2 "Family of international sailor Derek Hatfield struggling after his sudden passing". Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  4. ↑ "National Awards". Sail Canada / Voile Canada. 2003. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  5. ↑ "Annual Awards". Ontario Sailing. 2003. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  6. ↑ Mayers, Adam (2006). Sea Of Dreams: Racing Alone Around The World In A Small Boat. ISBN 978-0771057540.
  7. ↑ "1995 Combined Time Results". Bermuda ONE-TWO. 1995. Retrieved 2016-08-04.


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