Will Oxley

Will Oxley, born 1965, is a racing skipper/navigator and marine biologist who has completed more than 240,000 nm of ocean racing including five round the world races and 17 Sydney to Hobart races. From 1992 to 2000 he worked at the Australian Institute of Marine Science as part of the Long-term Monitoring Project which is intended to monitor the condition of the Great Barrier Reef.[1]

He skippered 'Compaq' in the BT Global Challenge 2000/01 [2] and he was also the weather coordinator for the Swedish VICTORY Challenge America’s Cup Team. He provided navigation and weather support for Puma in the 2008/09 Volvo Ocean Race.[3] For the 2011–12 Volvo Ocean Race he was navigator aboard Camper (Emirates Team New Zealand).[4] Will was the navigator for Team Alvimedica in the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race.[5]

He contributes to Australian Sailing magazine.

In 2014 Will published an e-book with Amazon titled Modern Race Navigation: Expedition Software in Action. In 2017 Will published his second e-book "Expedition Navigation Software: A Gentle Introduction".

References

  1. ↑ http://www.aims.gov.au/news/pages/media-release-991111.html
  2. ↑ Thousands watch the start of the BT Global Challenge 2000/01 - September 11,2000 /PR Newswire UK/
  3. ↑ Sail-World.com : Will Oxley new navigator on board Brunel
  4. ↑ Volvo Ocean Race | CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand
  5. ↑ Volvo Ocean Race | Alvimedica
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