#MitchBooth - Olympic catamaran sailor Mitch Booth has been booked to give a two-day high performance tutorial at Swords Sailing & Boating Club this May, organised by the Irish Multihull Association in tandem with the Avon Ri sailing school in Blessington.

An Olympic medalist in the Tornado two-handed multihull for Australia at the Barcelona and Atlanta Games, Booth later sailed internationally for the Netherlands, among his accolades winning bronze at the 2003 World Championships and gold at the 2003 Europeans.

Since then his sailing career has taken him further offshore, such as ocean racing in maxi cats, as well as in keelboats and the challenges of the America’s Cup.

Off the water, Booth was involved in the creation of the Olympic Tornado class rig, and he has more than 100 different multihull builds to his name — including A Class cats he helped design.

Lately, he is attempting to develop the the largest cruising catamaran ever built under the brand BlackCat Superyachts, as previously noted on Afloat.ie.

For details on how to attend the two-day tutorial, contact Swords Sailing & Boating Club HERE.