It was back in 2012 that Paul piloted the revolutionary Vestas Sailrocket 2 to a new outright world record speed of 65.54 knots to become the fastest man on the water.

That record still stands and in our interview Paul mulls over the idea of dusting off Sailrocket 2 to try to defend his record against two new projects: one French and one Swiss aimed at reaching 80 knots.

We also find out how Paul became very first became interested in sailing as a youngster back in Australia, and we step our way along his timeline since then to tick off the multitude of projects he has been involved in along the way.

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