Fred is a truly inspirational character and one who is passionate about downwind foiling. From sailing as a kid to becoming a windsurf legend and SUP pioneer it is what he has overcome that is truly inspiring. Nearly losing his leg in a horrible car crash was a watershed moment for Fred. He turned to event organising to help keep him busy whilst his body healed and has organised some of the best downwind events in the world. Getting into SUP Foiling was natural progression from both the organising and competing sense. He learnt to downwind foil with his disability showing others how it can be done in his home town. He has done M2O in 2023 and 2024 and since our chat was the first to foil from Europe to Africa across one of the busiest shipping channels in the world.

It was an absolute pleasure to catch up with Fred and I hope you can be as inspired as I am when listening along to what he has to say.

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