Testimonials

  • The rules guru ...

    Mark Rushall is the rules guru, we employed him prior to our successful 2005 Fireball World Championship campaign to help us focus on key rules issues. The briefing was invaluable and a major factor in how we successfully dealt with the other 176 boats on the start line."
    Chips Howarth - Fireball World Champion 2005

  • One of the best ...

    I have been sailing with Mark Rushall for the past five years. He is without a doubt one of the best coaches there is. The humour that Mark brings to the briefings make for a captivating and fun session. His knowledge and ability as a coach is outstanding. Not to mention he is a top level racing sailor in his own right with silverware to prove it.
    Philippe Falle - Skipper

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Mark Rushall

Mark Rushall

Mark Rushall is one of the UK’s leading sailing coaches, a freelance yachting journalist and a talented, highly successful dinghy and keelboat sailor in his own right. 

Mark’s career has spanned more than 20 years in the British marine industry, with in depth experience of boat development, spar production, sailmaking and marine retailing.  He has been winning championships since 1975 and, throughout his career, Mark has always helped others to win races. 

With a passion for learning and sharing knowledge, his clients are not surprised to learn Mark is a qualified physics teacher, whose sailing career took him in a different direction from education.  In 2002, Mark turned freelance, applying his expert technical and sailing knowledge as a professional coach and author.

In 2006 Mark was named RYA Coach of the Year after coaching the RYA Skandia Team GBR Paralympic Sonar Team to two successive World Titles.  In 2007 he launched his widely acclaimed book RYA Tactics.  In between his coaching, writing, professional sailing and other consultancy commitments Mark is currently campaigning an SB3.

Sportsboat Racing

  • 1720 Sportsboat European champion, 2000
  • SB3 Runner up, Monaco Cup 2007
  • SB3 5th Nationals
  • 1720 Sportsboat National champion, 1999
  • Sportsboat winner, R.T.I. 1999

Keelboat Racing

Winner of Rocking Chair trophy for class 0 and 1 boats (mainsheet), Winner of New York Yacht Cub Challenge trophy for class 0 and 1 boats (helmsman), Top Inshore boat, 2002 Commodores Cup (mainsheet), 4th place 2002 Tour Voile (project manager and team member)

Dinghy Racing

Laser 5000 Euro champion, 1997 Laser 5000 National champion, 1995 Runner up Fireball worlds, 1984 (helming), 1993 (crewing, with Liz Rushall) Lark National Champion, 1990, 1991, 1992 Firefly national champion, 1981, 1983

Team Racing

BUSA champions 1976, 1977, 1978, 1970 (ULSC) Winners of Wilson Trophy, Royal St George Trophy, Budworth Pairs. (ULSC and Castaways) Winners of Yachting world team trophy (national 12's) and Laser national team trophy. (TVSC and DWSC)

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