Damian Foxall

Damian Foxall (born 7 March 1969) is an Irish sailor from County Kerry.

Personal details
Foxall is married to Lucy Hunt, he has two children with Oisin and Neave and resides in Quebec, Canada.

Key Sailing Results
In addition to his offshore experience, Foxall has also been associated with dinghy, Olympic and America's Cup sailing.

Sailing career
Foxall has competed worked with eleven round-the-world race teams which including four 1st place wins.

Solo Offshore Sailing
In 1997 Foxall became the first non-French entry to win the rookie class in the Single-handed offshore race - La Solitaire du Figaro. He went on to confirm his success in 1998–1999 with a leg win, before changing to the ORMA 60` Trimaran class

Two Person Stopping Round the World Race
In the 2007/2008 Barcelona World Race, sailing with co-skipper Jean-Pierre Dick on the Open 60 Paprec-Virbac. He was subsequently described as a national hero and Ireland's top international sailor and was greeted at a reception at the Presidential Residence in Ireland

Crewed Stopping Round the World Race
In 2011 Foxall won the Volvo Ocean race with Team Groupama.

Other rtwundefined events include 5 Volvo ocean races, and a World Record circumnavigation in early 2004 with Steve Fossett on the G-Class catamaran Cheyenne. He was named Sailor of the Month by Afloat Magazine in March 2004.

Damian is a sailor and sustainability manager with Team Vestas 11th Hour racing. Competing in the Volvo Ocean Race, whilst promoting Ocean health and sustainability as part of the Team Vestas 11th Hour racing core goals.

Multihulls
His results in the ORMA 60' Trimaran class include: 1st - Transat Quebec-St Malo. 2st - ORMA circuit championship. 3 participations in Double Handed Transat Jacques Vabre, including 2nd, 3rd and a capsize. 2 Grand prix wins.

Sport
In 2019, Foxall made a 400-metre descent on skis from the summit of Ireland's highest mountain, Carrauntoohil (1,014 m), down the Shoulder of Corrán to the top of the steep gully known as the Devil's Ladder.

Expeditions
In 2019, Foxall ran Quixote expedition's vessel for three months in Antarctica. With his crew, Niall McAllister, Lucy Hunt, Caesar Chinchas, following the route of Edward Bransfield.

Canadian Wildlife Federation
From 2012 to 2017 Damian worked as Recreation Education Manager for the Canadian Wildlife Federation and is an advocate for outdoor education, connecting people with the natural world to promote health and conservation.

Outdoor Education
Damian Foxall is an active promoter of Ocean conservation. Ambassador for : Sailors for the sea; Race for water. He also works to promote Best practices at afloat with regards to marine mammals. See - When whales meet sails