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Matthew Bugg

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    Matthew Bugg
    Matthew Bugg
    Australia

    Profile

    Name

    Matthew Bugg

    Nation

    Australia

    Place of Birth

    Hobart

    Class

    2.4 Metre

    Q&A

    First Event Won

    2011 Australian 2.4mR Championship

    Most Admired Person

    All round the world Sailors. Sailing at full speed in the dark gets my respect!

    Boat First Sailed

    Sabot

    First Event Competed

    Stonehaven Cup 1994

    Yacht Club Location

    Hobart

    Ambitions

    Win Gold in Rio

    Campaign Website

    MattBugg Sailing - facebook

    Coached Since

    2011

    Superstitions

    Lucky Hat

    Why This Sport

    I love the ocean and the smarts involved in winning

    Most Influential Person

    Most of my peers in the Australian Sailing Team

    Starting Age

    3

    Racing Age

    8

    Injuries

    Broken back snowboarding

    Hometown

    Hobart

    General Interest

    Cooking

    Coach

    Richard Scarr

    Yacht Club

    Royal Yacht club of Tasmania

    Best Sporting Achievement

    Every good result when racing internationally. London Paralympics