60 seconds with Owen Kenny, Gold Laser Winner
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How old were you when you first stepped on a boat?
A small boy on a tinnie fishing boat down in Tathra, where I grew up.
If money (and sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy?
A Swan 60 to sail around the Pacific exporing, surfing, kitboarding, diving and fishing.
What is your ultimate sailing goal?
Win a laser regatta or series. Win the Sydney to Hobart or Sydney to Gold Coast offshore race on Supernova (Sydney 36).
Tell us the story behind the name of your Laser?
She was already named Jenny. It made me laugh when I said it in a Forest Gump voice, so it stuck! haha.
If you could add any ingredient to DBSC's world’s best toasties – what would it be?
Nothing - they are already perfect.
What are your second/third favourite hobbies (assuming sailing is #1)?
Surfing/snowboarding but climbing lots lately as Sydney is so good for it!
Describe what you do for work in less than five words?
Operations Manager, Noakes Shipyard.
What is the first international destination you will travel to (once we're allowed) and why?
Japan, for the snow, culture and food.
What is your favourite TV show, movie, and/or book?
Love a good comedy series or movie!
Tell us something interesting about yourself that members of the club don’t know?
I've just spent the last 9 years working on yachts that included 6 Atlantic crossings as Captain and Engineer of an Oyster 82 called Midnight.
