60 seconds with Healy Ryan
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Healy is one of our new, junior members in the club. This week we get to find out a little more about him. If you see Healy (and his dad, Craig) at the club, please give him a warm welcome.
How old were you when you first stepped on a boat?
When I was 4 my brother and I had to do ‘dad overboard’ drills with a fender we called ‘dad’ in our Traditional 30 and I wasn’t strong enough to do anything other than steer and use the throttle so that was my job.
If money (and sailing ability) were no limit, what boat would you buy?
An IMOCA 60 (like Hugo Boss)/Clubswan 125 (Scorpio)/ F50 (Australian colours)
What is your ultimate sailing goal?
To be the best that I can be.
Tell us the story behind the name of your Laser?
Boat Name: Shift.
Start (be on the start at the start)- Head (Head out of the boat)- Important (what’s important now)- Focus (and stay positive, also Fun) -Trim (the sails and the boat). as well as: pick the shift. shift gears in light air.
If you could add any ingredient to DBSC's world’s best toasties – what would it be?
They’re available between races.
What are your second/third favourite hobbies (assuming sailing is #1)?
Water sports (wakeboarding, water skiing etc) & AFL
Describe what you do for work in less than five words?
School and coaching sailing.
What is the first international destination you will travel to (once we're allowed) and why?
Monaco, to look at awesome boats
What is your favourite TV show, movie, and/or book?
Brooklyn-99
Tell us something interesting about yourself that members of the club don’t know?
When I was 10, I got a virus that damaged ears and because I can’t wear my hearing aid on the water, I’ll only understand them properly if I’m looking at them or they yell at me:)
Also, I’m 13, but that’s not interesting.