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Meet our Sponsored Sailors

Southeast Sailboats may have closed its webshop but we are continuing to support our sponsored sailors up to the 2028 Olympics

Micky Beckett

2021 Senior Europeans Champion. British Youth Champion in both the Laser Radial and Standard, Micky joined the British Sailing Team in 2013. Silver medallist at the 2015 under 21 Worlds, 2018 and 2020 senior Europeans. Sponsored by Southeast Sailboats since 2016 Micky has been comprehensively testing control systems at the toughest championships and providing ideas for incremental improvements. Micky will represent Great Britain at the 2024 Olympics.

Matilda Nicholls

Laser Radial Youth World Champion in 2019, Matilda is one of the most successful young sailors in recent years having medalled at ILCA World & EurILCA Championships in 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019. 4th at the 2022 Europeans, and 3rd at the Princess Sofia regatta in 2024. Since 2018, Matilda has put much of Southeast Sailboat’s rigging and new ideas to the test to guarantee strong and efficient systems. Aged 21, as a member of the British Sailing Team, she is campaigning for Los Angeles 2028.

Sebastian Kempe

Bermudian sailor Sebastian Kempe achieved the 2021 World Sailing Youth World Championship at just 16, followed by a silver medal in 2022, alongside three major world championship medals and four top-ten finishes within two years. Now, at 19, he competes in the ILCA 7, targeting the 2028 Olympics.

A user of Southeast Sailboats equipment since 2020, he actively tests and develops new systems at every competition.

Toby Waggett

Toby started his ILCA sailing career in May 2023 at the age of 12 and progressed quickly to entering National events becoming ILCA 4 National Champion in 2024 before moving on to International events. At both the 2024 ILCA 4 Youth Europeans and Worlds events Toby was Top placed GBR U16 male.

At just 14, Toby has now transitioned into the ILCA 6 and came 1st U17 at the opening National Open of 2025.

Chapman Petersen

Southeast Sailboats has worked with Chapman Petersen since 2018, providing custom rigging solutions to his exacting needs. Chapman has achieved numerous successes including 1st at the US Open Olympic Class Regattas in ILCA 6 and ILCA 7 and 2nd at the ILCA 6 World Youth Championship. A member of the US Sailing Team, he represented the USA at the PanAm games and Olympic Test Events in 2023. Chapman won the college single-handed national championship in 2022, and the US Youth Match Racing Championship in 2023. Chapman studies Computer Science at Stanford University.

Jon Emmett

Jon Emmett is the current Masters World Champion, and 6 times UK National Champion. He has worked for many years as an Olympic Coach, the highlight helping Lijia Xu from China win the Olympic Gold medal in 2012 in his home town of Weymouth.

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Meet our Sponsored Sailors

Micky Beckett

Matilda Nicholls

Sebastian Kempe

Toby Waggett

Chapman Petersen

Jon Emmett

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Meet our Sponsored Sailors

Micky Beckett

Matilda Nicholls

Sebastian Kempe

Toby Waggett

Chapman Petersen

Jon Emmett

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