Chris Atkins has owned and raced first a Cadet, then a Firefly, National 12, Laser and 470, winning the UK National 12 Championships three times. He has successfully team raced for over 40 years, first as a competitor notching up a number of Wilson Trophy and UK National Championship victories, then more recently as a coach and umpire. He coached Team GBR to its victory in the first ever ISAF World Team Racing Championships in 1995. He is now an ISAF Vice President and International Judge and Umpire.