ROB MUNDLE OAM is a journalist, broadcaster and bestselling author
who grew up on Sydney's northside, initially in Cremorne, then on
the northern beaches. His sailing career started as a four-year-old
in a tiny sandpit sailboat he shared with his younger brothers,
Dennis and Bruce, and the family cat.
A veteran media commentator and competitive sailor, widely regarded
as Australia's 'voice of sailing', Rob was awarded an Order of
Australia Medal for in recognition of his services to sailing and
journalism, in 2013.
Rob is the author of 18 books including his maritime history
bestsellers - Bligh, Flinders, Cook, The First Fleet, Great South
Land and Under Full Sail. His book on the tragic 54th Sydney Hobart
Yacht Race, Fatal Storm, became an international bestseller and was
published in six languages.
A competitive sailor since the age of 11, Rob has reported on seven
America's Cup matches (including the live international television
coverage of Australia's historic victory in 1983), four Olympics
and numerous other major events, including the Sydney-Hobart
classic for 50 years. He has competed in the Sydney-Hobart on three
occasions and won local, state and Australian sailing
championships, as well as contested many major international
offshore events. Beyond his media and racing activities he was
responsible for the introduction of the international Laser and
J/24 sailboat classes to Australia
Currently, the media manager for the supermaxi Sydney-Hobart racer,
Wild Oats XI, Rob is also on the organising committee of Hamilton
Island Race Week, Australia's largest keelboat regatta, and a
Director of the Australian National Maritime Museum's Maritime
Foundation. Rob was a founder of the Hayman Island Big Boat Series
and a past Commodore of Southport Yacht Club on the Gold Coast. He
is also the only Australian member of the America's Cup Hall of
Fame Selection Committee.
Rob's on-going love of the sea and sailing sees him living at Main
Beach on the edge of the Gold Coast Broadwater.
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