Thad Lettsome | BVI Olympic Sailor Send Off
55th Semaine Olympique Française – Toulon Provence Méditerranée. With two regattas: Qualified Nations and The Last Chance Regatta
© Sailing Energy / Semaine Olympique Française
24 April, 2024
After many years of hard work, commitment and sheer determination, Thad Lettsome’s dream to compete at the Olympic Games has finally come true!
Please do join us at the Club House to wish him ‘Bon Chance’ as he makes his final preparations to travel to France for the 2024 Olympic Games.
Thad joined the Royal BVI Yacht Club youth sailing program when he was just 7 years old. It wasn’t long before he showed a special talent for sailing and began to compete for the BVI in the Optimist class. He transitioned to the ILCA6 (Laser Radial) and represented his Territory at three Youth Sailing World Championships before taking on the senior circuit in the ILCA7 (Laser).
Since then, he has proudly flown the flag for the BVI at 2 PanAm Games, 1 Junior PanAm Games, 1 CAC Games, 4 World Championships and many other regattas.
The BVI’s Olympic sailing history is rich, and we are proud to say that, alongside athletics, it was the first sport to be contested by the BVI at a summer Olympic Games 40 years ago. Since then, sailors have also competed in Seoul 1988, Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996.
BVI Olympic Sailors:
1984 Los Angeles, USA
Soling: Robin Tattersall, Keith Thomas, Elvet Meyers
470: Keith and Peter Barker
1988 Seoul, Korea
Lechner Open (windsurfer): Matthew Arneborg
1992 Barcelona, Spain
Soling: Robin Tattersall, John Shirley, Robby Hirst
1996 Atlanta, USA
Laser: Robby Hirst
2024 Paris, France
ILCA7 (Laser): Thad Lettsome
Saturday 13 July from 6:30 at Club 1973 at the Royal BVI Yacht Club
The bar and restaurant will be open!
