Brad Jackson (sailor)
Brad Jackson is a New Zealand sailor that has sailed in multiple Volvo Ocean Races.
Sailing career
Jackson first sailed with NZ Endeavour in the 1993-94 Whitbread Round the World Race. He then sailed on Merit Cup in the 1997-98 Whitbread Round the World Race before joining Team Tyco for the 2001-02 Volvo Ocean Race.
He was a member of ABN Amro I in 2005-06, Ericsson 4 in 2008-09 and Mar Mostro in 2011-12.
He coached Team SCA in the 2014-15 edition.
For the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race, Jackson was originally named as a watch captain for Team AkzoNobel before being promoted to skipper following the sacking of Simeon Tienpont.[1] Tienpont was then reinstated by an arbitration panel, resulting in Jackson deciding not to sail in leg 1.[2]