dba-cv SAILING CV August 2015
SAILING C.V.
NAME
DINSHAW B. AVARI
STATUS
Married (two children)
CONTACT
Mobile: 92-300-8227111
Email: dba@avari.com
Skype: dinshawskype (kindly email before skyping)
https://twitter.com/DinshawAvari
https://www.facebook.com/dinshaw.avari
http://pk.linkedin.com/pub/dinshaw-b-avari/10/369/22a
D.O.B.
July 14, 1967
SAILING
(Total 6,050 nautical miles of “blue-ocean” racing & cruising)
Participant in RORC’s “Rolex Fastnet” yacht race- August 19-21, 2011 on “Maybird” (a 75 yr, Classic,
gaff-rig Ketch) - (Skipper: Darryl Hughes)- Maybird was awarded the Lolaire Block for
the oldest yacht to complete the Fastnet- (615 Nautical Miles)
Participant in RORC’s “Rolex Cowes-St.Malo” yacht race- July 8-11, 2011 on “Maybird” (Skipper:
Darryl Hughes)- (146 Nautical Miles & return)
Participant in Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club’s ‘Rolex South China Sea Race’ - April 1-5, 2010 (from
Hong Kong to Subic Bay, Philippines) on “Calamansi” (Skipper: (Steve) Ho, Chin Wah)(560 Nautical Miles)
Participant in Clipper Ventures “Round the World Race” on Leg 4 (Fremantle-Singapore-Qingdao) –
January 1 - February 16, 2008) on “Jamaica” (Skipper: Simon Bradley)- (4,600 nautical
Miles)
Participant in the Wilberforce 2007 Race (Gosport-Rotterdam-Hull- 460 nautical Miles)
Participant in the Enterprise Worlds’ Sailing Championships, Cornwall, U.K. (1992)
Participant in the Enterprise Worlds’ Sailing Championships Bombay, India (1991)
Participant in the Enterprise Worlds’ Sailing Championships, Sudbury–Canada (1981)
Participant in Southern Asian Yachting Regatta, Sri Lanka (1980)
Winner of Southern Asian Yachting Regatta, Karachi (1979)
Winner of Pakistan Junior National Sailing Championship (1979)
Participant in Pakistan Junior National Sailing Championship (1978)
STRENGTHS
Helming, mast duties and sail trim (main & foresail)- however I am an all-rounder & would contribute
equally to other areas too like spinnaker trim, pit & bow duties, etc.)
CLUBS
Karachi Yacht Club
Royal Ocean Racing Club, UK (2008-December 2013)
INTERESTS
Sailing / Water Skiing / Swimming / Reading / Scuba Diving / Movies / Rowing
REFERENCES
 Mr. Darryl Hughes, Skipper, Maybird – UK- (catchthebreeze@maybird.co.uk) /
 Mr. Simon Bradley, Skipper, Clipper Jamaica – UK - (simon_bradley57@hotmail.com) /
 Mr. Ian Pinnell, UK- info@pinbax.com
 Mr. Roberto Franceschinis (robertofranceschinis@esteri.it & franceschinis.roberto@gmail.com), ex-Consul
General, Italian Consulate in Karachi
 Ms. Gillian Atkinson (Gill.Atkinson@fco.gov.uk)- ex-Head of Mission, British Deputy High Commission in
Karachi
 Mr. Michael Dodman (DodmanMJ@state.gov)- ex-Consul General of USA in Karachi
 Mr. Francis Campbell (Francis.Campbell@fco.gov.uk), ex-British Deputy High Commissioner in Karachi
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Mr. Peter Watson (peter.watson@allenovery.com), Partner, Allen & Overy – London, UK
Mr. Robert Gibson (robert.gibson@fco.gov.uk), ex-British Deputy High Commissioner, Karachi
Mr. Jay Kaplan (jk0308@aol.com), ex-Partner (retd) Cadwalader, Wickersham, Taft – Washington, USA
Mr. David Collins, ex-High Commissioner of Canada to Pakistan (collinsdb@hotmail.com)
His Excellency Mr. Ferry De Kerkhove, ex-High Commissioner of Canada to Pakistan
(Ferry.deKerckhove@international.gc.ca & fdekerck@uottawa.ca)
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