Seb Clover

Education Clover was educated at Ryde School with Upper Chine, a co-educational independent school in the seaside town of Ryde, on the Isle of Wight, followed by the University of Plymouth (subsequently renamed Plymouth University for marketing purposes), in 2005.

The record From 19 December 2002 to 12:50 GMT on 12 January 2003, between Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the Canary Islands and Nelson's Dockyard on Antigua. Both father and son sailed identical Contessa 32 yachts. Seb made the crossing in a yacht called Reflection, his father in one called Xixia. His priority became to keep the mast standing and finish without pushing the boat too much.

Seb eventually lost the race and arrived in Antigua a day behind his father when he was 15 years and 362 days old.

Awards In the aftermath of his achievement, Clover received several awards. He was named Best Prodigy of the Year by the Duchess of York in the second edition of Britain's Brilliant Prodigies Awards. He also received the Young Sportsman Award in the BBC South Sports Awards 2003 and the Raymarine Young Sailor of the Year Award 2003 which was announced at the Schroders London Boat Show.