BIOGRAPHY

Residence:
Lisbon, Portugal
António Fontes
Birthdate: June 26, 1983
Lisbon, Portugal
Weight: 90 kg.
Height: 1,85 m

Turned pro: 2005
Miles sailed on 2017/18
Longest journey alone
Days at sea alone
16
3.000 miles
35.000 miles
5
Days with no sleep at sea

Volvo Ocean Race 2017/2018: 4th place on first leg onboard Akzonobel
2nd place on leg 6 Hong Kong to Auckland onboard Scallywag
7th place overall as a navigator or crew member onboard Scallywag
on legs 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11
Class Mini: 13th place on Mini Transat 2015 (4000 miles solo)
3rd place AIR Valência 2014 (300 miles double handed)
6th place Les Sables Les Açores 2014 (2550 miles solo)
5th place Mini Fastnet 2014 (600 miles double handed)
3rd place Trophee MAP 2014 (300 miles solo)
Match Racing: Portuguese Champion 2007, 2008
3rd European Championship 2010, 2012
4th Berlin Match Race
4th Chicago Match cup
4th Nations Cup Grand Final
8th Portugal match cup (World Match Racing Tour)
12th on the World Raking
Several participations on WMRT events (Bermuda Gold Cup, St. Moritz, PMC)
Big boats: 3rd Copa del Rey (IMS 600)
6th Setimana dei tri Golfi (Class Maxi)
2nd Student Yachting World Cup (Mumm 30, skipper)
1st 200:2 (200 miles double handed, A35)
Deliveries: Three times France to Brasil as Skipper of new boats
Average 4500 miles per year since 2005
Dinghy: Since the age of 8 passing by Optimist, L’Equipe, 420, Tornado,
participating in several European and World Championships
Merchant Marine Officer
Postgraduate in Management by Universidade Nova de Lisboa
ISAF Offshore Personal Survival Course
OSR First Aid Course (PSMer)
Advanced Open Water Diver
Officer of the Watch unlimited
Yachtmaster Ocean
Several sailing meteo and strategy classes from some of the best (Jean Yves Bernot, Christian Dumard, Pierre Brasseur)