# David Howlett

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British sailor

David Howlett MBE Personal information Nationality British Born (1951-11-24) 24 November 1951 (age 74) Wellingborough, England Sport Sport Sailing

**David "Sid" John Howlett** (born 24 November 1951) is a British [sailor](/source/Sailing_(sport)). He competed at the [1976 Summer Olympics](/source/1976_Summer_Olympics) and the [1992 Summer Olympics](/source/1992_Summer_Olympics).[1] He went on to coaching supporting both [Iain Percy](/source/Iain_Percy) and [Ben Ainslie](/source/Ben_Ainslie) to Olympic Gold.[2] In the [2013 New Year Honours](/source/2013_New_Year_Honours), Howlett was appointed an [MBE](/source/Member_of_the_Most_Excellent_Order_of_the_British_Empire) for services to "sailing and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games".[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["David Howlett"](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62394). *Olympedia*. Retrieved 13 June 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [*Finn coach David Howlett talks about Ben Ainslie and the Olympic Sailing Regatta*](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0jEDE9MLWY&t=2s). Royal Yachting Association. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["NY13 - London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games"](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/80169/NY2013-honours-London-2012.pdf) (PDF). Retrieved 14 January 2025.

## External links

- [David Howlett](https://web.archive.org/web/20241130/https://www.sailing.org/sailor?ref=GBRDH37) at [World Sailing](/source/World_Sailing) (archived current website)

- [David Howlett](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://data-isaf.soticcloud.net/biog.php?memberid=60773) at [World Sailing](/source/World_Sailing) (archived former website)

- [David Howlett](https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/david-john-howlett) at [Olympics.com](/source/International_Olympic_Committee)

- [David Howlett](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62394) at [Olympedia](/source/Olympedia)

- [David Howlett](https://intersportstats.com/athletes/5000001587) at InterSportStats

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