{{Short description|Australian sailor (born 1977)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}} {{Infobox person | name = Rohan Veal | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age text|17 January 1977}} | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = Sailor }}

'''Rohan Veal''' (born 17 January 1977) is a specialist in the International Moth Class dinghy. He was heavily involved in the class transition to the use of hydrofoils and campaigned to get the one design version of the moth the bladerider considered for the Olympics.<ref>https://www.sailingworld.com/sailboats/bladerider-moth-sailboat/</ref> He won the 2005<ref name="2006 Y&Y.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/22697/International-Moth-worlds-overall|title=International Moth Worlds at Horsens, Denmark - Overall|author=Adam May|date=29 Jul 2006 <!-- 23:59 BST --> |website=yachtsandyachting.com}}</ref><ref name="2005 Event Results">{{cite web|url=http://www.sailmelbourne.com.au/raceresults/2005/moth-w/SGrp1.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050617081227/http://www.sailmelbourne.com.au/raceresults/2005/moth-w/SGrp1.htm |archive-date=17 June 2005 |title=MOTH WORLDS - Race Results }}</ref> and 2007<ref name="*2007 Y&Y.com*">{{cite web|url=https://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/137415/Int-Moth-worlds-and-Europeans|title=International Moth Worlds & Europeans at Lake Garda, Italy|author=Colin Newman|date=16 Jul 2007 <!-- 14:14 BST --> |website=yachtsandyachting.com}}</ref> Moth World Championship leading to him being shortlisted by the World Sailing for the ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards.<ref>https://www.yachtingworld.com/news/isaf-rolex-world-sailor-of-the-year-3-20943</ref>

==External links== * {{World Sailing|id=AUSRV2|www=rohan-veal}}

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