Legends of Woollahra Sailing Club – Brett Beyer
By Yves Stening
In November this year, Brett Beyer was honoured by the NSW/ACT Laser Association with Lifetime Membership. Usually this kind of award comes to an athlete at the end of a distinguished career, a mark of respect for a once great contributor. However, while Brett’s contribution has indeed been great, he receives this award while still at the top of his game, both as an athlete and coach.
In the last 18 months alone, he has achieved the following:
Sailing
Laser Masters World Championships, Dublin – 1st
Laser Masters World Championships, Netherlands – 2nd
Australian Laser Masters Championships- 1st
NSW Laser Masters Championships – 1st
South Pacific Laser Masters Championships – 1st
Coaching
Currently coaching WSC’s Sylvie Stannage – Laser Radial, for path to Paris, 2024
Regularly coaching DBSC fleet programs
Private Coaching
His past achievements are extraordinary, by any standards.
Won 13 Laser Master’s World Championships, and Podium places in 4 others
Olympic Laser Coach