Victorian State Coach

Victorian State Coach

Harry Sly

Harry brings an exceptional combination of championship sailing experience, technical knowledge and a lifelong connection with the 29er to his role as Victorian 29er State Coach. A former competitive 29er sailor himself, Harry has continued to achieve at the highest level across a number of classes. His outstanding 2024 season saw him named a finalist for Male Sailor of the Year at the Australian Sailing Victorian Awards, as well as receiving the prestigious Lou Abrahams Intermediate Sailor of the Year Award. Harry is also an Australian Tasar Champion and finished runner-up at the 2024 Tasar World Championships. Harry is a third-generation boat builder at Sly Boat Building & Repair Centre, a family business with a long history supporting and supplying the 29er class in Australia. It gives Harry a rare combination of understanding the 29er both as a championship sailor and from the technical side of how the boat is built, set up and tuned. The 29er is very much in the Sly family DNA. As Victorian State Coach, Harry brings that experience, knowledge and enthusiasm to developing the next generation of Victorian 29er sailors.