Sport
For many years Simon McKeon was involved with the International Catamaran Challenge Trophy (more commonly known as the "Little Americas Cup"). McKeon served as helmsman for Australia's successful syndicate between 1985 and 1996. Outside of the Little Americas Cup, McKeon and his sailing partner Tim Daddo held the world sailing speed record of 46.52 knots (86.16 km/h; 53.53 mph) from 1993 until 2004, set in their sailboat Yellow Pages Endeavour. An attempt to reclaim the record in 2005 from Finian Maynard (who surpassed McKeon and Daddo's record in 2004) failed when structural problems caused the destruction of their vessel's main wing. In 2009 McKeon and Daddo, with McKeon at the helm, sailed Macquarie Innovation at a sustained speed of over 50 knots – the first sailing vessel to do so.
Along with his sailing achievements, McKeon is Patron of the Australian Olympic Sailing Team, and served as Club Captain at the McCrae Yacht Club between 2004 and 2006.
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