Brett Beyer

Biography

Beyer was born in Sydney, the youngest of three boys. He studied Sport Science at Wollongong University from 1985-1987.

Beyer's first major success as club, state, national and junior world champion in the Cherub class in 1983. He has been honoured as lifelong member with a prestigious Sydney Sailing Club. Since 2000 he has been thrice nominated as "Yachtman of the year". In 2007, he was nominated as Master Athlete of the year. In 2014, he won his ninth World Championship. In 2015, he was nominated and won Sports NSW 'Master Athlete of 2014' amongst all sports in NSW.

His knowledge and commitment to the physical and mental requirements of elite competitive sports have held him in good stead for his own racing and ultimately, passing on those skills and knowledge to those aspiring for Olympic medals.

Beyer is known for a high standard of sportsmanship and athleticism, putting in many hours in practice sailing sessions and running innovative coaching programs. Beyer has achieved much success in the World Laser Masters Championship with ten gold medals, two silver and one bronze in the Apprentice and Master divisions since 2001. Brett Beyer has produced and lectured Level 2 and 3 coaching courses with an emphasis on the physiology involved in competitive sailing as well as the complex tactical strategies required for success. Brett has also contributed to ISAF Olympic Solidarity Courses around the world designed to assist developing nations to have sailing exposure.

Brett has also worked closely with premier sailing apparel manufacturer, Zhik, since its inception. "I wanted Brett on the Zhik team when we first founded the business", said Brian Conolly. "I knew he would provide us with the most analytical mind in the business. His feedback on product design has helped lead us to some great innovations. He is also a most brilliant coach and highly regarded on the world circuit."

From 2000 he has spent a considerable part of his time internationally coaching the Olympic elite. Beyer has been working with Singapore Olympic Laser team since 2003 and helped them secure Olympic representation in the Laser and Laser Radial classes for the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. He is now working freelance with several top sailors with the mission of achieving a medal in 2016 and 2020 Olympics.

These days, Brett is running his Independent elite Laser group that is committed to qualifying for the Olympic Games in RIO. (Update.....this has been achieved in 2014). He limits the group to 3 elite sailors that are invited to be full-time participants in his training and racing program. This consists of a 6-month European racing circuit and several months for the Australian and New Zealand circuits. His current sailors are from Singapore, South Africa, Ireland and Canada. Each sailor bring his own strength and talent to the team. Brett has now competed himself or coached in 34 different countries and all States and Territories around Australia. His wealth of experience and successful coaching background has held him in high demand for high performance sailing across all classes.

Beyer now has an industry reputation of commitment, productivity and success and is looking forward to continued success.

Laser/ Masters States results

Australian Master National Championships

Other Championships

Laser NSW State Championships

Laser Master World Championships

This is an unprecedented 11 Worlds from 14 attempts!