Darren Mitchell

I was born in Southport, lived in Formby all my life. Learnt to windsurf through my dad on Bala Lake in Wales and Crosby Marine Lake. Since then it has grown on me and now I spend every minute possible on the water, having fun with mates trying to learn new moves. I worked as a windsurfing instructor in Egypt for 2 months after my GCSE's and went back gaain a year later for 6 weeks, which gave me a chance to windsurf every day and improve my freestyle sailing masssivly.

Name:	Darren Mitchell
Height:	5'9"
Weight:	68kg
Year of Birth:	1987
Hometown:	Formby
Sailing since:	1993
Disciplines:	Freewave
Best Results:	1st youth Poole Windfest 03, 1st Youth Tiree Triplce Crown 04, 3rd Overall Youth Triple Crown 04.
Sponsors	O'shea International, Simmer Sails, Techno Limits Booms/Masts. Surft Tech on Crosby Marine Lake.

Haven't done many events this year due to limited transport as each event is usually 5-7  hours drive for my dad to take me. I had great fun at Tiree this year and was pleased to get 1st Youth. I should be able to make a few more events once I can drive and hope to compete in the Pro Mens fleet in the next year.