AL NEWTON
ANDREW HURST
ANDREW "BART" SIMPSON MBE
ANNIE LUSH
ANTE RAZMILOVIC
ARND GLUNDE
BRIAN HAMMERSLEY
IAN PERCY OBE
JOHN GIMSON
JOHN GREENWOOD
LUKE PATIENCE
MARTIN BUDGETT
MAX TREACY
MIKE MCINTYRE
NICK HARRISON
PIPPA WILSON MBE
ANTHONY SHANKS
STEPHEN MILNE
STEVIE MORRISON
STUART BITHELL
XAVIER ROHART
FABIANO AVANCINI
Simpson started his competitive sailing career in the Laser class, before switching to the heavier Finn class. He claimed the bronze medal at the 2003 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Cadiz in the Finn class; his training partner Ben Ainslie took the gold, with Great Britain topping the medal table.
Simpson then moved to the two-man Star class, partnering lifelong friend Percy; they won a bronze medal at the 2007 ISAF Sailing World Championships in Cascais to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The pair won the gold medal in Beijing. After winning the Olympic gold, Percy and Simpson took a break from Star sailing and were in the TeamORIGIN afterguard for the 2010 America's Cup. In 2010, he and Percy won the Star World Championships in Rio de Janeiro.
Simpson and Percy made the podium in every meeting of the ISAF Sailing World Cup in 2012, including gold at the Hyeres French World Cup regatta. They competed at the London 2012 Olympic Games, again in the Star class, failing to defend their title despite being in the lead throughout the competition, but winning the silver medal. After the Star class was removed from the Olympic sailing disciplines, After the Olympics in 2012, the Star class was removed from the Olympic sailing disciplines and Andrew joined the Swedish Artemis America’s Cup team as a leading member.
His effect on the team was immediate, he brought a talent and a will to win that was born in his Olympic spirit. Always shining in a team environment, Andrew was immediately the gelling force that brought people together and extracted their very best. Andrew was enjoying the campaign and had relocated his family to San Francisco for six months.