Matthew "Matt" Humphries (born 21 July 1971) is a British sailor. He participated in the

Volvo Ocean Race The Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three or four years since 1973. Originally named the Whitbread Round the World Race after its initiating sponsor, British brewing company Whitbread, in 2001 it became the Volvo Ocean Rac ...

five times: in 1989–90 with ''

With Integrity ''Great Britain II'' (also ''United Friendly'', ''Norsk Data GB'', ''With Integrity'', ''Whitbread Heritage'') is a Maxi racing yacht launched by Anne, Princess Royal, Princess Anne on 21 May 1973 named after the , built by Isambard Kingdom Brune ...

'', 1993–94 as skipper of ''

Reebok/Dolphin & Youth ''Reebok/Dolphin & Youth'' is a Volvo Ocean 60 The Whitbread 60 (W60), later known as the Volvo Ocean 60 (VO60), was a class of ocean racing yacht built to a " box rule" specifying key design parameters of the 10 smaller yachts which took p ...

'', 1997–98 with '' America's Challenge'' and ''

Swedish Match Swedish Match AB is a Swedish multinational tobacco company headquartered in Stockholm. It has been owned by the American Philip Morris International since 2022. The company manufactures snus, nicotine pouches, moist snuff, tobacco- and nicotine ...

'', 2001–02 with ''

Team SEB ''Team SEB'' (also ''RS'') is a Swedish Volvo Ocean 60 yacht. Career She competed in the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race and finished 7th skippered by Gunnar Krantz (sailor), Gunnar Krantz. The boat was renamed ''RS'' and participated in the Volvo Ba ...

'' and ''

Team News Corp ''Team News Corp'' (also ''Challenge of Netsurvey'', ''Team Elanders'') is an Australian Volvo Ocean 60 The Whitbread 60 (W60), later known as the Volvo Ocean 60 (VO60), was a class of ocean racing yacht built to a " box rule" specifying key ...

'', and 2005–06 with ''

Brunel Isambard Kingdom Brunel ( ; 9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859) was an English civil engineer and mechanical engineer who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history", "one of the 19th-century engi ...

''. He was 18 when he sailed ''

'', becoming the youngest ever person to sail in the race. In 2002, due to a conflict with skipper Gurra Krantz, Humphries was forced to resign the VOR Yacht team SOB.

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* British male sailors (sport) Volvo Ocean Race sailors Volvo Ocean 60 class sailors 1971 births Living people {{England-bio-stub