Allison Shreeve was a professional and Olympic class windsurfer for 16 years. She travelled to 24 countries competing at the highest level in 4 different windsurfing classes; Olympic (Mistral One Design & RS:X), Formula (Course racing), Slalom (Downwind racing), Speed (average speed over 500m). Below are some of her results and career highlights.

In her early years, Allison excelled as a track and field athlete, breaking state records in Javelin and relay as well as competing in 9 events at state level athletics, state runner up in indoor and outdoor cricket, and representing her school in hockey, basketball, touch football and swimming. When she was 15 years old she tried windsurfing as a school sport and fell in love with the challenge and complexity of the sport.

WATCH BELOW SOME CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Allison’s Windsurfing Career Highlights

  • 4 x World Champion Windsurfer 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Set new World Speed Record (“A” Class) 27.7 knots – St. Maries de la Mer, France 2005
  • Member of Australian National Olympic Squad 1999-2011
  • Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder 2004-06
  • New South Wales Institute of Sport Scholarship holder 1998-2005
  • Member of the ISAF (international Sailing Federation) testing team to choose the new board for the 2008 Olympics
  • Ranked 4th in ISAF World Ranking (RS:X Olympic Class)
  • Part of the international racing and development teams for Neil Pryde, F2, Deboichet

2010 

10th Sail Melbourne – Melbourne, Australia

4th SIRS (Sydney International Regatta) – Sydney, Australia

1st (14th open men’s fleet) Formula National / Oceanic Titles – Hawks Nest, Australia

1st (8th open men’s fleet) Heat 5 Formula Summer Series – Hawks Nest, Australia

 

2009

Bass Strait Challenge – Windsurfed 115km across Bass Strait for Coast Care’s ‘Life on the Edge’ Campaign

1st (10th open men’s fleet) NSW State Championships – Botany Bay, Sydney

2nd Formula World Championships – Santa Pola, Spain

1st (7th open men’s fleet) German Windsurf Cup – Boltenhagen, Germany

5th Formula European Championships – Sopot, Poland

4th Allegro Cup, Formula – Leba, Poland

 

2008

1st (5th men’s fleet) National Australian Slalom Championships – Botany Bay, AUS

2nd Formula World Championships – Portimao, Portugal

1st (3rd open men’s fleet) US National Championships – Worthington, US

1st Sopot Grand Prix – Sopot, Poland

1st (8th open men’s fleet) British Open, Formula – Christchurch, UK

1st (2nd open men’s fleet) Whitwell, Rutland waters regatta, Formula – Rutland, UK

1st Portugal Windsurfing Grand Prix, Formula – Sines, Portugal

 

2007

1st Slalom Australian National Championships – Sydney, Australia

1st Formula World Championships – Tallinn, Estonia

1st Baltic cup, Formula – Tallinn, Estonia

5th Holland Regatta RSX – Medemblik, Holland

13th Hyeres Regatta RSX – Hyeres, France

8th Sail Auckland – Auckland, NZL

4th NZL RS:X Nationals – Takapuna, Auckland

1st RS:X Australian and Oceanic Championships – Sandringham, VIC Australia

3rd Sail Melbourne RS:X – Sandringham, VIC Australia

1st Sail Melbourne RS:X – Warm up regatta, Parkdale, VIC Australia

 

2006

Australian Female Sailor of the Year

Nominated for NSW Athlete of the Year

Ranked No.1 in the world in Formula Windsurfing

1st Sydney International Regatta RS:X – Sydney, NSW Australia

10th Pre Olympics RS:X Test event – Qingdao, China

1st Formula World Championships – Korea

3rd PWA World Tour 2006

3rd Slalom World Championships and PWA Slalom 42 – Alcati, Turkey

3rd PWA Slalom 42 – Sotovento, Fuerteventura

5th Kiel Week RS:X – Kiel Germany

13th RS:X European Championships – Cesme, Turkey

21st Holland Regatta RS:X – Medemblik, Holland

1st Formula Europeans Championships – Portimao, Portugal

1st South American Slalom Championships -Puerto Madryn, Argentina

1st South American Formula Championships – Puerto Madryn, Argentina

1st South American RS:X Championships – Puerto Madryn, Argentina

1st Oceanic Formula Championships – South West Rocks, NSW Australia

2nd Sail Melbourne RS:X – Sandringham, VIC Australia

1st Oceanic RS:X Championships – Sandringham, VIC Australia

1st Sail Melbourne RS:X Warm up regatta – Parkdale, VIC Australia

1st Australian Formula Championships (5th overall) – Elwood, VIC Australia

2005

Ranked No.1 in the world in Formula Windsurfing

Euro Cup Champion

Set new World Speed Record (“A” Class) 27.7 knots – St. Maries de la Mer, France

Australian Female Sailor of the Year Finalist

1st Formula World Championships – Elwood, VIC Australia

1st Euro Cup – Silvaplana, Switzerland

3rd IFCA Slalom World Championships – Sotavento, Fuerteventura

4th ISA Speed Grand Prix – Sotavento, Fuerteventua

1st ISA Speed Grand Prix (production board) – Sotavento, Fuerteventura

1st Slalom European Championships – Cesme, Turkey

1st Formula European Championships – Rhodes, Greece

1st DWC Slalom / Formula (23rd overall) – Nordenay

1st DWC Slalom / Formula (13th overall) – Dranske

1st Mistral Australian Championships – Sydney, NSW Australia

1st Formula Australian Championships – Elwood, VIC Australia

1st Formula Oceanic Championships – Elwood, VIC Australia

1st Formula Victorian Championships – Elwood, VIC Australia

1st Oceanic Formula Championships – South West Rocks, NSW Australia

1st Formula NSW Championships – Sydney, VIC Australia

1st Oceanic RS:X Championships – Sandringham, VIC Australia

1st Sail Melbourne RS:X Warm up regatta – Parkdale, VIC Australia

1st Australian Formula Championships (5th overall) – Elwood, VIC Australia

 

2004

PWA World Tour World Champion

 

Allison first tried windsurfing as a school sport when she was 15 year old. Her first coach Mark Jordan from Jordans Boating Centre saw potential and taught her for free after school and on weekends.  Allison’s sail number AUS911 came about because Mark’s number was AUS9 and it was easy to tape a 11 with black tape to borrow sails at regattas without replacing the numbers.

9 months later, Allison won her first Australian youth championships in the Mistral One Design Olympic class and qualified for the ISAF Youth World Championships in South Africa.  She then competed at the next Youth Worlds in Finland the year after and finally in Sydney coming 2nd at the 2000 ISAF World Youth Championships.  Allison then went on to open Olympic class and started climbing the ranks over the next few years being coached by Yachting Australia coaches and travelled the world to campaign for the Olympics. It was in 2004 in her rookie year in professional class that she won her first world title and earned sponsorship by F2 boards and Neil Pryde sails.