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Matthew Barton started windsurfing aged 12 at Alton Water
Sailing Club and started racing with Team15 club Alton Water Wipeouts coached by Ian (Rocky) Haywood. By October 2008, he took 3rd place in the Champions Cup 4.5m class. From here, he transitioned to 5.5m open class before competing
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class and in 2020 he achieved a 1st place in the IQ Foil Class of the
Formula Foil World Championships followed by a 5th place finish in the IQFoil International Games. This was followed up in 2021 by a 3rd place finish in the IQFoil International Games and a 2nd place in the IQFoil World
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windsurfing competition, which he won. During his tenure as commodore of the club, Exeter
University Sailing Club won club of the year and Matthew won club captain of the year at University of Exeter Athletic Union annual awards.
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between 2014 and 2017. During this time, he was part of the
University of Exeter Sailing Club and was commodore for the club in 2016-2017. In 2017 he competed in the
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British Sailing Team in 2017 as part of the Podium Potential Pathway squad and took up windsurfing full time following graduation.
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and started to compete in the class during the 2020 season. He currently competes in the
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Matthew Barton (born 5 September 1995) grew up near
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