Mick Ashcroft

Many of New Zealand’s sailors got to the Olympics with the help of Graeme ‘Mick’ Ashcroft. He played a leading hand in securing funding for talented youngsters to help them get to overseas events, and was heavily involved with the St John’s Rotary, offering scholarships to young sailors since 1996.

But Mick’s commitment went beyond securing money and he regularly caught up with sailors and their families. He kept photos on the walls of his office of all the sailors he’d helped.