TOM HUTCHINSON DIES<\/p>\n
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19 Aug 2019<\/p>\n
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Tom Hutchinson was the founder of Future Fibres. Photo: Future Fibres<\/p>\n
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Future Fibres\u2019 founder, Tom Hutchinson, has died after sustaining fatal injuries while kitesurfing off the Isle of Wight.<\/p>\n
Tom, aged 52, was born on the Isle of Wight and spent his adult life working in and around the sea.<\/p>\n
He left school at 16 and became a deckhand on a luxury yacht in the Mediterranean before becoming a delivery skipper.<\/p>\n
His career progressed to running a workshop in California servicing yachts competing in the America\u2019s Cup, an opportunity that enabled him to make international contacts in the yachting world.<\/p>\n
Future Fibres was established 25 years\u2019 ago on the Isle of Wight and soon moved its manufacturing to London.<\/p>\n
America’s Cup teams<\/p>\n
When New Zealand won the America\u2019s Cup, the company transferred its business to Auckland, later moving the operation to Valencia, Spain, where it continued to supply America\u2019s Cup teams and also other campaigns.<\/p>\n
The company was acquired by Southern Spars, part of the North Technology Group, in 2014.<\/p>\n
\u201cTom will be remembered for his energy and infectious enthusiasm, along with his extreme can-do attitude,\u201d Future Fibres statement. \u201cFuture Fibres was the perfect vehicle for Tom\u2019s combined love for water sports and passion for innovation, taking the company from it\u2019s very humble beginnings on the Isle of Wight to an internationally recognised company with a reputation for innovative products that helped our customers go faster and gain an edge on the race course, be it the field of yacht racing, motorsports or indeed any arena in which Tom felt he could make a difference.<\/p>\n
Charismatic<\/p>\n
\u201cTom\u2019s loss comes as a deep shock to the Future Fibres community and we express our deepest and sincere condolences to Tom\u2019s family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n
His father Francis added: \u201cTom\u2019s work took him all over the world, which suited his free-spirited, charismatic personality and he made many life-long friends in the process.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut the draw of the Island was always with him and he returned to his cliff-top cottage whenever he could to pursue his great love of kiteboarding in the Back of the Wight.\u201d<\/p>\n
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