Timothy Colman, Date of Birth

Timothy Colman

British yacht racer

Date of Birth: 19-Sep-1929

Profession: politician, sailor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Sir Timothy James Alan Colman (born 19 September 1929) is a British businessman and a former Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk.Colman is from the Colman's mustard family.
His father was Geoffrey Colman.
He was educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, and joined the Royal Navy, leaving as a lieutenant in 1953, before commencing a business career.
He subsequently joined the Castaways' Club.
He was chairman of the Eastern Counties Newspaper Group from 1969 to 1996.
Colman was appointed a Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1996.Sir Timothy was also a yachtsman, and claimed the record for the world's fastest yacht at 26.3 knots with Crossbow, a proa at the inception of the World Sailing Speed Record Council in 1972.
He increased the record to 31.2 knots three years later, and then in 1980 his catamaran Crossbow II extended the record to 36 knots.
It held the record for six years until being beaten by the sailboard of Pascal Maka of France.
He is a member of the RYS (Royal Yacht Squadron)