Robert E Fry
Country: New Zealand
Date of Birth: 14/Feb/1952
Date of Birth: 14/Feb/1952
Robert E Fry was born and raised in Auckland, NZ.
He start sailing at an early age and excelled in sailing to National Championship winning level by 18yo. After completing high school studied engineering for 2 years before going to Japan at the age of 21.
From 1973, he was working in Tokyo, involved in the export of Japanese Foodstuffs, import and sales of yachts, yacht fittings and equipment. , involved in company management relating to the export and import to and from Japan of specialty metal alloy materials for several industries including the automotive sensor industry, yacht fittings etc.
At the same time he was racing in all the major world ocean races as helmsman or skipper of various Japanese racing yachts including Admirals Cup/Fastnet races. He won Japan National Match racing competitions 4 times and many World Championships, also worked for the newly formed Nippon Challenge Americas Cup syndicate. Raced as helmsman, tactician and navigator in various Nippon Challenge related races. Helped organize for Chris Dickson to join the syndicate as skipper for the 1992 Cup to be held in San Diego. Stepped down to the position of “Shore Boss” for the last 6 months of the San Diego campaign to be in charge of the repair and maintenance of the teams racing yachts going into the Cup competition. Sailed as skipper of the teams “sparring partner” yacht prior to cup racing. Continued with the sailing team after the 92 Cup working towards the next challenge for 1995.
Start flying in 1992 in San Diego and built an amateur home built kit plane, became interested in aerobatics, attended the 1995 Breitling Masters competition of aerobatics in Tajima, Japan, obtained first aerobatic plane in 1997.
1999 flew to Korea from Japan in own plane and met up with Jurgis Kairys
there. Also met Yoshi Muroya at the Iwakuni Air Show in the same year.
2000 Started helping to manage Jurgis Kairys’ competition and air show events in Japan.
2001 started flying in Japanese airshows with Yoshi Muroya with Super Decathlon.
2003 obtained Su29 for use in aerobatic training and airshows in Japan.
2005 worked for Yoshi Muroya helping to manage the “Pocari Sweat” skytyping campaign.
2006 flying New Zealand airshows and internationally with the “Air Bandits” formation team in Sukhoi and Yak aircraft.
He start sailing at an early age and excelled in sailing to National Championship winning level by 18yo. After completing high school studied engineering for 2 years before going to Japan at the age of 21.
From 1973, he was working in Tokyo, involved in the export of Japanese Foodstuffs, import and sales of yachts, yacht fittings and equipment. , involved in company management relating to the export and import to and from Japan of specialty metal alloy materials for several industries including the automotive sensor industry, yacht fittings etc.
At the same time he was racing in all the major world ocean races as helmsman or skipper of various Japanese racing yachts including Admirals Cup/Fastnet races. He won Japan National Match racing competitions 4 times and many World Championships, also worked for the newly formed Nippon Challenge Americas Cup syndicate. Raced as helmsman, tactician and navigator in various Nippon Challenge related races. Helped organize for Chris Dickson to join the syndicate as skipper for the 1992 Cup to be held in San Diego. Stepped down to the position of “Shore Boss” for the last 6 months of the San Diego campaign to be in charge of the repair and maintenance of the teams racing yachts going into the Cup competition. Sailed as skipper of the teams “sparring partner” yacht prior to cup racing. Continued with the sailing team after the 92 Cup working towards the next challenge for 1995.
Start flying in 1992 in San Diego and built an amateur home built kit plane, became interested in aerobatics, attended the 1995 Breitling Masters competition of aerobatics in Tajima, Japan, obtained first aerobatic plane in 1997.
1999 flew to Korea from Japan in own plane and met up with Jurgis Kairys
there. Also met Yoshi Muroya at the Iwakuni Air Show in the same year.2000 Started helping to manage Jurgis Kairys’ competition and air show events in Japan.
2001 started flying in Japanese airshows with Yoshi Muroya with Super Decathlon.
2003 obtained Su29 for use in aerobatic training and airshows in Japan.
2005 worked for Yoshi Muroya helping to manage the “Pocari Sweat” skytyping campaign.
2006 flying New Zealand airshows and internationally with the “Air Bandits” formation team in Sukhoi and Yak aircraft.