We warmly congratulate former Cranbrook student, Grae Morris (OC 2021), who won the silver Olympic windsurfing medal last weekend near Marseille. At just 20 years old, Grae has become the youngest male windsurfer to win a medal for Australia and is also the first windsurfer in almost 30 years to achieve this.
Throughout his time at Cranbrook, Grae juggled his rugby commitments with a lifelong passion for windsurfing. Whilst at school he was a talented full-back and played in the first XV. Grae started competing in windsurfing at 11 years old following in his father’s footsteps. His father is a former national champion and was president of the Australian Windsurfing Association for 12 years, so from a very early age Grae was accompanying his dad to competitions all over the country. By the end of Year 12 Grae had to choose between playing high level rugby and committing wholeheartedly to that sport or following his passion. In Grae’s words: “The decision was clear, windsurfing won.”
The whole school community have been cheering Grae on throughout his time in Paris and we are so proud of his fantastic achievement. Commenting on his win, Grae acknowledged all the support from Cranbrook and said: “I’m just ecstatic, I’m super happy and I can’t compare it to any other moment in my life.”
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