[1] He was the owner of the British boat Heroine III, which won the gold medal in the 7 metre class.

More importantly, his second wife Frances Rivett-Carnac was one of the four-member crew and won Olympic gold with him.

Rivett-Carnac remains the oldest Briton, at 55, to have won an Olympic gold medal for yachting.

His wife participated in his gold-medal run for the 7 metre class in sailing in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

[2] On his return to England in 1905, he continued to serve Siam as their Financial Agent in Europe.