Chris Draper (born 20 March 1978) is a British sailor who has won multiple World and European championships and a bronze medal at the Sailing at the 2004 Olympic competing in the mixed 49er.

[2][3] He has been a winner of the Extreme Sailing Series and was helmsman for Luna Rossa, Italy's America's cup challenger 2011 to 2015.

For the ACWS & 35th America's Cup between 2015 and the Cup event in Bermuda in June 2017 he held the position of Sailing Team Manager / Tactician and Wing trimmer for Softbank Team Japan.

He started sailing aged 7 in an Optimist and describes his father and Jim Saltonstall (former RYA Youth Program Leader and Coach) as the key to his current career.

The team won events in the Italian and French legs of the world circuit finishing overall runners up for the season CEO and Wing Trimmer for the Great Britain SailGP team Tactician and Wing trimmer on Softbank Team Japan America's Cup catamaran for 35th AC in Bermuda.