Rupert Guinness is a veteran sports journalist for major news outlets in Australia and around the world, and the bestselling author of 14 books. Guinness received a Walkley Award for his inside story for The Australian on the 1999/2000 Sydney to Hobart yacht race where he crewed on board the line honours-winning maxi yacht Nicorette. A former triathlete, club cyclist and elite lightweight rower, Guinness still rides and runs in marathons. He lives in Sydney.