Jonathan Bonnitcha

Jonathan Bonnitcha (b 1981) is an Australian windsurfing champion and the 2006 New South Wales Rhodes Scholar.
Sporting Achievements
Bonnitcha is a competitive windsurfer and is a blue in sailing. In 2001 and 2002 he was placed 4th and 3rd respectively at the World Sailing Championships in the 29er Class. In 2005 he came first in the Australian Sailing Championship (Mistral Class), and was ranked top in the Australian Olympic Class Windsurfing Rankings.
Education
Bonnitcha was educated at Hunters Hill Public School, Chatswood Public School and Newington College (1993-1998) before entering the University of Sydney. He is a University of Sydney graduate in Economics and Law. He was awarded First Class Honours in Economics in 2003 and the Convocation Medal in 2004 He was noted mainly as a food and dance critic, and for his exposition of the "pichanga aethestic". His work "Development as Tourism" was also begun at this time, before being completed in Oxford.
Family
Jonathan's sister, Jacqui (b 1985) became the first female to win the 29er World Championship in 2005. Jonathan's brother, Paul (b 1982), crewed with Jonathan in the 2001 and 2002 29er World Titles. Their mother, Jenni, is the CYCA Youth Academy coach.<ref name=JacquiCYCA/>
 
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