Jason Waterhouse & Lisa Darmanin

Jason Waterhouse was born November 8, 1991, in Newport, NSW, sailing out of Middle Harbour Yacht Club and Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club on Sydney's Northern Beaches. He began sailing as a child with cousin Lisa Darmanin, and the pair won gold at the 2009 ISAF Youth Worlds in Búzios. They moved into the Nacra 17 at its 2013 introduction, won the Rio Test Event and Worlds silver in 2015, then Rio 2016 silver. They continued to Tokyo 2020 (5th). In June 2023 Waterhouse withdrew from a Paris 2024 campaign to focus on professional sailing, joining the Australia SailGP Team as flight controller.

Lisa Darmanin was born August 27, 1991, in Balgowlah Heights, NSW, of Maltese and English heritage. She trained at Middle Harbour Yacht Club and Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club, sailing from childhood with cousin Jason Waterhouse, winning 2009 Youth Worlds gold with him in Búzios. The pair won the 2015 Rio Test Event and Worlds silver, then Rio 2016 silver. Darmanin was named Australian Female Sailor of the Year four times (2015, 2016, 2020, 2021). She and Waterhouse continued to Tokyo 2020 (5th). She has since moved into SailGP as a commentator/presenter and competed as trimmer for Australia's Women's America's Cup team.