Andrew James Simpson MBE (17 December 1976 – 9 May 2013), nicknamed Bart, was a British sailor. He won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, as crew for skipper Iain Percy in the Star class. Simpson was born in Chertsey (Surrey) and lived in Sherborne (Dorset). He was affectionately known as 'Bart'.

Since winning the 2008 Olympic Gold Medal Iain Percy and Andrew "Bart" Simpson took a break from Star sailing and were in the TeamORIGIN afterguard and were doing a lot of match racing.

They competed at the 2012 Olympic Games, again in the Star class. They won the silver medal.

He was educated at Pangbourne College, a mixed boarding school in Berkshire and was a keen footballer.

 

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Simpson was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.

Simpson died on 9 May 2013 after his yacht capsized in San Francisco bay during training with the Swedishteam Artemis Racing for the 34th America's Cup. Simpson became trapped underneath the boat and despite attempts to revive him, by doctors afloat and subsequently ashore, his life was lost.

Simpson is the second sailor killed during training for the America's Cup.