Barker sailed from an early age, starting out in Optimist and P Class boats, before graduating to Lasers and Finns.
bˈɑːɹkɚ sˈeɪld fɹʌm ɐn ˈɜːli ˈeɪdʒ, stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ ˈaʊt ɪn ˈɑːptɪmˌɪst ænd pˈiː klˈæs bˈoʊts, bᵻfˌoːɹ ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾɪŋ tə lˈeɪzɚz ænd fˈɪnz.