Full Metal Jacket
After a two-year absence from racing, Dickson returned to competitive sailing in 2009 as helmsman of "Vincitore", finishing 1st in class and 1st overall at the IRC San Francisco Big Boat Series. He also acted as tactician on "Full Metal Jacket" in the China Sea Regatta (Hong Kong), finishing in second place. He continued to act as tactician on "Full Metal Jacket" at the Kings Cup (Phuket), finishing in fourth place and then was skipper in the New Zealand Match Racing Championships competing with a youth crew and finishing third.