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The Sailing Museum and National Sailing Hall of Fame is a nonprofit educational organization that promotes sailing and racing by recognizing individuals who have contributed to the sport, highlighting sailing's contribution to the American culture; and demonstrating its value as a hands-on tool for teaching math and science. The organization ...
The American Sailboat Hall of Fame is a defunct hall of fame honoring 26 production sailboats built-in the United States. [1] [2] The hall of fame was established in 1994 by Sail America, a trade association for the U.S. sailing industry, to recognize ingenuity in designs by American boat builders. [1] [2] The last year of induction was 2004. [3]
The Sailing Museum and National Sailing Hall of Fame in Newport has announced its Class of 2024. “The Class of 2024 has left an indelible mark on sailing. Their achievements inspire us to ...
Vanderbilt was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2011. [25] He was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame in 2014. Following his death, contemporary newspapers reported that his Will dispersed his estate amongst many Charities and Universities, including over $40,000,000 to Vanderbilt University and $6,600,000 to ...
A pioneer in the sport of women's sailing, in 2005 she was the first woman inducted into the Sailing World Hall of Fame [1] and in 2015, she was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame. [2] She was born into a sailing family, the youngest of three children of Jane and Tom Fetter; he is a former commodore of San Diego Yacht Club. [3]
In 2021, he was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame and received the Lifetime Achievement Award. The Boston Maritime Academy, Southern Connecticut State University, and Becker College ...
In 2011 Alison was in the first group of sailors, and the only woman, elected into the United States' National Sailing Hall of Fame. [2] In 2015, Alison won the President's Development Award from the International Sailing Federation (ISAF, known as World Sailing as of 2015) who recognized her for outstanding achievement in her work on the Para ...
Bill Pinkney, a preeminent Black sailor, was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island, in 2021. After the ceremony, he spent some time with a dozen other Black sailors.