Dave Curtis
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Personal information | |
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Full name | David Adams Curtis |
Nationality | American |
Born | Marblehead, Massachusetts | 22 June 1946
Sailing career | |
Class(es) | Jolly boat, Lightning, J/24, Soling, Etchells |
Club | Eastern Yacht Club[1] |
College team | ![]() |
Medal record |
David Adams Curtis (born June 22, 1946 in Marblehead, Massachusetts) is an American sailor and sail maker.[2][3]
As a sailor he competed at the highest level in many National and International classes. He won the World Championships in the Etchells severn times and was second six time. However Dave was successful in many other classes he with five North American, four US, one European and one World Championship in the Soling,[4][5][6][1] and one in the J/24 he won the Worlds once and four North American Championships. As sail maker he held franchises for, among others, Horizon Sails, North Sails and Doyle Sails.
Curtis was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2013.[7]
References
- ^ a b Garland, Joseph E. "Eastern Yacht Club, A History from 1870 - 1985" (PDF). www.easternyc.org. Eastern Yacht Club. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Class of 2013". National Sailing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 30 Oct 2019.
- ^ "Eastern Yacht Club, History". www.easternyc.org. Eastern Yacht Club. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ Vaughan, Roger (ed.). "Curtis, Dave - 2013 Hall of Fame". www.nshof.org. National Sailing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Alumnus Dave Curtis Receives 2013 Distinguished Achievement Award". www.gotuftsjumbos.com. Tufts University. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ Reed, Dinny (ed.). "Soling Champions". The International Soling Association GUIDE. Vol. 1996–2000, no. 1. International Soling Association.
- ^ "Dave Adams Curtis 2013 Inductee". Nshof.org. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
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- American male sailors (sport)
- World champions in sailing for the United States
- J/24 class world champions
- Etchells class world champions
- Soling class world champions
- Soling class sailors
- Sportspeople from Marblehead, Massachusetts
- Sailmakers
- Tufts University alumni
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