- Birthdate:
- May 19, 1959
- Height:
- 6' 2"
- Weight:
- 214 pounds
- Age:
- 53
Notes
- College
- San Francisco State
- Previous Olympics
- 1984 - alternate, did not sail.
- World Championships
- 2004 - 5th; 2003 - 8th; 1988 - 1st.
- 2004 Qualifying
- Won Olympic trials.
- World rank
- 8th.
- Other career highlights
- First American skipper to win Whitbread Round The World Race (now Volvo Ocean Race) in 1997-98. Five-time America's Cup veteran who reached the finals twice, for two different countries (skippered Italy's Il Moro di Venezia in 1992, losing 4-1 to America3, and helmed Team Dennis Conner's Stars & Stripes in 1995, losing 5-0 to Team New Zealand); 1998 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year; won world championships in Maxi Class in 1988, America's Cup Class in 1991, International 50-Foot Class in 1991, ILC 40 in 1996; won 1989 One Ton Cup; won 1995 Admirals Cup; won 2003 Star North American Championship; won silver medal at Pre-Olympic Regatta in Athens in 2003.
