Today in Yachting History
Sub-Topics: America's Cup
Events in Sport
Results 1 - 21 of 21
1661-09-01 - 1st Yacht race, England's King Charles vs his brother James
1661-10-01 - Yachting begins in England; King Charles II beats his brother James
1741-06-15 - Capt Bering leaves Petropavlovsk, sailing to America
1805-10-23 - Sailing ship "Aeneus" sinks off Newfoundland killing 340
1844-07-29 - NY Yacht Club forms
1844-07-30 - 1st US yacht club organized, NY Yacht Club
1845-07-16 - NY Yacht Club holds its 1st regatta
1851-08-12 - 1st America's Cup-US schooner America beats British yacht Aurora
1851-08-22 - Yacht "America" wins 1st Royal Yacht Squadron Cup (America's Cup)
1853-09-24 - 1st round-the-world trip by yacht (Cornelius Vanderbilt)
1866-12-11 - 1st yacht race across Atlantic Ocean
1894-02-03 - 1st US steel sailing vessel, Dirigo, launched, Bath, Me
1953-04-16 - British royal yacht Britannia launched by Queen Elizabeth II
1957-09-21 - German sailing school ship Pamir sails Atlantic Ocean
1962-09-15 - Australia's 1st entry in America's Cup yacht race (US wins)
1969-04-22 - Robin Knox-Johnston ends 312 day non-stop sailing
1983-09-26 - Australia II wins America's Cup yacht race (1st non-US winner)
1987-02-03 - SD Yacht Club celebrates return of America's Cup
1989-02-12 - Thursday's Child sets sailing record, NY-Cape Horn-SF, 80 d 20 h
1989-04-07 - NY Supreme Court takes America's Cup away from SD Yacht Club for using a catamaran against NZ. Appeals court eventually overrules
1999-10-31 - Yachtsman Jesse Martin returns to Melbourne after 11 months of circumnavigating the world, solo, non-stop and unassisted.
Birthdays in Sport
Results 1 - 96 of 96
1848-03-18 - Nathaniel Herreshoff, America Cup yacht designer
1848-12-12 - William Vanderbilt, yachtsman (donated Vanderbilt Cup)
1850-05-10 - Thomas Johnstone Lipton, Glasgow, yachtsman/tea magnate (Lipton Tea)
1878-12-25 - W Starling Burgess, yacht designer (America Cup's Enterprise)
1892-01-13 - Paul Smart, US, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1948)
1894-05-11 - Florimond Cornellie, Belgium, yachting (Olympic-gold-1920)
1898-01-03 - Johannes Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920)
1901-09-17 - Francis Charles Chinester, yachtsman/aviator
1905-09-28 - William Northam, Austria, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1964)
1906-01-29 - Franciscus Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920)
1906-04-01 - Sigve Lie, Norway, yachtsmans (Olympic-gold-1948, 52)
1909-05-31 - Thor Thorvaldsen, Norway, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1948, 52)
1910-09-20 - Jacques-Baptise LeBrun, France, finn yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1932)
1917-11-02 - Durward Knowles, England, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1968-Bahamas)
1918-05-25 - Peder Lunde, Norway, yachtsman (Olympic-silver-1952)
1926-08-17 - Haakon Barfod, Norway, yachting (Olympic-gold-1948, 52)
1929-11-17 - Edgar White, US, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1952)
1929-11-17 - Sumner White, US, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1952)
1929-12-02 - Lowell North, Springfield Mass, yachtsman (Olympic-Gold-1968)
1930-01-26 - Harry "Buddy" Melges Jr, Wisc, yachter (Oly-gold/bronze-1964, 72)
1938-04-22 - Alan Bond, tycoon/yachtsman
1938-08-19 - Valentin Mankin, USSR, finn class yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1968)
1939-03-17 - Robin Knox-Johnston, British yachtsman
1942-02-09 - Peder Lunde Jr, Norway, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1960)
1943-08-04 - Rodney Stuart Pattison, British yachtsman (Olympics)
1943-08-26 - Ulf Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen (Olympic-gold-1968)
1943-09-16 - Dennis W Conner, yachting pro (4-time America's Cup-winning skipper)
1944-06-02 - Poul Jensen, Denmark, yachting (Olympic-gold-1976, 80)
1945-03-15 - Jorgen Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen (Olympic-gold-1968)
1945-07-03 - Iain MacDonald-Smith, England, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1968)
1946-02-17 - Valdemar Bandolowski, Denmark, yachting (Olympic-gold-1976, 80)
1946-04-17 - Clare Francis, yachtswoman/novelist (Come Hell or High Water)
1947-01-13 - Peter Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen (Olympic-gold-1968)
1950-11-11 - Rex Samuel Sellers, Auckland NZ, Tornado class yachter (Olympics-96)
1952-04-02 - Joseph Kent Massey, Oklahoma City OK, soling yachter (Oly-bronze-1996)
1953-04-07 - Everard Endt, US, yachting (Olympic-gold-1952)
1954-05-21 - Bill Abbott, Sarnia Ontario, yachter (Olympics-96)
1955-04-25 - Joanne Abbott, Sarnia Ontario, yachter (Olympics-96)
1955-08-27 - Roderick Hopkins Davis, Auckland NZ, yachting Star class (Olympics-96)
1955-11-02 - Mark Reynolds, San Diego California, star yachter (Olymp-8th-1988, 92, 96)
1956-03-03 - Jim Barton, Lincoln Neb, soling yachter (Olympics-bronze-1996)
1956-05-08 - Jeff Madrigali, Walnut Creek California, soling yachter (Olymp-bronze-96)
1956-12-21 - Kevin Burnham, Hollis NY, 470 yachter (Olympics-8th-1992, 96)
1958-05-09 - Esko Rechardt, Finland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1980)
1958-10-18 - Hal Haenel, St Louis Mo, star yachter (Olympics-8th-1988, 92, 96)
1959-03-17 - Brian Douglas Jones, Auckland NZ, tornado class yachter (Olympics-96)
1959-11-21 - Colin Beashel, Australian star yachter (Olympics-96)
1960-03-27 - Steve Jarvin, Australian soling yachter (Olympics-96)
1960-07-06 - Caroll-Ann Alie, Ottawa Ontario, yachter (Olympics-14-92, 96)
1960-12-30 - Addy Bucek, Australian 470 class yachter (Olympics-9-92, 96)
1961-10-18 - Eric Jespersen, Port Alberni BC, star yachter (Olympics-bronze-92, 96)
1961-10-31 - Christine Bridged, Australian European class yachter (Olympics-96)
1962-01-05 - Donald John Cowie, Auckland NZ, yachting Star class (Olympics-96)
1962-11-14 - Morgan Reeser, Fort Lauderdale Fla, 470 yachter (Olymp-8th-1992, 96)
1964-02-06 - Matt Hayes, Australian soling yachter (Olympics-96)
1964-09-15 - Andrew Landenberger, Australian tornado yachter (Oly-bronze-92, 96)
1964-11-19 - Jeni Lidgett, Australian 470 class yachter (Olympics-96)
1964-11-27 - David Giles, Australian star yachter (Olympics-84, 88, 92, 96)
1965-01-04 - Mitch Booth, Australian tornado yachter (Olympics-96)
1965-01-24 - Ross MacDonald, Vancouver BC, star yachter (Olympics-96)
1965-04-27 - Courtenay Becker-Dey, Greenwich Conn, Europe yachter (Oly-bronze-1996)
1965-11-25 - Mike Gebhardt, Columbus Ohio, mistral yachter (Olympics-6th-1996)
1967-05-23 - Craig John Monk, Auckland NZ, finn class yachter (Olympics-96)
1967-08-30 - Barbara Anne Kendall, Auckland NZ, mistral yachter (Oly-g/s-92, 96)
1967-10-11 - Charles Ogletree, Greenville NC, tornado yachter (Olympics-8th-1996)
1967-10-11 - John Lovell, Baton Rouge LA, tornado yachter (Olympics-8th-1996)
1968-01-15 - Steve McConaghy, Australian soling yachter (Olympics-96)
1968-02-02 - Paul McKenzie, Australian Finn class yachter (Olympics-96)
1968-03-02 - Penny "Stamper" Davis, Carlisle England, Canadian 470 yachter (Oly-96)
1968-11-20 - Richard Clarke, Toronto Ontario, Yachter Finn (Olympics-96)
1969-01-19 - Andrew Murray Stone, Auckland NZ, Open 470 yachter (Olympics-96)
1969-04-11 - J Nick Adamson, Freeport Bahamas, US laser yachter (Olymp-21st-1996)
1969-04-25 - Nir Shental, Israel, Men's 470 yachter (Oly-15th-1996)
1969-06-04 - Tine Moberg-Parker, Oslo Norway, Canada Europe class yachter (Oly-96)
1969-06-30 - Kristina Farrar Stookey, Martha Vineyard MA, 470 yachter (Oly-4th-96)
1970-04-29 - William Martin III, Charleston SC, finn yachter (Olympics-23rd-1996)
1970-05-27 - Michael Blackburn, Australian laser yachter (Olympics-96)
1970-06-03 - Lanee Butler, Manhasset NY, mistral sailboat yachter (Olymp-11th-1996)
1970-07-04 - Louise Van Voorhis, Rochester NY, 470 yachter (Olympics-4th-1992, 96)
1970-08-04 - Owen McMahon, Australian 470 class yachter (Olympics-96)
1971-04-08 - Marc Peers, Edmonton Alberta, tornado yachter (Olympics-96)
1971-05-13 - Hamish Pepper, Auckland NZ, laser single handed yachter (Olympics-96)
1971-06-04 - Roy Janse, Edmonton Alberta, tornado yachter (Olympics-96)
1971-07-29 - Jayne Fenner, Four Marks England, US sailing (Olympic-92)
1971-09-04 - Brian Storey, Richmond BC, 470 yachter (Olympics-96)
1971-10-07 - Paul Hannam, Vancouver BC, 470 yachter (Olympics-96)
1972-01-07 - Aaron John Mcintosh, Auckland NZ, sailboard yachter (Olympics-96)
1972-07-03 - Leigh Andrew-Pearso, North Vancouver BC Canada, 470 yachter (Oly-96)
1972-08-03 - Alain Bolduc, Montreal Quebec, yachter (Olympics-96)
1973-02-08 - Tom King, Australian 470 class yachter (Olympics-96)
1973-08-05 - Brendan Todd, Australian mistral yachter (Olympics-96)
1974-01-17 - Sharon Marie Ferris, NZ, yachter (Olympics-96)
1974-08-29 - Brad Boston, Sarnia Ontario, soling yachter (Olympics-96)
1975-06-30 - Natasha Sturgess, Australian mistral yachter (Olympics-96)
1977-07-20 - Shany Kedmy, Israel, Women's 470 yachter (Oly-14th-1996)
1981-08-26 - Jesse Martin, Australian yachtsman
Deaths in Sport
Results 1 - 1 of 1
2001-12-06 - Sir Peter Blake, New Zealand yachtsman & winner of numerous Whitbread and America's Cup sailing contests, killed by pirates on the Amazon River at age 53
