Dave Curtis

Dave Curtis

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Personal information
Full name	David Adams Curtis
Nationality	American
Born	(1946-06-22) June 22, 1946 Marblehead, Massachusetts
Sailing career
Class(es)	Jolly boat, Lightning, J/24, Soling, Etchells
Club	Eastern Yacht Club
College team	File:Burgee of Tufts University.SVG Tufts University
Medal record Sailing Representing United States World Championships Gold medal – first place 1976 Newport Etchells Gold medal – first place 1978 Balboa Etchells Gold medal – first place 1981 Marblehead Etchells Gold medal – first place 1982 San Francisco Etchells Gold medal – first place 1983 Rye Etchells Gold medal – first place 1984 Poole J/24 Gold medal – first place 1985 Balboa Etchells Gold medal – first place 1985 Sarnia Soling Gold medal – first place 1992 Larchmont Etchells Silver medal – second place 1983 San Francisco Soling Silver medal – second place 1986 La Trinite-sur-Mer Soling Silver medal – second place 1988 Melbourne Soling Silver medal – second place 2002 Marblehead Soling European Championships Gold medal – first place 1991 La Baule Soling North American Championships Gold medal – first place 1970 Houston Soling Gold medal – first place 1972 Oyster Bay Soling Gold medal – first place 1990 Tiburon Soling Gold medal – first place 1997 Wilmette Soling Gold medal – first place 1999 Etobicoke Soling Silver medal – second place 1986 Kingston Soling Silver medal – second place 1989 Annapolis Soling Silver medal – second place 1995 San Francisco Soling

David Adams Curtis (born June 22, 1946 in Marblehead, Massachusetts) is an American sailor and sail maker. 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, 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.