Andy Horton, an

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sailor and

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hopeful, is best known for his accomplishments Match racing and Star sailing.

Biography

Andy began sailing on Lake Champlain in Vermont where he grew up. He went to prep school at Tabor Academy in Marion MA. After Tabor he attended Hobart college where he studied biology and economics. In 1998 he graduated from Hobart as a 3 time All American. After college he has continued to competitively race sail boats. He has competed in everything from the Americas Cup to Bermuda Races and one design regattas. One of his latest projects was to try to win the right to be the representative to the Olympics in the Star class for the USA. In the end he did not win the trials, but was the top team for 2 years leading up to the regatta. The team was named 2006 Team of the Year by US SAILING, the national governing body of sailing in the United States.

Regatta highlights

* Collegiate All American 1998, 1997, 1996 * Bermuda Race, USA (2001) 1st * Match Racing World Championship, Italy (2004) 1st * Match Racing World Championship, Russia (2003) 1st * America's Cup, Spain (2007) 3rd with ''

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'' *LCYC Wednesday Night Series C2 (2019) 1st (as first mate of Slayride) * Spectator (from Moth) of Slayride’s victory in LCYC Wednesday Series Race B3 (2020) Star Class *

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(2006) 4th * Pre-Olympic Regatta, China (2006) 1st * European Championships, Germany (2006) 3rd * Miami Olympic Classes Regatta (2006) 2nd * Miami Olympic Classes Regatta (2005) 1st * 2007 Star North American Champion Vancouver, BC

References

External links

''Sailing World Article by Andy Horton''

Team Horton Nichol ''official site''

US SAILING press release: 2006 Athletes of the Year

Harken.com interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Horton, Andy Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American male sailors (sport) Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Sailors at the 1999 Pan American Games Hobart and William Smith Statesmen and Heron sailors Pan American Games medalists in sailing Luna Rossa Challenge sailors 2007 America's Cup sailors Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games