Matias Collins (born May 25, 1970) is an American, Argentinian and Italian sailor. As sailor he competed in many

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and

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Championships since 1997

Personal and professional life

Collins was born May 25, 1970, in

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. He is married. The couple has three children. Collins holds a bachelor in food technology. He is since 2003 the secretary of the

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Sailing career

Together with

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(helmsman) and

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he took the 1999

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in the Soling while sailing for Argentina. This team won as well the 1998 Argentinian Championship and 1998 Uruguayan Championship both in the Soling. In 2018 Matias won the bronze as helmsman in the South American Championship together with

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and

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in the Soling while sailing for the USA.

References

Living people 1970 births American male sailors (sport) South American Champions Soling Sportspeople from Connecticut {{Sailing-stub