Terry Hutchinson (born May 20, 1968) is an American

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eleven-time world champion in the Corel 45, J/24,

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and IMS classes, and a winning tactician of the

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. In 2008 and 2014, he was named Rolex Yachtsman of the Year. He has also been part of five America's Cup campaigns.

Background

He grew up in Annapolis, Maryland and went to St. Mary's High School.

Sailing career

Early

Hutchinson earned first team All-American honors in each of his four years at

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, and helped lead the Monarchs to four

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: Sloop Championship in 1989 and 1990, Coed Dinghy Championship in 1989, and Team Racing Championship in 1990. He received the ICSA College Sailor of the Year award In 1989 and 1990 and was named Old Dominion's alumni Association's Male Athlete of the Year in 1990. Right afterwards, he won the Key West Race Week in 1990 and 1991 (Class 1 with "Collaboration"); 1992 (Class 2 with "Sensation"); 1994, 1995 and 1996 (Class 2 with "Flash Gordon"); and 1998 (Class 1 with "Bright Star"). In between, he also won the

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in 1992, his first World Championship, at the 1995 Corel 45 Worlds with "Titan", and the National Championship in

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with "Sandman" in 1997. In 1998, he took his second Worlds in Corel 45 with "Heatwave". In the J/24 class, he became North American Champion in 1997 and repeated in 1998, when he also won the World Championship, with "Evita". In 2000, Terry Hutchinson, as helmsman of "Vim", a Nelson/Marek 43 boat owned by Craig Speck, won the Racing Division title in the IMS Offshore World Championship. Hutchinson went on to win the Farr 40 World Championship in 2014, 2016 and 2017 as tactician on Alex Roeper’s "Plenty", and the Farr 40 North American Championship and the California Cup. He also won the TP 52 World Championship title in 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014 and 2022 as both helmsman and tactician of Quantum Racing. He sailed in the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race as tactician on ''

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''. Terry is also famously known for yelling "priority staysail" at top marks prior to kite up and jib down.

World Championship Titles

America Cup

Hutchinson has been a key part of five

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campaigns (all unsuccessful): *

2000 Louis Vuitton Cup The 5th Louis Vuitton Cup was held in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2000. The winner, Prada Challenge, went on to challenge for the 2000 America's Cup. It was the first time in the competition's history that there would not be an American challen ...

, mainsail trimmer for America One *

2003 Louis Vuitton Cup The 6th Louis Vuitton Cup was held in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2003. The winner, Alinghi, went on to challenge for and win the 2003 America's Cup. The teams The Yacht Club Punta Ala was the challenger of record. Alinghi Founded by Swiss busi ...

, tactician for Stars & Stripes *

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, tactician for

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* 2011–13 America's Cup World Series, skipper for Artemis Racing *

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, skipper and grinder for American Magic (also served as executive director)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hutchinson, Terry 1968 births Living people American male sailors (sport) ICSA College Sailor of the Year US Sailor of the Year 2003 America's Cup sailors 2000 America's Cup sailors 2007 America's Cup sailors 2021 America's Cup sailors World champions in sailing for the United States J/24 class world champions Farr 40 class world champions TP52 class world champions Old Dominion Monarchs sailors Artemis Racing sailors Team New Zealand sailors Volvo Ocean Race sailors Extreme Sailing Series sailors American Magic Sportspeople from Annapolis, Maryland