Andy Horton, an American sailor and Olympic 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 which 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 Luna Rossa Challenge 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 Star World Championship (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 Sailing Anarchy "Interview" with Andy and Brad Harken.com interview