3. Bill Allen
Gold medalist in sailing
Commissioner 2000-
present
got job within 5 hours of
being asked
4. Year round
First ever finals held in Nassau
Best sailors from 11 different countries
18 boats
regatta style racing 3 days
max 4 races a day total of 9 races
200,000 total prize money
Star Sailors League
5. John MacCausland
Collingswood N.J.
loved sailing since he was little
John won his first Junior World Championship in the Moth
when he was fifteen.
he racked up an impressive four National Junior
Championships- two in the Comet followed by two in the
GP-14, before graduating from Cherry Hill East High
School
he won 3 more GP-14 National Championships, won three
additional GP-14 North American Championships, and
three Comet North American Championships and a Comet
International Championship.
He earned his first Silver Star by winning the Star North
American Championship in 1983.
8. Puma
Founded in 1948
designs and develops footwear, apparel, and
accessories.
distributes its products in more than 120
countries
employs more than 9,000 people
worldwide
9. Office locations
Main office on 521 Broadway, New York, NY
Other headquarter locations:
Herzogenaurach/Germany, Boston, London
and Hong Kong.