March 4, 2016
Inductees to The National Sailing Hall of Fame – By Year
The Class of 2016
Click here to visit the 2016 Hall of Famers home page , or click on any of the Inductees to go directly to their biography and other links of interest.
Hall of Fame
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 Ed Baird
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 Malin Burnham * |
 Bill Ficker
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 Exy Johnson
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 Irving Johnson
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 Bob Johnstone
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 Rod Johnstone
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 Tom Perkins * |
 Dave Ullman |
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| * Lifetime Achievement Award
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The Class of 2016 Induction will be held on October 30, 2016 during a weekend of ceremonies at the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, California.
Click here for the Announcement press release (PDF). Click here for the Announcement press release (PDF).
The National Sailing Hall of Fame is a not-for-profit educational institution dedicated to: Preserving the history of the sport and its impact on American culture; honoring those who have made outstanding contributions to the sport of sailing; the teaching of STEM education using sailing as a model, and the role sailing plays in American history; inspiring and encouraging sailing development; and providing an international landmark for sailing enthusiasts.
Click here to read the bylaws and selection criteria used for this Class of 2016.
The Class of 2015
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Hall of Fame
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 Steve Colgate |
 JJ Fetter |
 Paul Foerster |
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 Meade Gougeon |
 Jan Gougeon |
 Sam Merrick * |
| * Lifetime Achievement Award | |||
The Class of 2015 Induction was held on October 4, 2015 during a weekend of ceremonies and youth educational events at the Bay Head and Toms River Yacht Clubs, both located on Barnegat Bay in New Jersey.
The Class of 2014
Click here to visit the 2014 Hall of Famers home page , or click on any of the Inductees to go directly to their biography and other links of interest.
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Hall of Fame
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 Harry Anderson, Jr. |
 Nathaniel Bowditch |
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 Peter Harken |
 L. Francis Herreshoff |
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 Jim Kilroy * |
 George O’Day |
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| * Lifetime Achievement Award | |||
The Class of 2014 was inducted on September 28, 2014 during a weekend of ceremonies and youth educational events at the Bayview and Detroit Yacht Clubs in Detroit, Michigan.
The Class of 2013
Click here to visit the 2013 Hall of Famers home page , or click on any of the Inductees to go directly to their biography and other links of interest.
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 John Gale Alden |
 Tom Blackaller |
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 W. Starling Burgess |
 Frank Butler |
 Runnie Colie, Jr. |
 Dave Curtis |
 Timmy Larr |
 Morris Rosenfeld |
 Stu Walker |
The Class of 2013 was inducted on October 27, 2014 during a weekend of ceremonies and youth educational events at the National Sailing Hall of Fame and Annapolis Yacht Club in Annapolis, Maryland.
The Class of 2012
Click here to visit the 2012 Hall of Famers home page , or click on any of the Inductees to go directly to their biography and other links of interest.
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 Peter Barrett |
 > Bob Bavier, Jr. |
 F. Gregg Bemis |
 Stan Honey |
 Bruce Kirby |
 John Kostecki |
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 Mark Reynolds |
 Rod Stephens, Jr. |
 John Cox Stevens |
The Class of 2012 was inducted on October 14, 2014 during a weekend of ceremonies and youth educational events at the Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans, Louisianna.
The Class of 2011
Click here to visit the 2011 Hall of Famers home page , or click on any of the Inductees to go directly to their biography and other links of interest.
The Inaugural class of inductees to the National Sailing Hall of Fame, the Class of 2011 was inducted on October 23, 2014 during a weekend of ceremonies at the San Diego Yacht Club in San Diego, California.
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