Terry Hutchinson

Terry Hutchinson is an American sailor eleven-time world champion in the Corel 45, J/24, TP 52, Farr 40 and IMS classes, and a winning tactician of the Louis Vuitton Cup. In 2008 and 2014, he was named Rolex Yachtsman of the Year. He has also been part of four America's Cup campaigns.[1]

Terry Hutchinson
Personal information
BornMay 20, 1968 (1968-05-20) (age 52)
Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
Sport
CountryUSA
SportSailing
College team Old Dominion University
Club West River Sailing Club

Background

He grew up in Annapolis, Maryland and went to St. Mary's High School.[2]

Sailing career

Early

Hutchinson earned first team All-American honors in each of his four years at Old Dominion University, and helped lead the Monarchs to four national championships: 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.[3]

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").[4]

In between, he also won the Congressional Cup in 1992, his first World Championship, at the 1995 Corel 45 Worlds with "Titan", and the National Championship in Mumm 36 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,[5] when he also won the World Championship, with "Evita".[6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

He also won the TP 52 World Championship title in 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2014 as both helmsman and tactician of Quantum Racing.

He sailed in the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race as tactician on Djuice Dragons.[9][10]

World Championship Titles
Pos.RoleBoatBoat NameTitleLocationRef
1stCorel 45"Titan"1995 Corel 45 World Championship
1stCorel 45"Heatwave"1998 Corel 45 World Championship
1stJ/24"Evita"1998 J/24 World Championship
1stHelmNelson/Marek 43"Vim"2000 IMS Offshore World Championship[7]
1stHelmTP 52Quantum Racing2008 TP52 World Championship
1stHelmTP 52Quantum Racing2010 TP52 World Championship
1stTacticianTP 52Quantum Racing2011 TP52 World Championship
1stTacticianTP 52Quantum Racing2014 TP52 World Championship
1stTacticianFarr 40 OD"Plenty"2014 Farr 40 World Championship[11]
1stTacticianFarr 40 OD"Plenty"2016 Farr 40 World Championship[11]
1stTacticianFarr 40 OD"Plenty"2017 Farr 40 World ChampionshipPorto Cervo (ITA)[11]
1stTacticianRC44 OD"Team Nika"2017 RC 44 World ChampionshipMarstrand (SWE)<[12]

America Cup

Hutchinson has been part of five America’s Cup campaigns:

References
  1. "Quantum Racing Team". Quantum Sails.
  2. "Local America's Cup helmsman Terry Hutchinson savors rare break with family". The Washington Post.
  3. "Terry Hutchinson profile". Old Dominion University Athletics.
  4. "Terry Hutchinson". AmericaOne.
  5. "North American Champions". International J/24 Class Association.
  6. "World Champions". International J/24 Class Association.
  7. "Vim cleans up at the IMS world championship". Yachting World.
  8. "Hutchinson, Roble Named Top U.S. Sailors in 2014". US Sailing.
  9. http://www.sailingworld.com/racing/seb-flies-without-navigator
  10. http://www.sailingworld.com/racing/crew-changes-all-around
  11. Administrator. "Rolex Farr 40 Worlds". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  12. http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2017/08/13/team-nika-wins-rc44-world-championship/%7Ctitle=team-nika-wins-rc44-world-championship%7Cfirst=%7Clast=Administrator%7Cpublisher=%7Caccessdate=25%5B%5D October 2017
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