John Curtis

Awards

World Achievment Award from the Government of Ontario for Sailing Achievments

Coached Since

19

Coach

Ken Dool, CAN

Non Sailing Achievement

FInished 93 in a filed of over 600 in the 50 km Keskinada cross-country ski race 1999.

First Event Competed

Hawkestone Invitational Keel Boat Regatta

Campaign Website

www.sailforgold.ca

First Event Won

Ontario District Championships, Penetange, 1979

Racing Age

12

Superstitions

Coffee is a ritual. I believe sailboat racing is simple when it is done well.

Most Influential Person

Father

Most Admired Person

Ghandi

Boat First Sailed

Laser

Injuries

No big ones so far. Lots of brused shins sailing the 470.

Languages Spoken

English

Starting Age

8

Ambitions

Make a living at Sailing or Mediation or both.

Hometown

Barrie

Classes Sailed

International 470, IMCO

Why This Sport

Sailing is in my soul.

Yacht Club

Kingston Yacht Club

General Interest

cross-counrty skiing, downhill skiing, running, sailing the Optimist with my children, home renovation

Best Sporting Achievement

Winning Laser II Wolrd Championships with Charlei Hancock in 1989, in Kingston, Canada

Current Class

Tornado, Optimist

Sporting Relatives

My, father is still hoping to play ice hockey in the NHL and golf on the PGA.

Yacht Club Location

Kingston, Canada

Education

Philosophy Degree (Queen\'s University), Law Degree (Queen\'s University)

Amusing Sporting Episode

While camping at a regatta in Whitby, my crew and I pitched a tent at the regatta site and used the trailer hitch of the car as one place to anchor the tent. The next morning we drove into town for breakfast and I fogot to untie the tent. It took about 500M before I realized what I had done. The real shame of it all was the free gin we had been storing in plastic cups from the party the night before was a write-off and our sleeping bags and all our clotes smelled like gin for the rest of the regatta.