Andy Horton
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 1st
- Match Racing World Championship, Italy 1st
- Match Racing World Championship, Russia 1st
- America's Cup, Spain 3rd with Luna Rossa Challenge
- LCYC Wednesday Night Series C2 1st
- Spectator of Slayride’s victory in LCYC Wednesday Series Race B3
- Star World Championship 4th
- Pre-Olympic Regatta, China 1st
- European Championships, Germany 3rd
- Miami Olympic Classes Regatta 2nd
- Miami Olympic Classes Regatta 1st
- 2007 Star North American Champion Vancouver, BC