David Ullman

David Ullman (born 1946) is an international yachtsman, sailboat racer, and sailmaker, winner of three 470 World Championships. Ullman founded Ullman Sails in Newport Beach, California in 1967, which led to his international sailing career.[1]

Ullman was named Rolex Yachtsman of the Year in 1996, and was nominated again in 2007.[2] He won the 2007 Melges 24 World Championship,[3] and won the U.S. Men’s National Championship (Mallory Cup).[4] He won the Lipton Cup five times (1992-1996)[5][6] and the Lido 14 National Championship ten times.[7] He has won national championships in the Snipe,[8] Thistle,[9] Sabot and Coronado 15 racing classes. Ullman has also won races in the S.O.R.C. class, and is a U.S. Team Racing champion. He formerly coached the U.S. Olympic Sailing Team.[4]

Ullman continues to race and coach, and is active in running his international sailmaking business.[1][10]

Publications

Championship Dinghy Sailing (1978), with Christopher Caswell[11]

References

  1. 1 2 Dave Ullman - yachting's elder Statesman (Pt.I), John Curnow, September 12, 2010
  2. ↑ Yachting. April 1997. pp. 17–. ISSN 0043-9940.
  3. ↑ Melges 24 World Championship - Ullman the ultimate survivor of a wild west windup! 8 May 2007
  4. 1 2 IOD Celebrity Invitational Program
  5. ↑ San Diego Yacht Club Lipton Cup History: Who Were Those Guys?, Jared W, August 06, 2014
  6. ↑ Entered in Lipton Challenge Cup This Weekend May 30, 1997
  7. ↑ Bringing the fight to the Lido 14 Nationals, July 31, 2014
  8. ↑ Previous Winners of the Snipe Class National Championships
  9. ↑ Newport Yacht Club "Birds and Worms" newsletter, April 2014
  10. ↑ About Us
  11. ↑ Christopher Caswell; David Ullman (1978). Championship Dinghy Sailing. David and Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-7812-0.

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