Dan Herman — Sailing Resume

Note: this is way out of date.  Contact me for current info.

Sailing Highlights

1995 America's Cup — Navigator on Young America

23 years of one-design and handicap racing and coaching. "Big boats": IACC, Maxi, 50-Footers, and various 1-D's, IMS, IOR and PHRF. Small one-designs: Soling, Etchells, Laser, Lightning, Int'l 470, Int'l 505, Tempest, Sonar, Thistle, J-22, J-24, and various collegiate and junior dinghies.

Selected Recent Sailing

Laser, Olympic Campaign for 1996 2000 2004... ;-)

AmericaOne
Challenger for America's Cup XXX

Promotional daysailing in San Francisco Bay, 1997-98.

 

Young America
America's Cup Defender

Navigator (alt), Instrumentation Systems Designer
IACC World Cup, 1994. Citizen Cup, 1995. America's Cup XXIX, 1995.
Sailed aboard Young America as alternate navigator. Designed and managed integration of the PACT95 sailing instrumentation system. Designed and developed "DanSoft", the racing software system aboard Young America and Spirit of Unum.

 

Full Cry
IMS 50

Navigator
Block Island Race Week, 1994. Local racing on East Coast.

 

Orion Express
ILC 40

Pit
NYYC Newport Regatta, 1994. Newport-Block Island Race, 1994.

 

Congere
Maxi

Trimmer, Pit, Sewer, "BN"
NYYC Sesquicentennial Regatta, 1994. American Spring Series, 1994. Manhasset Bay Fall Series, 1993. Storm Trysail Block Island Race, 1993. Mohegan Islands Race, 1993. Marblehead-Halifax Ocean Race, 1993. Annapolis-to-Newport Race, 1993. NYYC Newport Regatta, 1993.

 

Blur
J-22

Middleman/Tactics
J-22 North Americans, 1994. J-22 Worlds, 1993. Other local, regional, and national events.

 

Tabasco
Farr 44

Cockpit
Edgartown Race Week, 1993. Block Island Race Week, 1993.

 

R-Wave
Nelson/Marek 45

Bowman, Helmsman, Tactician
American Spring Series, 1993. Lloyd Harbor Fall Series, 1992. Manhasset Bay Fall Series, 1992. Indian Harbor-Stratford Shoal "Gearbuster" Regatta, 1992. Vanderbilt Cup, 1992. Vineyard Race, 1992.

 

Stars & Stripes '92
America's Cup Defender

Promotional daysailing in New York Harbor and the Long Island Sound, 1992.

 

Encore
Maxi

Runners, Sewer, "BN"
Races in Long Island Sound and surrounding areas, 1992.

 

Jalapeno Dos
J-44

Tactician, Bowman
CORK Race Week, 1992. LYRA Race Week, 1991-92. Lake Ontario Centenial Cup, 1991-92. Youngstown Race Week, 1991. LYRA Freeman Cup, 1991-92. Lake Ontario International Regatta, 1991. Various others events.

Other Related Experience

• Coach, Women's Rolex Cup, Team San Diego, 1995
• Cornell University Sailing Team, 1987-91
• S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook Sailing Team, 1991-92
• New York Boardsailing - Sailing Instructor, 1994
• Setauket Yacht Club - Sailing Instructor, 1984-88

Personal Stats: Age 29, height 5'10", weight 175 lbs, athletic build.

References Available Upon Request

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