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Williams alum named to sailing hall of fame

WILLIAMSTOWN – Bob Bavier a 1940 graduate of Williams College, has been named as one of the nine sailors who are members of the 2012 class of inductees into the National Sailing Hall of Fame.

Sailing out of Larchmont (N.Y.) Yacht Club, Bavier led his Williams College Sailing Team to Intercollegiate titles in 1939 and 1940 on his way to becoming one of the top sailors on the East Coast.

At the helm of Constellation, he won the America’s Cup in 1964.

He embraced the sport professionally during a career at Yachting that started with selling ads, then writing, before running the magazine as publisher.

He authored seven books on yacht racing and took leadership roles in the national governing body of the sport as well as the international federation.

Bavier passed in 2010.

Following a two-month period this spring during which sailors from all corners of the country nominated their choice for induction, a selection committee – made up of representatives from the national governing body, the sailing media, the sailing industry, community sailing, a maritime museum, NSHOF founding yacht clubs and the 2011 class of inductees – reviewed the broad spectrum of nominations.

The other inductees are navigator Stan Honey (Palo Alto, Calif.), winner of the 2006 Volvo Ocean Race as well as the 2010 Trophée Jules Verne for fastest non-stop circumnavigation of the globe; prominent yacht designer Bruce Kirby (Rowayton, Conn.); 1988 Soling Olympic silver medalist, winning Volvo Ocean Race skipper and America’s Cup tactician John Kostecki (Reno, Nev.); and three-time Star Olympic medalist and two-time Star World Champion Mark Reynolds (San Diego, Calif.).

Posthumously inducted were Olympic gold and silver medalist Peter Barrett (Madison, Wis.), preeminent rules expert Gregg Bemis (Boston, Mass.); yacht designer and Medal of Freedom winner Rod Stephens (New York, N.Y.); and founder and first commodore of the New York Yacht Club John Cox Stevens (New York, N.Y.).

The National Sailing Center & Hall of Fame is a not-for-profit educational institution dedicated to preserving the history of the sport and its impact on American culture; honoring those who have made outstanding contributions to the sport of sailing; the teaching of math, science and American history; inspiring and encouraging sailing development; and providing an international landmark for sailing enthusiasts.

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