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Josh Belsky

Josh Belsky

American sailor

Josh Belsky is an American sailor who has competed in multiple America's Cups.

Joshua, born June 1966[1] is from Rye, New York, and he studied at St. Lawrence University. He was a pitman on board America3 when it defended the 1992 America's Cup.[2]

Belsky sailed with Team Dennis Conner when they lost the 1995 America's Cup.[3]

He then was on board EF Language when they won the 1997–98 Whitbread Round the World Race. EF Language was skippered by Paul Cayard who Belsky then joined in AmericaOne Challenge for the 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup.[2]

Belsky, currently president of JB sailing, later joined Alinghi and he sailed with them when they won the 2003 America's Cup and successfully defended the 2007 America's Cup.[4][5][6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Hood River sailor part of America's Cup winner". Hood River News. April 1, 2003. With the April 2003 article saying he's 36, June would match age 37, confirming 1996, 2003 minus 37.
  2. [2]
    AmericaOne. "AmericaOne - Josh Belsky - Team Member". www.americaone.org. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  3. [3]
    ROBERTS, RICH (4 May 1995). "America's Cup '95 : A Kiwi Cruise?". Retrieved 12 August 2017 – via LA Times.
  4. [4]
    "Hood River sailor part of America's Cup winner". Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Cup Returns to U.S., But Only for a Hello". The New York Times. 14 May 2003. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  6. [6]
    "America's Cup: Alinghi Magic". www.sailingworld.com. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
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