David Ullman (born 1946) is an international yachtsman, sailboat racer, and sailmaker. Ullman founded Ullman Sails in Newport Beach, California in 1967.[1]
| Sailing career | |
|---|---|
| Class(es) | 470, Melges 24, Snipe, Lido 14, Thistle, Sabot, Coronado 15 |
| Club |  Balboa Yacht Club |
He won the 470 World Championships in 1977, 1978 and 1980, and the Melges 24 World Championships in 2007.[2]
He also won the National Championships in Lido 14 (eight times),[3] Snipe (1973),[4] Thistle,[5] Sabot and Coronado 15.
Besides, Ullman won the gold medal in Snipe at the 1975 Pan American Games and in 1980, the Championship of champions (Jack Brown Trophy)[6] and the U.S. Men’s National Championship (Mallory Cup)[7] He is also a five times (1992-1996) winner of the Sir Thomas Lipton Challenge Cup.[8][9]
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.[7] Ullman continues to race and coach, and is active in running his international sailmaking business.[1][10]
Awards edit
Ullman was named US Sailor of the Year in 1996, and was nominated again in 2007.[11] He was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2016.[12]
Publications edit
- Championship Dinghy Sailing (1978), with Christopher Caswell[13]
References edit
- ^ a b Dave Ullman - yachting's elder Statesman (Pt.I), John Curnow, September 12, 2010
- ^ Melges 24 World Championship - Ullman the ultimate survivor of a wild west windup! 8 May 2007
- ^ Bringing the fight to the Lido 14 Nationals, July 31, 2014
- ^ Commodore Charles E. Heinzerling Trophy winners
- ^ "Newport Yacht Club "Birds and Worms" newsletter, April 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ US Sailing
- ^ a b IOD Celebrity Invitational Program
- ^ San Diego Yacht Club Lipton Cup History: Who Were Those Guys?, Jared W, August 06, 2014
- ^ Entered in Lipton Challenge Cup This Weekend May 30, 1997
- ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on 2015-11-23. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Yachting. April 1997. pp. 17–. ISSN 0043-9940.
- ^ "David Charles Ullman 2016 Inductee". Nshof.org. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ Christopher Caswell; David Ullman (1978). Championship Dinghy Sailing. David and Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-7812-0.
External links edit
- Sailing : Multihull Issue Causes Multitude of Problems, Ruch Roberts, June 6, 1988
- Yacht Racing; Race Week Beckons Italian Sailors, Barbara Lloyd, January 17, 1999
- Boating report notebook: Despite Flooding, Illbruck Comes Back, Herb McCormick, December 9, 2001
- Ullman Scores Huge Victory for Future of Brand, June 26, 2013
- Dave Ullman, Melges 24 Worlds, Dave Reed, July 5, 2007 - July/August 2007 issue
- Video interview
- Team Brickhouse Interview with Dave Ullman, December 3, 2009[permanent dead link]
- Ullman Sails Website