Bahamian Medalists in Sailing
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Olympic Games
Gold Medal at 1964 Olympic Games in Star Class
Skipper - Durward Knowles
Crew - Cecil Cooke
Bronze Medal at 1956 Olympic Games in Star Class
Skipper - Durward Knowles
Crew - Sloane Farrington
Pan American Games
Gold Medal at 1959 PanAm Games in Star Class
Skipper Durward Knowles and crew Sloane Farrington
Gold Medal at 1959 PanAm Games in Finn Class
Kenneth Albury
Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC)
Gold Medal in 1962 CAC Games in Star Class
Skipper Durward Knowles and crew Sloane Farrington
Gold Medal in 1962 CAC Games in Snipe Class
Bertram Johnson and Basil Kelly
Gold Medal in 1962 CAC Games in Dragon Class
Roy Ramsay, Robert Symonette, Godfrey Kelly, Robert Eardley)
Silver medal in 1962 CAC Games in Flying Dutchman Class
William Christie and John Morley
Gold medal in 1974 CAC Games in Sunfish Class
Skipper Pierre Siegenhaler
Junior Pan American Games
Gold Medal in 2025 Junior Pan American Games in ILCA 6
Eliza Denning - first female medalist for The Bahamas in the sport of sailing
World Champions
Roland Symonette and Basil Kelly - World Champions in the Star Class (1937)
Durward Knowles (skipper) and Sloane Farrington - World Champions in Star Class (1959)
Pierre Siegenthaler - World Champion in Sunfish Class (1977)
Donnie Martinborough - 3-time World Champion in Sunfish (1983,1985 & 1988)
Gavin McKinney (2017) - World Champion in 5.5 Metre Sailing Class (McKinney skippered the John B, crew members Mathias Dahlman and Lars Horn Johannessen to a six-point lead over the New Moon, skippered by fellow Bahamian Mark Holowesko and crew Christoph Burger and Bahamian Peter Vlasov).
Mark Holowesko (2020) - World Champion in 5.5 Metre Sailing Class (with his crew members, Christoph Burger and Peter Vlasov.)
Reference - Sailing Since 1931 - source: About | The Nassau Yacht Club