David Adams Curtis (born June 22, 1946 in

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) is an American sailor and sail maker. As a sailor he competed at the highest level in many National and International classes. He won the World Championships in the

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severn times and was second six time. However Dave was successful in many other classes he with five

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, four US, one European and one World Championship in the

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, and one in the

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he won the Worlds once and four North American Championships. As sail maker he held franchises for, among others,

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and

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. Curtis was inducted into the

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in 2013.

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