Harold Cudmore, (born April 21, 1944) is an Irish sailor. Born and raised in

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, Harold Cudmore became an internationally famous yacht racing skipper and match racer. Cudmore had success in classes from the International 505, where he placed 2nd in the World and 4th in Europe, through classes like the Half-ton and One-Ton classes where he won the Worlds, through to the

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and the

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. He represented

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at the

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, where he competed in the two-man

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sailing event. He was the first non-American to win the

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in the US, one of the longest-established and most prestigious match racing events. In addition to sailing for Irish teams, many with fellow Cork sailor

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, Cudmore also captained the British and German Admiral's Cup teams at various times and skippered the top ranked boat in 1985. In the America's Cup Cudmore was heavily involved in several British campaigns during the 1980s, and was the head coach of the 1992 winning campaign America and coaching the all-women's Defense campaign in 1995. He was made a Churchill Fellow in 1983 and named ''Sailor of the Year'' in Britain in 1986. Harold has two daughters.

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