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The Harvard Sailing Team competes at the high level it does today because past team members and coaches gave so much to Harvard Sailing.

Mike Horn, Harvard Sailing's coach from 1965 to 1997, should receive the most credit for producing some of Harvard's best sailors, and paving the way for it to produce many more. 

Mike first sailed at Harvard as a student - class of '63.  A distinguished sailor, he was inducted into the Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 1991 along with teammate Carter Ford. 

Both these women set standards for women's sailing.  Barbara Grant was an A-division skipper in three consecutive National Dinghy Championships, and helped Radcliffe to it's 1972 win at Nationals.  Although All-American status was not available to women during her career, she was one of the first women selected to the ICSA Hall of Fame.

Perhaps Janice's greatest accomplishment was her performance at the 1972 National Dinghy Championships.  Mike Horn stated that her record "simply will never be equaled - 12 firsts and two seconds in 14 races, winning the division by 34 points."  Along with Grant, Janice was one of the first women selected to the ICSA Hall of Fame.

Robert won the national single-handed sailing championship in 1971, and the New England single-handed championship for three years.  He was a three-time All American.  Robby has continued to contribute to the sport - he started what has grown to be one of the nation's largest sail-making companies.  Sean Doyle '02, a recent alum and college sailor of the year is his nephew.

One of Harvard's most distinguished sailors, and a former captain of the women's team, Julia was outstanding both in college and after.  At Harvard she was a three-time ICYRA Outstanding Woman Sailor (the equivalent of today's Women's All American selection).  She was twice chosen by her peers as New England Women's Intercollegiate Sailing Association Outstanding Sailor (one chosen each year).  Her sailing accomplishments include winning the New England Women's Single-Handed Championships twice. 

In 1992 Julia went on to win the US Women's Single-Handed Championships which secured her a berth in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.  In the Olympics, Julia won the Bronze metal in the Europe dinghy class.  This win was especially significant since the Europe is not a common class in the US.  The following year (1993), Julie was named the Rolex/U.S. Yachtswoman of the Year, one of the biggest awards in US sailing.