Ding Schoonmaker

James Martinus "Ding" Schoonmaker (Born June 10, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [1] is an American sailor. He won the 1975 Star World Championships together with Jerry Ford.[2] He has also several other podiums from the Star World Championships and Soling World Championships. Schoonmaker was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2018.[3]

Ding Schoonmaker
Personal information
Full nameJames Martinus Schoonmaker
Born (1933-06-10) 10 June 1933
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sailing career
Class(es)Laser, Finn, Thistle, Flying Dutchman, Star, and Soling
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  United States
World Championships
1975 Chicago Star
1970 Marstrand Star
1972 Caracas Star
1969 Copenhagen Soling
European Championships
1971 Cascais Star
1977 Lago di Garda Star
1968 Naples Star

References
  1. "James Martinus "Ding" Schoonmaker". THE NATIONAL SAILING HALL OF FAME. Retrieved 23 Oct 2019.
  2. "1975 World Championship - Chicago, USA". starclass.org. Retrieved 23 Oct 2019.
  3. "James Martinus Schoonmaker 2018 Inductee". Nshof.org. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
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