Australian sailor
David Forbes
Full name David John Oliver Forbes Nationality Australian Born (1934-01-26 ) 26 January 1934 (age 87) Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Weight 100 kg (220 lb) Class(es) Star , Soling , 5.5 Metre
David John Oliver Forbes OAM (born 26 January 1934) is an Australian sailor who competed for his country at three Olympics from 1968 to 1976.
Biography [ ]
Forbes attended Newington College from 1943 to 1949.[1] He was the helmsman of the Australian boat in the Star class at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics , where it finished eighth, and at the 1972 Munich Olympics , where he won a gold medal with John Anderson OAM . In 1975, Forbes was part of the winning Soling team in the North American Championship and that same year, won the pre-Olympic Regatta at Kingston. At the 1976 Montreal Olympics , he helmed the Australian boat which finished eleventh in the Soling class. Forbes was also the mainsheet hand on the 1970 America's Cup challenger Gretel II .
Honours [ ]
Forbes was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1988,[2] and in 2000 he received an Australian Sports Medal .[3] In the Australia Day Honours List of 2015, Forbes was made an OAM for service to yachting.[4]
In 2018 Forbes and Anderson were inducted to the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame .[5]
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Fleet racing
1969/70: Ryves
1970/71: United Kingdom Pattisson
1971/72: Miller
1972/73: Bertrand
1973/74:
1974/75: Hardy
1975/76: Forbes
1976/77: Robins
1977/78:
1978/79: Bertrand , , Dorning
1979/80: Bertrand , , Dorning
1980/81: Mark Bethwaite
1981/82: Mark Bethwaite , , Dorning
1982/83: Mark Bethwaite ,
1983/84: Gilmour
1984/85: Gilmour
1985/86:
1986/87:
1987/88: United States Kostecki , Billingham , Baylis
1988/89: Wilmot , P. Gossing, G. Crowie
1989/90:
Match racing
Fleet racing
1969 Dane , LeBlanc ,
1970 United States Melges
1971 United States Melges
1972 Olympic year - not held
1973 H. Fogh
1974 United States Melges
1975 Australia Forbes , Anderson , O'Neil
1976 Olympic year - not held
1977 P. Hall
1978 H. Fogh
1979 P. Hall
1980 Brazil T. Grael , Adler , Senfft
1981 H. Fogh
1982 H. Fogh
1983 United States Chapin
1984 Abbott, Jr.
1985 H. Fogh
1986 H. Fogh
1987 Not held
1988 Abbott, Jr.
1989 Thomson , Flinn , Gow
1990
1991 Thomson , Flinn , Gow
1992 Abbott, Jr.
1993 United States Madrigali
1994 United States Kolius
1995 South Africa Savage
2002 , T. Rickards,
2004 , ,
2005 , ,
2006 H. Fogh , ,
2007 H. Fogh , ,
2008 H. Fogh , ,
2009 H. Fogh , ,
2010 H. Fogh , ,
2011 Abbott, Jr. , /M. Abbott , J. Abbott
2012 H. Fogh , ,
2013 Abbott, Jr. , M. Abbott ,
2014 , ,
2015 P. Hall , ,
2016 , ,
2017 P. Hall , ,
2018 P. Hall , ,
2019 Bruce Clifford, M. Abbott ,
Fleet racing
1969 D.C. Brockhoff, H. Souuton
1970
1971 A. Osborne
1972 Miller , Berkeley
1973 M.F. Fletcher, J.D. Kahlbetzer
1974 Forbes , Anderson , O'Neil
1975 Forbes , Anderson , O'Neil
1976
1977 Bethwaite ,
1978 ,
1979 Bertrand , Dorning ,
1980 Bertrand , Dorning , Sheard
1981 Bethwaite , ,
1983 Bethwaite , ,
1984 Bethwaite , ,
1985 , ,
1986 , ,
1987 J. Wilmot , ,
1988 , ,
1989 J. Wilmot , ,
1990 Wittey , J. Mayo, S. Ellis
1994 , Edwards , Grace
1995 , ,
1996 , ,
Fleet racing
1969: Dane , Le Blanc &
1970: Curtis , &
1971: Mosbacher , Hutcheson & Dickey
1972: Curtis , , Rousmaniere &
1973: , &
1974: Kolius , Hoepfner &
1975: Forbes , Anderson & O'Neil
1976: Buchan , &
1977: Fogh , & Kerr
1978: Haines , Trevelyan & V. Brun
1979: Abbott Jr. , &
1980: , &
1981: Grael , Adler & Senfft
1982: Baird , &
1983: Melges , &
1984: Fogh , & Calder
1985: Fogh , Calder &
1986: Fogh , Calder &
1987: Kostecki , Billingham & Baylis
1988: Mahaney , & Brady
1989: Mahaney , Brady & Kern
1990: Mahaney , Brady & Kern
1991: Mahaney , Brady & Kern
1992: , &
1993: , &
1994: Fogh , &
1995: Madrigali , Barton & Massey
1996: Madrigali , Barton & Massey
1997: Curtis , &
1998: Madrigali , Healy & Jordan
1999: Curtis , &
2000: , &
2001: , &
2002: , &
2003: , &
2004: Abbott Jr. , &
2005: Abbott Jr. , J. Abbott & Boston
2006: , &
2007: Fogh , &
2008: Fogh , &
2009: P. Hall , &
2010: Fogh , &
2011: , &
2012: P. Hall , Davis &
2013: Fogh , &
2014: P. Hall , Davis &
2015: P. Hall , &
2016: Abbott Jr. , Davis & J. Abbott
2017: P. Hall , &
2018: , &
2019: den Outer , de Lange &
2020: Not held due to COVID-19
2021: Not held due to COVID-19
Match racing
Olympic Champions in Star
1961: Noverraz
1962: Chance
1963: Hunt
1965: Straulino
1966: Elvstrøm
1967: Lindemann
1969: J.-M. le Guillou , & Tassin
1970: Forbes
1971: Turner
1972:
1973:
1974:
1975: no champion decided
1976:
1977:
1978:
1979:
1980: Symonette
1981: Tutty
1982: Vuithier , L'Huillier & Serrasin
1983: A. B. Fay
1984:
1985:
1986: Symonette
1987:
1988:
1989:
1990:
1991:
1992:
1993: , &
1994:
1995: Foster
1996:
1997: Foster
1998: Foster
1999:
2000: , &
2001: Schüman , & van Niekerk
2002: , F. Marazzi & R. Marazzi
2003: , Covell &
2004: F. Marazzi , De Maria &
2005: Schümann
2006: F. Marazzi , &
2007: F. Marazzi , & Heinonen
2008: , &
2009: , Barne &
2010: F. Marazzi , Palfrey &
2011: , Hallberg &
2012: , Barne &
2013: , Kleen & Auracher
2014: F. Marazzi , &
2015: , & Barne