Ding Schoonmaker
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | James Martinus Schoonmaker |
| Born | June 10, 1933 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Sailing career | |
| Class(es) | Laser, Finn, Thistle, Flying Dutchman, Star, and Soling |
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 .[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]
References[]
- ^ "James Martinus "Ding" Schoonmaker". THE NATIONAL SAILING HALL OF FAME. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "1975 World Championship - Chicago, USA". starclass.org. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "James Martinus Schoonmaker 2018 Inductee". Nshof.org. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
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