# Andy Pimental

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**Andrew Pimental** is a world champion American sailor and [boat builder](/source/Boat_building), and the owner of Jibetech.,[1]

He became [Sunfish](/source/Sunfish_(dinghy)) world champion in 1984 at [Kingston, Ontario](/source/Kingston,_Ontario),[2][3] and was second in 1986 at the Barrington Yacht Club.[4]

Andy Pimental also won the [United States Snipe National Championship](/source/United_States_Snipe_National_Championship) in 2003 with [Kathleen Tocke](/source/Kathleen_Tocke),[5] and was second in 1992 and in 1993 with [Carol Cronin](/source/Carol_Cronin).[6]

In the masters category, Pimental won the [Laser](/source/Laser_(dinghy)) Masters North American Championships in 2003.[7]

He was one of the six men considered for the 2003 [Rolex Yachtsman of the Year](/source/US_Sailor_of_the_Year_Awards) together with final winner Snipe World Champion [Augie Diaz](/source/Augie_Diaz); Pan Am Games Gold Medallist Tim Healy (Newport, R.I.); ISAF Match Racing World Champion [Andy Horton](/source/Andy_Horton) (Shelburne, Vt.); J/80 World and Lightning World Champion Jay Lutz (Houston, Texas); Around Alone Race winner in class two, Brad Van Liew (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.), and Etchells 22 World Champion [Ken Read](/source/Ken_Read_(sailor)) (Newport, R.I.), who had previously won this award in 1985 and 1994.[8]

## References

1. [Jibetech](http://75.103.93.49/?page_id=4)

1. ["Sunfish Worlds archive"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161226054851/http://www.sunfishworlds.org/results.asp?e=N&j=1984). Archived from [the original](http://www.sunfishworlds.org/results.asp?e=N&j=1984) on 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2016-12-25.

1. ["Sunfish Worlds archive"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161226172525/https://www.sunfishclass.org/about/archive/sunfish-world-champions-1970-2012/). Archived from [the original](https://www.sunfishclass.org/about/archive/sunfish-world-champions-1970-2012/) on 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2016-12-25.

1. ["Sunfish Worlds archive"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161226214925/http://www.sunfishworlds.org/results.asp?e=N&j=1986). Archived from [the original](http://www.sunfishworlds.org/results.asp?e=N&j=1986) on 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2016-12-25.

1. [US NationalsBuzzards bay, Massachusetts](https://www.snipe.org/bulletin/snipe-bulletin-archive/snipe-bulletin/2000s-bulletins/647-snipe-bulletin-summer-2003/file)

1. [Commodore Charles E. Heinzerling Trophy](http://snipeusa.com/regattas/trophies-deeds-of-gift/commodore-charles-e-heinzerling-trophy/)

1. [Laser Masters North American Championships Sailing1st.com](http://www.sailing1st.com/article.asp?ID=2462&ClassID=6&hid=Rolex)

1. [World Sailing](http://www.sailing.org/news/11749.php#.WGAM6E0iw2w)

## External links

- [Interview with Andy Pimental – Snipe Sailor](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFL2nRG6elc)

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