# Ed Adams (sailor)

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American sailor

For other people named Edward Adams, see [Edward Adams (disambiguation)](/source/Edward_Adams_(disambiguation)).

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**Edward K. Adams**, known as **Ed Adams**, is an American [sailor](/source/Sailing_(sport)) in the [Star](/source/Star_(keelboat)), [Snipe](/source/Snipe_(dinghy)), and [Laser](/source/Laser_(dinghy)) classes. He was named [US Sailor of the Year](/source/US_Sailor_of_the_Year_Awards) in 1987 and 1991.

In the [Laser class](/source/Laser_(dinghy)), 1975 US national champion, and 1976 bronze medal at the [Laser World Championship](/source/Laser_World_Championship).

At college, he won in 1977 the [ICSA Coed Dinghy National Championship](/source/ICSA_Coed_Dinghy_National_Championship) with the [University of Rhode Island](/source/University_of_Rhode_Island),[2] and was named All-American.[3]

Adams won the [North American Championship](/source/Snipe_North_American_Championship) five times (1981, 1983, 1985, 1987 and 1993) and the [United States National Championship](/source/United_States_Snipe_National_Championship) twice (1986 and 1991) in the [Snipe](/source/Snipe_(dinghy)) class.

He became world champion of the [Star](/source/Star_(keelboat)) class at the [1987 Star World Championships](/source/1987_Star_World_Championships) in Chicago,[4] and won the bronze medal at the [1986 Worlds](/source/1986_Star_World_Championships). He also won the [Star European Championships](/source/Star_European_Championships) in 1988 and the [Bacardi Cup](/source/Bacardi_Cup) in 1988 and 1991.

After leaving the Star, he was appointed coach of the US Olympic Sailing team of 2000 and 2004, while also participating at the [2000 Louis Vuitton Cup](/source/2000_Louis_Vuitton_Cup) as navigator onboard of [Young America](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_America_(USA-53)&action=edit&redlink=1) with [Ed Baird](/source/Ed_Baird).[5] Two years later, in 2002, he won the Laser Master Worlds.[6]

He joined the Delta Lloyd's coaching team for the Boston in-port race of the [2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_Volvo_Ocean_Race). Previously, he sailed the final two legs of [Illbruck Challenge](/source/Illbruck_Challenge)'s victorious campaign in the [2001-02 event](/source/2001%E2%80%9302_Volvo_Ocean_Race).

He was inducted into the [National Sailing Hall of Fame](/source/National_Sailing_Hall_of_Fame) in 2022.[7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Edward K. Adams ('78)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130424182125/http://www.gorhody.com/information/hall_of_fame/bios/adams_(-78)_edward_k.00.html?view=bio). *Rhode Island Athletics*. University of Rhode Island Department of Athletics. Archived from [the original](http://www.gorhody.com/information/hall_of_fame/bios/adams_(-78)_edward_k.00.html?view=bio) on April 24, 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Henry A. Morss Memorial Trophy"](http://collegesailing.org/hall-of-fame/regattas/henry-a.-morss-memorial-trophy). Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["1977 All-American Sailing Team"](http://collegesailing.org/hall-of-fame/all-american/1977-all-american-sailing-team). Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Star Class World Championship Results 1978-1989"](http://www.starclass.org/history/worlds2.shtml). ISCYRA.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Ed Adams joins Delta Lloyd's coaching team"](http://www.sail-world.com/NZ/Ed-Adams-joins-Delta-Lloyds-coaching-team/56493?source=google.es). Sail-World New Zealand.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["LASER MASTERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS ARCHIVES"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111230184416/http://www.laserinternational.org/OLD%20WEBSITE/archives/arcwmas.htm). ILCA. Archived from [the original](http://www.laserinternational.org/OLD%20WEBSITE/archives/arcwmas.htm) on December 30, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Player and Coach"](https://nshof.org/inductees/adams-ed/). National Sailing Hall of Fame & Museum.

v t e World champions in Star 1923: Inslee & Nelson 1924: Robinson & Knapp 1925: Iselin & Willis 1926: Comstock & Gidley 1927: Hubbard & Edwards 1928: Edrington & Gray 1929: G. Johnson & L. Johnson 1930: Knapp & Weed 1931: McHugh & Watkins 1932: Fink & Thorne 1933: Waterhouse & Metcalf 1934: Beardslee & Lehmann 1935: Beardslee & Lehmann 1936: Iselin & Horder 1937: Wegeforth & Phillips 1938: von Hütschler & Weise 1939: von Hütschler & Beyn 1940: J. Cowie & G. Cowie 1941: Fleitz & Severence 1942: Nye & Fahlstrom 1943: Deacon & Roehm 1944: Driscoll & Burnham 1945: Burnham & North 1946: Fleitz & Krug 1947: Knowles & Levin 1948: Pirie & Rugeroni 1949: Nye & Fahlström 1950: Lippincott & Levin 1951: E. W. Etchells & M. Etchelles 1952: Straulino & Rode 1953: Straulino & Rode 1954: de Cárdenas & de Cárdenas Jr. 1955: de Cárdenas & de Cárdenas Jr. 1956: Straulino & Rode 1957: North & Hill 1958: Ficker & Yorston 1959: North & Carlile 1960: North & Skahill 1961: W. E. Buchan & Knight 1962: Stearns & L. Williams 1963: Duplin & Dolan 1964: D. Edler & K. Edler 1965: Bever & Lewsadder 1966: Elvstrøm & Albrechtson 1967: Elvstrøm & Mik-Meyer 1969: Petterson & Schröder 1970: W. E. Buchan & Sutter 1971: Conner & J. Reynolds 1972: Kuhweide & Meyer 1973: North & Barrett 1974: Blackaller & Anderson 1975: Schoonmaker & Ford 1976: Allsopp & Guhin 1977: Conner & Anderson 1978: Melges & Josenhans 1979: Melges & Josenhans 1980: Blackaller & Shaw 1981: Hagen & Hösch 1982: Gorostegui & Doreste 1983: Gorostegui & Doreste 1984: Gorla & Peraboni 1985: W. E. Buchan & Erickson 1986: Brun & Schreiner 1987: Adams & Olsen 1988: Cayard & Erickson 1989: Adler & Falcão 1990: T. Grael & Ferreira 1991: Benamati & Salani 1992: W. C. Buchan & Schreiner 1993: Londrigan & Trinter 1994: MacDonald & Jespersen 1995: M. Reynolds & Haenel 1996: Chieffi & Sinibaldi 1997: Hagen & Ferreira 1998: Beashel & Giles 1999: Doyle & Olsen 2000: M. Reynolds & Liljedahl 2001: Lööf & Finnsgård 2002: Percy & Mitchell 2003: Rohart & Rambeau 2004: Lööf & Ekström 2005: Rohart & Rambeau 2006: Pepper & C. Williams 2007: Scheidt & Prada 2008: Kusznierewicz & Życki 2009: Szabo & Peters 2010: Percy & Simpson 2011: Scheidt & Prada 2012: Scheidt & Prada 2013: MacCausland & Trinter 2014: Stanjek & Kleen 2015: L. Grael & Gonçalves 2016: Diaz & Prada 2017: Melleby & Revkin 2018: Zarif & Hamelmann 2019: Kusznierewicz & Prada 2020: cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021: Negri & Kleen 2022: Negri & Lambertenghi 2025: Cayard & Kleen

v t e European champions in Star 1932: Aizpurua & De Amibilia 1933: Peytel & de Bagneux 1934: Giannini & Amalfitano 1935: Postiglione & Gianturco 1936: von Hütschler & Weise 1937: Bischoff & Weise 1938: Straulino & Rode 1947: Nordio & Rode 1948: Cosentino & Morelli 1949: Straulino & Rode 1950: Straulino & Rode 1951: Straulino & Rode 1952: Straulino & Rode 1953: Straulino & Rode 1954: Straulino & Rode 1955: Straulino & Rode 1956: Straulino & Rode 1957: Fiúza & Pessoa 1958: Fiúza & Pessoa 1959: Straulino & Rolandi 1960: Pisani & Desaubliaux 1961: Debarge & Calonne 1962: D. M. Bello & F. Bello 1963: Croce & Saidelli 1964: Pinegin & Shutkov 1965: Rolandi & Marino 1966: Duplin & Riess 1967: Wennerström & Lybeck 1968: Petterson & Westerdahl 1969: Larsson & Tell 1970: Wennerström & Christensson 1971: Schoonmaker & Dudinsky 1972: Petterson & Westerdahl 1973: Meier & WunderliI 1974: Blackaller & Anderson 1975: Kuntz & Nusser 1976: Allsopp & Wiler 1977: Schoonmaker & Steinmayer 1978: Raudaschl & Ferstl 1979: Mankin & Muzychenko 1980: Hagen & Hösch 1981: Hagen & Hösch 1982: Gorostegui & Doreste 1983: Hagen & Hösch 1984: Biganishvilli & Zubin 1985: Gorla & Peraboni 1986: Bakker & Vandenberg 1987: Brun & Schreiner 1988: Adams & Hennig 1989: Grael & Ferreira 1990: Nissen & Bartel 1991: Grael & Ferreira 1992: Andersen & Just Mikkelsen 1993: Andersen & Just Mikkelsen 1994: Hestbæk & Heijsberg 1995: MacDonald & Jespersen 1996: Rasmussen & Harsberg 1997: Reynolds & Liljedahl 1998: Reynolds & Liljedahl 1999: Beashel & Giles 2000: Hösch & Fendt 2001: Lööf & Liljedahl 2002: Lööf & Ekström 2003: Grael & Ferreira 2004: Lööf & Ekström 2005: Percy & Mitchell 2006: Mendelblatt & Strube 2007: Marazzi & De Maria 2008: Stanjek & Koy 2009: Scheidt & Prada 2010: Polgar & Koy 2011: Negri & Voltolini 2012: Kusznierewicz & Życki 2013: Negri & Kleen 2014: Merkelbach & Koy 2015: Rohart & Guidoux

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