Dawn Riley is both an expert big-boat and match-racing sailor. She was the first woman ever to
manage an entire America's Cup syndicate, the only American, man or woman, to sail in three America's
Cups and two Whitbread Round the World races.
Dawn Riley Personal Facts:
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
Residence: San Francisco, California
Education: Graduate, Michigan State University
Career Highlights:
2002 IC45 world champion
2000 America True CEO and captain, America's Cup
1999 Winner again, Santa Maria Cup
1995 Team captain of America3, the women's team in the America's Cup
1993/1994 Skipper of Heineken, the only all-women's entry in the 1993-94 Whitbread round-the-world race
1992 Pitperson for America3, winner of 1992 America's Cup and first woman to have an active
role on an America's Cup team
1992 1st place in Women's Cup in Portofino, Italy.
1992 Winner, Santa Maria Cup
1989/90 Watch captain/engineer on Maiden, the first all-women's team in the 1989-90 Whitbread race
DAWN RILEY AWARDED 'LEADERSHIP IN SAILING' HONORS
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