Betty Foulk

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Betty Foulk
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Birth nameMary Elizabeth Weed
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ClubIndian Harbor Yacht Club

Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Weed Foulk was an American sailor who was a multiple time winner of the Syce Cup. She won the 1967 Mrs. Charles Francis Adams Trophy and was the 1967 United States Sailor of the Year.

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Sailing career

Foulk, formerly known as Betty Weed, was born in New York City [1] and learned to sail at Larchmont Yacht Club. [2] [3] She graduated from Rosemary Hall School in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1955 [4] and then attended Wheaton College. [5]

In 1967 Foulk won the Syce Cup, the championship for women sailors in Long Island Sound. She beat Timothea Larr by three-quarters of a point. [6] Her crew in 1967 included Mrs. Josephine Whitmore, Sue Ann Shay, and Dorothy Preston. [6] Foulk won the Syce Cup again in 1968 [3] and 1969. [7] [8]

In 1967 Foulk won the Mrs. Charles Francis Adams Trophy [9] when races were held on Lake Ontario near Rochester, New York. [10]

Awards and honors

In 1967 Foulk received the Martini & Rossi trophy, thereby becoming the United States' sailor of the year along with Emil Mosbacher. [11] In 2012, Choate Rosemary Hall inducted her into their athletic hall of fame. [4] Foulk also received an award from the North American Riding for the Handicapped Association in 2012. [1]

Personal life

She married William H. Foulk Jr. in 1960, [5] and together they had two children. [3] Foulk died on February 11, 2015. [1] [12]

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  4. 1 2 "Alumni Recognition - Choate Rosemary Hall | Private Boarding & Day School". www.choate.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  5. 1 2 "I Mary E. Weed, 1955 Debutante, Becomes a Bride; Married in Larchmont to William Foulk Jr., Investment Banker". The New York Times. 1960-11-13. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-07-17.
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  8. ↑ "MRS. FOULK WINS SYCE SAILING CUP; Indian Harbor Crew Scores for Third Year in Row". The New York Times. 1969-07-11. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-07-17.
  9. ↑ Heyes, Frank (1968-03-10). "Following the fleet". Chicago Tribune. p. 57. Retrieved 2022-06-13.
  10. ↑ "MRS. FOULK VICTOR IN ADAMS SAILING; Wins North American Title in Rochester Series". The New York Times. 1967-08-31. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-07-17.
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