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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Q. Kamps |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | 21 March 1932 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Sailing career | |
| Class(es) | Soling |
| Club | Milwaukee Yacht Club |
| College team | Marquette University |
Charles "Charlie" Q. Kamps (born March 21, 1932, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American sailor and lawyer. As sailor he competed in many Soling World, European and North American Championships since the creation of the Soling class (1969).
Kamps is since the early day's of the Soling strongly involved with the class. He served for many years in the executive committee of the International Soling Association. As sailor he took many times the podium. Charlie competed over 20 times in the Soling North American Championship.
The 1979 edition of the Soling North American Championship had a long aftermath. In race 5, Kamps (US 697) was penalized with a 50% bonus as result of a protest from Mac Dunwoody (US 574), Houston. Kamps made several appeals what resulted in a reinstatement of Kamps and a penalty of 50% bonus for Mac Dunwoody on 5 February 1981. This decision was made by the TYA Appeals Committee. [6] [7]
Kamps and his wife, Mary, have two children. Kamps is a retired partner with Quarles & Brady LLP. [8]
Kamps is author/co-author of:
The Soling is an open keelboat that holds the World Sailing "International class" status. The class was used from the 1972 Olympics (Kiel) until the 2000 Olympics (Sydney) as "Open Three Person Keelboat". Besides the Olympic career of the Soling the boat is used for International and local regattas as well as for recreational sailing. The Soling is managed by the International Soling Association under auspician of World Sailing/ISAF/IYRU since 1968.
All over the world, national Soling associations held since 1968 national championships. In some counties the winner of the event became the National Champion even if the winning team came from a different country, like the Netherlands, Sweden or the United States. In other countries like Germany, Austria or Italy the Champion is the first team from the organizing country even if they do not win the event. Since the Soling has always been an "open" class in that spirit we list in this overview the winners of the event. The first boat of the organizing country can be found in the references.
Stuart Hodge Walker was an American Olympic yachtsman, writer, and a professor of pediatrics. He competed as a sailor at the Olympic Games; won many national and international championships in different classes and wrote over ten books.
Rudy den Outer is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 2008 Vintage Yachting Games in Medemblik, as helmsman in the Dutch Soling Sophie’s Choice. Den Outer with crew members Leo Determan and Ronald den Arend took the Gold. In the 2012 Vintage Yachting Games, this time with crew members Gavin Lidlow and Ramzi Souli the team took the Silver medal in Bellano, Italy. In 2003 with helmsman Fred Imhoff and Richard van Rij he became European Champion in the Dragon at Kinsale, Ireland. Den Outer is also very active in the organization of major International Sailing events for Olympic and former Olympic classes.
The Soling World Championship is an International sailing regatta in the Soling organized by the International Soling Association under auspiciën of World Sailing.
The Soling European Championship is an International sailing regatta in the Soling organized by the International Soling Association under auspiciën of World Sailing. Over 50 Soling European Championship were held. The popularity grew during the Olympic period of the Soling. After that era the event continued and is still reasonable successful. The Soling European Championship is an "Open" event. This means that competitors from all over the world are eligible to enter.
The Soling North American Championship is an International sailing regatta in the Soling organized by the International Soling Association under auspiciën of World Sailing. The initiative for this event was taken, inspired by the success of the Soling European Championship, by Milwaukee Yacht Club sailor Jack Van Dyke in 1969 to promote Soling sailing in the US and Canada. Since then over 50 Soling North American Championship were held. The popularity grew during the Olympic period of the Soling. After that era the event continued and is still reasonable successful. The Soling North American Championship is an "Open" event. This means that competitors from all over the world are eligible to enter. So far oversees entries have only won the title three times:
The Soling South American Championship is an International sailing regatta in the Soling organized by the International Soling Association under auspiciën of World Sailing. The initiative for this event was taken, inspired by the success of the Soling European Championship in 1971 to promote Soling sailing in the South America. Since then about 40 Soling South American Championship were held. The popularity grew during the Olympic period of the Soling. After that era the event continued and is still reasonable successful. The Soling South American Championship is an "Open" event. This means that competitors from all over the world are eligible to enter.
This article states the results of the North American Soling Championships from 1969 to 1979. Unfortunately, not all crew names are documented in the major sources: United States Soling Association (USSA) bulletin "Leading Edge" and International Soling Association (ISA) magazine "Soling Sailing".
The International Soling Association, ISA, was founded as soon as the Soling became an International class in 1967. Originally an "Owners Club" became a very self-supporting organization who provided great support for the whole Soling community and guarded the Soling one-design during her Olympic tour of duty as well as in the present time.
David Adams Curtis is an American sailor and sail maker.
Mark Allan Hoâ LeBlanc was an American sailor. He was part of the team that won the Sears Cup in 1967. Together with John Dane III and John Cerise, he won the first Soling North American Championship 1969, Milwaukee. The same team became silver medallists in the 1970 Soling World championship held in Poole, UK.
Matias Collins is an American, Argentinian and Italian sailor. As sailor he competed in many Soling World, European, North American and South American Championships since 1997
Theodorus "Theo" Adrianus de Lange is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 2018 Vintage Yachting Games in Hellerup Denmark. De Lange as middleman together with helmsman Rudy den Outer and Gabor Helmhout on the foredeck took the Gold medal in the Soling. During the 2019 North American Championship in Kingston, Ontario, De Lange again as middleman in the Dutch Soling Sophie’s Choice together with helmsman Rudy den Outer but now with Thies Bosch on the foredeck took first place. This was the first time European sailors won this championship in the over fifty years history of the North American Soling Championship!
Since 1985 the International Soling Association (ISA) keeps record of the annual International Soling Ranking. A few years the ranking list of the IYRU/ISAF was used. After the 2000 Olympics the system was changed to an individual ranking system so that the trophy can be won by one or more individual crewmembers, regardless the role of the crewmember, or by one or more teams. The winner receives the Soling World Trophy.
Peter Hall is a sailor from Canada, who represented his country at the 2018 Vintage Yachting Games in Hellerup Denmark. Hall as helmsman together with his fellow crew members Gord de Vries and Johan Offermans took the Silver medal in the Soling. Hall is representing Group P in the council of World Sailing. Furthermore, he was president of the International Soling Association from 2015 - 2016.
