Jan O'Malley

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Jan O'Malley
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Born1946
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ClubMantoloking Yacht Club

Jan Chance O'Malley (born 1946) is an American sailor who was named US Sailor of the Year three times: in 1969, 1970, and 1977.

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Sailing history

O'Malley started sailing in wood boats in Barnegat Bay. [1] She won the Mrs. Charles Francis Adams Trophy, the United States' women's national championship, in 1969 and 1970. [2] Both years she sailed with her sister-in-law Patricia O'Malley, [3] with whom she also won the United States' doublehanded championship. [4] In 1977 she won the first women's world sailing championship that was held in England in 1977. [5]

O'Malley talked about the challenges of raising kids and competitive sailing in a 1978 article in The New York Times . [6] She was the United States' representative to the International Yacht Racing Union meeting when the decision was made to add women-only competitions to the Olympics, O'Malley did not approve of this change as she felt that women would catch up to the men in select sailboats where men were not at a physical advantage due to their physical size. [7] By 2002, O'Malley noted that the presence of all-women events was a positive development for women in competitive sailing. [8]

Awards and honors

O'Malley was named US Sailor of the Year Awards three times, first in 1969 and then two additional awards in 1970 and 1977. [4] [1] In 1988, she received the United States Yacht Racing Union's One Design Achievement Award. [1] In 2014 she was inducted into the Barnegat Bay Sailing Hall of Fame. [1]

Personal life

O'Malley comes from a family of sailors, including her father, Britton Chance, [9] her brother Britton Chance Jr., [10] and her niece, Hannah Swett, who was named US Sailor of the Year in 2004. [11]

She has been a resident of Mantoloking, New Jersey. [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Mrs. Charles Francis Adams Trophy - The Adams Cup Women's Championship". National Sailing Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  3. ↑ "Mrs. 0'Malley's Crew Wins North American Laurels". New York Times. 4 September 1970. p. 41 – via ProQuest.
  4. 1 2 "Turner Wins Yachting Award". The New York Times. 1978-01-20. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  5. ↑ Fishman, Joanne A. (1977-07-31). "Jan, Pat O'Malley Put In Plug for Women's Sailing". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  6. ↑ Fishman, Joanne A. (1978-04-02). "Women's Role in Sailing: Equality Is a Long Way Off". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  7. ↑ Lloyd, Barbara (1984-12-24). "Olympic Yacht Class Opens for Women". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  8. ↑ Jobson, Gary (2002-04-09). "Changing Views Among the Pioneers". Sailing World. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  9. ↑ "Colie, Merrick embody spirit of Shore sailing". Asbury Park Press. 24 October 1999. pp. H15 – via ProQuest.
  10. ↑ Weber, Bruce (2012-10-18). "Britton Chance Jr., Designer of America's Cup Boats, Dies at 72". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  11. ↑ "Yachtswoman of the Year Comes From Family of Sailors". The New York Times. 2004-02-08. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  12. ↑ "Turner Wins Yachting Award", The New York Times , January 20, 1978. Accessed March 2, 2022. "The occasion was the designation of Ted Turner and Jan Chance O'Malley as yachtsman and yachtswoman of the year.... Mrs. O'Malley of Mantoloking, N.J., disdains ocean racing. preferring the 14‐foot boats that she calls 'fast and sensitive.'"
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