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Ed Baird is an American sailor who was born on 17 May, 1958 in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. He is best known for his success in the America's Cup, winning the event in 1995 as skipper of the yacht Young America. He is also a two-time world champion in the Star class, and a two-time winner of the Rolex Yachtsman of the Year award. Baird began sailing at the age of eight, and by the age of 16 he was competing in national and international regattas. He attended the University of South Florida, where he was a member of the sailing team. After graduating, he began his professional sailing career in 1982. Baird has competed in numerous sailing events, including the America's Cup, the Whitbread Round the World Race, the Volvo Ocean Race, and the Star World Championships. He has also served as a sailing coach and commentator for various sailing events. Baird is currently the President of the International Star Class Yacht Racing Association. He is also a member of the US Sailing Hall of Fame. As of 2021, Ed Baird's net worth is estimated to be roughly $2 million.

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Age 65 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 17 May, 1958
Birthday 17 May
Birthplace St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Nationality United States

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2019

Winning 4 of 5 events, Baird skippered Alinghi’s Extreme 40 to a dominant win on the iShares Extreme-40 Catamaran Circuit in 2008. He then coached team owner, Ernesto Bertarelli, who helmed the massive catamaran, Alinghi 5 in the 2010 America's Cup.

While best known as a champion match racer and fleet racing helmsman, Baird has also coached world and Olympic champions such as Anna Tunnicliffe, Sally Barkow and Kevin Mahaney. He was a premier instructor for North-U’s Tactical and speed clinics in the 90’s, has written an instructional book (Laser Racing) and over a hundred tactical how-to articles. Baird has worked with ESPN, Outdoor Life Network, Versus and Television New Zealand as an expert commentator for shows about sailboat racing.

2016

Baird was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2016.

2011

From 2011 to 2016, Baird skippered the US-flagged, Quantum Racing TP 52 to win 4 seasons of the Audi MedCup/52 Super Series and three TP 52 World Championships. Baird currently races on international circuits for the TP 52 and RC 44 .

2007

As the helmsman of the Alinghi team for the 2007 America's Cup, he led the syndicate to win the series 5-2 against his former team, Team New Zealand. Later in 2007, he was named the International Sailing Federation's male World Sailor of the Year.

1999

In 1999, he skippered Young America in the Louis Vuitton series to determine the challenger for the following year's America's Cup, but the syndicate's challenge faltered when one of its two yachts nearly sank in a race against a Japanese team.

1997

Baird has also ventured into open water racing, having competed in round the world races in 1997–98 (for Innovation Kvaerner) and 2001–02 (for Djuice Dragons). As part of these offshore racing challenges, Baird was a member of the winning team in the grueling, Sydney to Hobart Race in 2000, aboard the maxi yacht, Nicorette II.

1995

Baird joined Team New Zealand as a coach for the 1995 America's Cup, guiding the syndicate to New Zealand's first ever Cup win. In the same year, he won the World Match Racing Championships, and was named the US's Yachtsman of the Year.

1980

Growing up in Florida, Baird raced in the Optimist class at junior level, before moving onto other dinghies. He won the World Laser Championships in 1980 and the World J/24 Championships in 1983.

1958

Phillip Edward "Ed" Baird (born May 17, 1958) is an American sailor. He was a coach of the 1995 America's Cup-winning Team New Zealand and a helmsman for the 2007 America's Cup-winning Alinghi syndicate.

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