Terry Hutchinson


Terry Hutchinson is an American sailor eleven-time world champion in the Corel 45, J/24, TP 52, Farr 40 and IMS classes, and a winning tactician of the Louis Vuitton Cup. In 2008 and 2014, he was named Rolex Yachtsman of the Year. He has also been part of four America's Cup campaigns.

Background

He grew up in Annapolis, Maryland and went to St. Mary's High School.

Sailing Career

Early

Hutchinson earned first team All-American honors in each of his four years at Old Dominion University, and helped lead the Monarchs to four national championships. He received the ICSA College Sailor of the Year award In 1989 and 1990 and was named Old Dominion's alumni Association's Male Athlete of the Year in 1990.
Right afterwards, he won the Key West Race Week in 1990 and 1991 ; 1992 ; 1994, 1995 and 1996 ; and 1998.
In between, he also won the Congressional Cup in 1992, his first World Championship, at the 1995 Corel 45 Worlds with "Titan", and the National Championship in Mumm 36 with "Sandman" in 1997. In 1998, he took his second Worlds in Corel 45 with "Heatwave".
In the J/24 class, he became North American Champion in 1997 and repeated in 1998, when he also won the World Championship, with "Evita".
In 2000, Terry Hutchinson, as helmsman of "Vim", a Nelson/Marek 43 boat owned by Craig Speck, won the Racing Division title in the IMS Offshore World Championship.
Hutchinson went on to win the Farr 40 World Championship in 2014, 2016 and 2017 as tactician on Alex Roeper’s "Plenty", and the Farr 40 North American Championship and the California Cup.
He also won the TP 52 World Championship title in 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2014 as both helmsman and tactician of Quantum Racing.
He sailed in the 2001–02 Volvo Ocean Race as tactician on Djuice Dragons.

World Championship Titles

Pos.RoleBoatBoat NameTitleLocationRef
1stCorel 45"Titan"1995 Corel 45 World Championship
1stCorel 45"Heatwave"1998 Corel 45 World Championship
1stJ/24"Evita"1998 J/24 World Championship
1stHelmNelson/Marek 43"Vim"2000 IMS Offshore World Championship
1stHelmTP 52Quantum Racing2008 TP52 World Championship
1stHelmTP 52Quantum Racing2010 TP52 World Championship
1stTacticianTP 52Quantum Racing2011 TP52 World Championship
1stTacticianTP 52Quantum Racing2014 TP52 World Championship
1stTacticianFarr 40 OD"Plenty"2014 Farr 40 World Championship
1stTacticianFarr 40 OD"Plenty"2016 Farr 40 World Championship
1stTacticianFarr 40 OD"Plenty"2017 Farr 40 World ChampionshipPorto Cervo
1stTacticianRC44 OD"Team Nika"2017 RC 44 World ChampionshipMarstrand <

America Cup

Hutchinson has been part of four America’s Cup campaigns: in the 2000 Louis Vuitton Cup he served as the mainsail trimmer on America One; in the 2003 Louis Vuitton Cup as tactician for Stars & Stripes, and in the 2007 America's Cup as tactician for Emirates Team New Zealand helping lead the team to the only sweep in Louis Vuitton Final history. As skipper of Artemis Racing, he won the 2011-12 AC World Series Match Racing Championship.