Ed Baird
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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| Full name | Phillip Edward Baird | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 17, 1958 St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College team | University of South Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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