Peter Barrett (sailor)

Peter Jones Barrett (February 20, 1935 – December 17, 2000) was an American sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he received a gold medal in the star class with the boat North Star, together with Lowell North.[1]

Peter Barrett
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Star
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Finn

He won the silver medal in the finn class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[2] He also competed in the Finn event at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[3]

Career

Barrett competed in three Olympic Games and won two medals. He finished 11th in the Finn at the Naples, Italy Games 1960, won a silver medal in the Finn at the 1964 Tokyo Games, and crewing for Lowell North won the Star class gold medal at the 1968 Games in Acapulco, Mexico. Throughout his competitive career Pete won several championships including the 470 Nationals, Finn North Americans, the C-Scow Blue Chip Regatta, and the A-Scow Inlands. He also crewed aboard the winning boat in the 1971 Chicago-Mackinac Race. In addition, Barrett served as a contributing editor to Yacht Racing/Cruising (now Sailing World), and designed several popular sailboats including the Aquarius 21 and Aquarius 23 built by Coastal Recreation, the RK 21, built by RK Industries, and the Mega 30 built by C&C Yachts.[4]

Barrett was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2012.[5]

Family

Peter Barrett was the husband of Laurie Barrett (now a retired accountant) and father of three children: Kevin Barrett, Bruce Barrett, and Tara Barrett.

References
  1. "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2008.
  2. "1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Sailing". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2007. Retrieved April 18, 2008.
  3. "Peter Barrett". Olympedia. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  4. "Sailboat Designs of Peter Barrett". SailboatData.com.
  5. "Peter Jones Barrett 2012 Inductee". NSHOF.org. Retrieved April 11, 2020.


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