Ding Schoonmaker

James Martinus "Ding" Schoonmaker (June 10, 1933 – January 19, 2021)^[1] was an American sailor. He won the 1975 Star World Championship together with Jerry Ford.^[2] He also had several other podiums from the Star World Championship and Soling World Championship. Schoonmaker was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2018.^[3] Schoonmaker died on January 19, 2021 at the age of 90.^[4]

Key Information

Personal information
Full name	James Martinus Schoonmaker
Born	June 10, 1933 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Died	January 19, 2021 (aged 90) Naples, Florida
Sailing career
Class(es)	Laser, Finn, Thistle, Flying Dutchman, Star, and Soling
Medal record Sailing Representing  United States World Championships 1975 Chicago Star 1970 Marstrand Star 1972 Caracas Star 1969 Copenhagen Soling European Championships 1971 Cascais Star 1977 Lago di Garda Star 1968 Naples Star
Sailing
Representing  United States
World Championships
	1975 Chicago	Star
	1970 Marstrand	Star
	1972 Caracas	Star
	1969 Copenhagen	Soling
European Championships
	1971 Cascais	Star
	1977 Lago di Garda	Star
	1968 Naples	Star
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1. ^ "James Martinus "Ding" Schoonmaker". THE NATIONAL SAILING HALL OF FAME. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
2. ^ "1975 World Championship - Chicago, USA". starclass.org. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
3. ^ "James Martinus Schoonmaker 2018 Inductee". Nshof.org. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
4. ^ Rupp, Colin (January 20, 2021). "US Sailing Mourns the Loss of James "Ding" Schoonmaker - US Sailing". US Sailing. Retrieved February 15, 2024.

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