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Tom Blackaller (Thomas David Blackaller Jr.) was born on 6 January, 1940 in Seattle, Washington, is an An american male sailors sport). Discover Tom Blackaller's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 49 years old?

Popular As Thomas David Blackaller Jr.
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Age 49 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 6 January 1940
Birthday 6 January
Birthplace Seattle, Washington
Date of death 7 September, 1989
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Nationality United States

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1940

Thomas David Blackaller Jr. (January 6, 1940 – September 7, 1989) was a world-champion American yachtsman, America's Cup helmsman, sailmaker, and racecar competitor.

He was a two-time world champion in the Star class keelboat, a world champion in the international Six metre class, raced in three separate America's Cup campaigns, and influenced the careers of many other sailors.

Blackaller was born January 6, 1940, in Seattle, Washington.

He moved with his parents to the San Francisco Bay area as a child and began sailing when he was 10 years old.

Tom Blackaller initially rose to prominence sailing Star class keelboats.

1957

He bought his first Star boat in 1957, a chubby hull #2482, named "Spirit."

Seeking a faster boat, Blackaller ordered a new boat that winter from boatmaker Carl Eichenlaub.

This became boat hull #3938, which he named Good Grief! He later obtained a second, newer boat hull (#5150), retaining the boat name Good Grief! Sailing this second boat in 1968 he won his first major events, taking a Silver Star at the Western Hemisphere Spring Championship and then a second Silver Star at the North American Championship.

1969

In 1969 the St. Francis Yacht Club became involved in the Australian-American Challenge, a new international 6-Meter competition.

The club bought an Olin Stephens-designed 6-Meter named Toogooloowoo IV, originally owned by John Taylor of Australia.

1970

Renamed St. Francis, Blackaller helmed her to victory in the November 1970 challenge in Australia, defeating the very same John Taylor and his new Stephens Six, Toogooloowoo V.

1971

Blackaller won district championships (5th District) in 1971 and in 1979.

1973

The first World Cup in 6-Meters was held in Seattle in 1973, which Blackaller also won.

He managed the North Loft in San Francisco 1973–80 and North Sails West 1980–85.

He was considered one of North's most visible and audible "Tigers."

1974

In 1974 and 1980 he won the Star Class world championship, receiving Gold Stars for those wins.

He became known among fellow competitors as Charlie Brown, because he liked to clown around, and the name of his boat evoked the character of the same name from The Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schulz.

As Blackaller became more accomplished he began competing internationally, initially in the 6-Meter class.

1980

Blackaller's fame in yacht racing grew largely through sailing 12 Meters in his America's Cup campaigns of 1980, 1983 and 1986.

Blackaller came aboard as tactician for helmsman Russell Long and his defender entrant Clipper, but the boat lost out for the right to represent the New York Yacht Club in defense of the America's Cup to Dennis Conner and Freedom.

In the early 1980s he drove a Ralt RT4 in the WCAR Formula Atlantic Championship.

He switched to sportscar racing in the IMSA (International Motor Sports Association) Championship.

1983

In 1983, he skippered Defender, but again lost to Dennis Conner, this time sailing Liberty, which ultimately lost the Cup to the wing keeled Australia II.

1986

In 1986, Blackaller became skipper of USA (US-61), a very fast, experimental design with fore-and-aft rudders and a ballast pod known as "the geek."

USA (US-61) was one of thirteen yachts that competed to be selected challenger for the America's Cup.

She reached the Louis Vuitton Cup Semi-finals, where she lost to Conner's Stars & Stripes 87.

1987

Stars & Stripes 87 went on to win 1987 America's Cup.

1988

By 1988, Blackaller turned to multihull sailing.

This marked his shift from quasi-amateur status to paid professional sailor.

He began to campaign a Formula 40 catamaran in the $500,000 ProSail Series, which commenced August 11, 1988, in Newport, Rhode Island.

The four-day regatta in Newport was the first of three national meets that year that included San Francisco, Oct. 6–9, and Miami, Dec. 8–11.

(Lloyd, 1988) In the 1989 ProSail Series, he helmed his catamaran to win two races to one against Randy Smyth, reported at the time as America's top catamaran sailor.

Blackaller was preparing to compete in the San Francisco race of that series at the time of his death.

1989

In March 1989, he finished 25th overall in the 12 Hours of Sebring in a Spice SE88P-Buick.

He went on to drive an Argo JM19-Mazda entered by Jim Downing.

Later in 1989, Blackaller entered a Swift Engineering DB2 Sports 2000 with Sonoma County (California)-based Pfeiffer Ridge Racing for the IMSA 300 Kilometer race to be held at nearby Sears Point Raceway (now Infineon Raceway), on 10 September of that year.

Blackaller suffered a heart attack while practicing for that race.

Blackaller worked as a sailmaker for Lowell North, a position that helped to cover the costs of most of his racing as an amateur and quasi-amateur.

2013

Blackaller was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2013.

In addition to his sailing career, Tom Blackaller also raced cars.