Sean Michael Fidler is an American sailboat racer and sailplane competition pilot.
Sean was a US Sailing Team] Gold Medalist in Yachting at the 1991 Pan American Games[1][2] in the Lightning Class. Sean has also won several world and national championships in various one-design sailboat classes.
Sean is also an American sailplane (glider) competition pilot. Sean is a member of the 2015, 2016 and 2017 US Soaring Team[3] and will compete in the 18-meter class at the 2017 FAI Gliding World Championships in Benalla, Australia, in January 2017. Sean placed third in the 1st Pan American Gliding Championships held in Benton, Tennessee in April 2015 in the 15-meter class.[4] He qualified for the final of the 2021 Sailplane Grand Prix.[5]
References
edit- ^ "PAN AMERICAN GAMES : The Day in Review : Nicaraguan Coach Knocks Down Umpire After Being Ejected". Los Angeles Times. August 13, 1991.
- ^ "USA Grabs the Gold in Cuba" (PDF). Lightningclass.org. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ "Unofficial Rankings for the US 18 Meter Class International Team Selection Method for Selection Year 2015". Soaringweb.org. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ Fisher, Matt. "1st FAI Pan American Gliding Championships". Soaringspot.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ https://sgpstorage.blob.core.windows.net/sgpmedia/1841187/competing-pilots-for-the-10th-fai-sailplane-grand-prix-final.pdf [bare URL PDF]