Today on Sail Sport Talk we are interviewing our special guest Olympian Pam Healy, Chair of 2024 US Olympic Trials, who will share the latest in the USA team sailing trials. The 2024 Summer Olympics will be held Friday, Jul 26 – Sun, Aug 11, 2024, in Paris, France. Sailing competitions are scheduled to run from July 28 to August 8 in Marseille where the Olympic torch will begin its travel throughout France this spring.
PAM HEALY / Current Roles:
- Director of the St. Francis Yacht Club
- Vice President of the US Olympic Sailing Alumni Assoc.
- President of the St. Francis Sailing Foundation
- Grants Committee Member St. Francis Sailing Foundation
- Membership and Junior Committee St. FYC
- Director US Sailing
- Chair of 2024 US Olympic Trials
Sailing Volunteer Experience:
- Past Volunteer High School Sailing Coach with the Envision Academy in Oakland, CA
- Started the West Coast Girls High Performance Sailing Network on Social Media connecting girls up and down the West Coast
- Organized two developmental Nacra-15 clinics and a one regional ODP Style clinic in SF in 2017
- Wounded Warriors, Girl Scouts, and YMCA J22 sailing coach through community outreach in San Francisco
- Taught Women’s only racing clinic in J22’s and held a one week women’s camp this past summer at Tinsley Island
- US Sailing Hall of Fame Nominee
Racing Experience:
- Olympic Bronze Medalist Women’s 470 1992 with skipper/teammate JJ Fetter
- 470 World Champion 1991 with JJ Fetter
- Three-time yachtswoman of the year at both the SFYC and St.FYC
- Rolex Women’s Keelboat Champion Crew (with JJ Fetter)
- Competed in Adam’s Cup, multiple Collegiate, National and International events
Currently active as a mentor and advocate for young women wanting to plan their competitive sailing programs. Teaching adult women to race, skippered in the recent Leukemia Cup & Big Boat Series. Race for fun and enjoy sharing the sport with others.
