June Methot
| Sailing career | |
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| Club | Monmouth Boat Club |
June Methot is an American sailor who won the 1968 Mrs. Charles Francis Adams Trophy and was the 1968 United States Sailor of the Year.
Sailing career
[edit]In 1937, Methot won a class championship at the Monmouth Boat Club.[1] Then, until World War II she raced in the Bird class, and she shifted to sailing in Lightnings in 1947.[1] Methot was a winner skipper in Lightning class boats,[2][3] and won the New Jersey championship in 1957 which were sailed in Wood Pussy Class catboats.[4]
In 1968 Methot won the Mrs. Charles Francis Adams Trophy,[5][6] an event she also competed in during the 1954[1] and 1962 season.[7] In 1968 she sailed with Mrs. Bette Power and Mrs. Dede Heron; they were the first team from New Jersey to win the Adams trophy.[8]
Awards and honors
[edit]In 1968 Methot received the Martini & Rossi trophy, becoming the United States' sailor of the year along with Lowell North.[9][10]
Personal life
[edit]During World War II Methot was a pilot when she flew for the Women Airforce Service Pilots.[9] In 1985 Methot published Up and Down the River which is the history of the Navesink River in New Jersey.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Tepper, Bob (July 26, 1962). "Boatmen's Corner". The Daily Record. p. 15. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ "93 boats compete in sailing 'sweeps'". The Daily Register. August 19, 1954. p. 20. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ "June Methot wins third straight Lightening crown". Asbury Park Press. August 13, 1956. p. 14. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ Motor Boating. Vol. 100. Bonnier Corporation. 1957.
- ^ "Adams Cup to June Methot". The New York Times. August 29, 1968. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "FACES IN THE CROWD". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com. October 7, 1968. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "Miss June Methot 4th in Adams Cup". The Daily Register. August 28, 1962. p. 14. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ Price, Toby (August 29, 1968). "June Methot clinches Adams Cup Victory". Asbury Park Press. p. 33. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ a b "North and Miss Methot Awarded Yachting Trophies". The New York Times. March 23, 1969. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ Motor Boating and Sailing. Vol. 123. Bonnier Corporation. 1969.
- ^ Methot, June (January 1, 1985). Up & Down The River. Whip.
Reviews for Up and Down the River- Bramley, Bob (December 7, 1980). "Locust woman's book outlines history of North Shrewsbury". The Daily Register. p. 17. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- Price, Toby (November 9, 1980). "Award-winning sailor celebrates her love of the Navesink in book". Asbury Park Press. p. 170. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
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