Hap fauth biography examples

John “Hap” Fauth is a familiar face who casually pedals around Port Royal, hits the links at the Hole-in-the-Wall Golf Club, and dines at the Naples Yacht Club.

Despite his relaxed demeanor, he’s a razor-sharp powerhouse in the international yacht-racing community.

As CEO of the United States’ 2021 America’s Cup challenger syndicate, American Magic, Fauth has been focused the past few years on bringing the Cup back to the U.S.

this year, while upping the ante on sailing yacht innovation and design.

With four years between each America’s Cup (AC) challenge, Fauth had been absorbed with fundraising for the multimillion-dollar endeavor, including the specifics of the team’s foiling monohull design called the AC75 and the cliffhanging competition at multiple tiers that boils down to mere seconds.

“You can race the same course on the same day and the wind and currents will be different,” he says. “We win races by five seconds—by half a boat length. It’s competitive as hell.”

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