Fran Charles (Sailing Master)
Fran is the varsity coach as well at the Sailing Master at the MIT Sailing Pavilion. Fran has been instrumental in organizing New England Intercollegiate Sailing. He served multiple years as the scheduling coordinator and the graduate secretary.
Living in Marshfield with his wife, Susan, and four children, Fran remains an active competitor in Star boats. This summer he vied for a position on the US Star team at the 2000 World Championship with an eye towards the US Olympic trials.
Fran graduated from Tufts University in 1980. During his four years at Tufts, Fran was a member of the Tufts team that went to the National Championships in both dinghies and team racing. During that time he was a member of the US Olympic 470 team winning US and North American titles, went to the Pan American Games and won a Silver Medal as well as finishing 4th, 6th and 8th in World Championships. He has won both the Interclub Frostbite Dinghy Nationals and the 210 Class Nationals twice.
In November, Fran was the recipient of the 1998 Distinguished Service to Sailing Award given by the Mass Bay Sailing Association for his contributions to the sport as a volunteer, professional and competitor.
Fran Charles racing an R19 with John Pratt and Kyle Welch
Contact: sailing-request@mit.edu or (617) 253-4884
Thursday, 27-Mar-2003 20:12:46 EST, by plam