Betty Foulk
American sailor
About Betty Foulk
Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Weed Foulk was an American sailor who was a multiple time winner of the Syce Cup. She won the 1967 Mrs. Charles Francis Adams Trophy and was the 1967 United States Sailor of the Year.
Sailing career Foulk, formerly known as Betty Weed, was born in New York City and learned to sail at Larchmont Yacht Club. She graduated from Rosemary Hall School in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1955 and then attended Wheaton College.
In 1967 Foulk won the Syce Cup, the championship for women sailors in Long Island Sound. She beat Timothea Larr by three-quarters of a point. Her crew in 1967 included Mrs. Josephine Whitmore, Sue Ann Shay, and Dorothy Preston.
In 1967 Foulk won the Mrs. Charles Francis Adams Trophy when races were held on Lake Ontario near Rochester, New York.
Awards and honors In 1967 Foulk received the Martini & Rossi trophy, thereby becoming the United States' sailor of the year along with Emil Mosbacher. In 2012, Choate Rosemary Hall inducted her into their athletic hall of fame.
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Who was Betty Foulk?
American sailor
When did Betty Foulk die?
Betty Foulk died in 2015.
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