Jim Brady (sailor)
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June 27, 1963 (age 54) Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
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James H. "Jim" Brady (born June 27, 1963 in Tampa, Florida) is an American former competitive sailor who won a silver medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.
At the 1992 Summer Olympics, Brady finished in 2nd place in the soling class along with his partners Kevin Mahaney and Doug Kern. He was also awarded the Rolex Yachtsman of the Year award in 1990. After the Olympic Games in Barcelona, where he met his wife Julia Trotman, an Olympic Bronze medalist, Jim competed in the America's Cup as navigator for Dennis Conner on Stars & Stripes. In 1997 he co-founded The Olympia Companies with former Olympic sailing partner Kevin Mahaney.
After retiring from competitive sailing with 5 world championships to his name, he shifted his career focus to real estate development.
He currently resides in Portland, Maine, is President of RED Group, LLC, a real estate development company focused on mixed use and hospitality developments.
He was navigator on Stars & Stripes in the 1995 America’s Cup and was tactician on Young America during the 2000 America’s Cup.
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