Peter Hall (sailor)

Peter Hall
Peter Hall at Muiden, The Netherlands (2017)
Personal information
Nationality Canada
Born (1949-06-05) June 5, 1949 (age 75)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sailing career
Class(es)Lightning
Soling
ClubLife member Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis, USA Soling
Vintage Yachting Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Hellerup, Danmark Soling[1]
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Athens, Greece Lightning[2]
Gold medal – first place 2011 Prien am Chiemsee, Germany Soling[3]
Gold medal – first place 2012 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Soling[4]
Gold medal – first place 2014 Punta del Este, Uruguay Soling[5]
Silver medal – second place 2006 Annapolis, Maryland Soling[6]
Silver medal – second place 2013 Balatonalmádi, Hungary Soling[7]
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Etobicoke, Ontario Soling[8]
Master World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Marsala, Italy Lightning[9]
Gold medal – first place 2005 Concón, Chile Lightning[10]
Gold medal – first place 2011 Lake Iseo, Italy Soling
Silver medal – second place 2013 Castiglione del Lago, Italy Lightning[11]
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, France Soling[12]
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Ebensee, Austria Soling[13]
North American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Plattsburgh (city), New York Soling[14]
Gold medal – first place 2012 Kingston, Ontario Soling[15]
Gold medal – first place 2014 Port Stanley, Ontario Soling[16]
Gold medal – first place 2015 Wilmette, Illinois Soling[17]
Gold medal – first place 2017 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Soling[18]
Silver medal – second place 2008 Toronto, Ontario Soling[19]
Silver medal – second place 2011 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Soling[20]
Silver medal – second place 2016 Sarnia, Ontario Soling[21]
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Rochester, New York Soling
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Wilmette, Illinois Soling[22]
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Bath, Ontario Soling[23]
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Plattsburgh (city), New York Soling[24]
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Montreal, Quebec Soling[25]
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Kingston, Ontario Soling[26]
North American Masters Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Meledeconk River Yacht Club, Brick, NJ Lightning[27]
Gold medal – first place 2011 North Cape Yacht Club, LaSalle, MI Lightning[28]
Soling World Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2013 Soling
Gold medal – first place 2014 Soling
Gold medal – first place 2016 Soling
Updated on 2 April 2020

Peter Hall (born June 5, 1949) is a sailor from Canada, who represented his country at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, United States with team members Scott Morgan and Alain Boucher where they took the Silver medal in the Soling. Also at the 2018 Vintage Yachting Games in Hellerup Denmark, Hall as helmsman together with his fellow crew members Gord de Vries and Johan Offermans (The Netherlands) took the silver medal in the Soling. Hall is representing Group P in the council of World Sailing.[29] Peter won so far four World Championships. Furthermore, he was president of the International Soling Association from 2015 - 2016.

Early life

He was born on June 5, 1949, in Montreal, Quebec, Hall attended the Lower Canada College at Monkland Village, and earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Queen's University at Kingston and a bachelor's degree in law from McGill University at Montreal.

Personal life

Hall lives in Montreal, is married with Margot. The couple has 3 children: Krista, Nicolas and William.

Professional life

Hall is (semi-)retired from a career as lawyer and business developer at Pratt & Whitney Canada, CAE Flight Simulators, Bell Helicopter Canada, Lavalin Engineering, Teleglobe International, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Ingenium. Peter holds several board positions in the industry.

Sailing life

Peter Hall in Soling KC147 (1975)

Peter started sailing early in life in several classes and is a life member of the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club, Montreal. On the age of 26 he switched to the Soling in pursuit for an Olympic ticket. Besides the Soling he also kept sailing Lightning. After a few years without the Soling he returned to the class in 2006. Hall holds several North American Championships titles in the Soling, in the Lightning he holds one World Champions title as well as two Master titles. In 2011, 2012 and 2014 he became World Champion in the Soling. In 2012 and 14, his youngest son William was a member of the team. In 2013, 2014 and 2016 Peter received the Soling World Trophy. Peter was also president of Voile Quebec from 1994 to 1996. Peter Hall was inducted in 2017 to the Voile Québec Hall of Fame.[30]

Soling World Champions 2011: From left to right Paul Davis, Peter Hall and Phillip Kerrigan
Soling World Champions 2012: From top to bottom Peter Hall, Paul Davis and Will Hall
Sporting positions
Preceded by President International Soling Association
2015 - 2016 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "2018 Vintage Yachting Games". www.manage2sail.com. Manage 2 Sail. 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ^ International Lightning Class Association World Champions, International Lightning Class Association, 1989
  3. ^ "World Championship / CYC, Chiemsee 22/04/2011 To 30/04/2011". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. ^ "World Championship / MYC, Milwaukee 17/09/2012 To 23/09/2012". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  5. ^ "World Championship / YCPE, Punta del Este 22/11/2014 To 30/11/2014". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  6. ^ "World Championship / SSA, Annapolis 16/10/2006 To 22/10/2006". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  7. ^ "World Championship / Balaton 19/09/2013 To 25/09/2013". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  8. ^ "World Championship / EYC, Toronto 14/09/2009 To 20/09/2009". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  9. ^ International Lightning Class Association International Masters Champion, International Lightning Class Association, 2001
  10. ^ International Lightning Class Association International Masters Champion, International Lightning Class Association, 2005
  11. ^ International Lightning Class Association International Masters Champion, International Lightning Class Association, 2013
  12. ^ "European Championship / Quiberon 14/06/2014 To 19/06/2014". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  13. ^ "European Championship / SCE, Traunsee 02/05/2016 To 05/05/2016". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  14. ^ "North American Championship / VSC, Plattsburgh, NY 14/08/2009 To 16/08/2009". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2009. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  15. ^ "North American Championship / CORK 23/08/2012 To 26/08/2012". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  16. ^ "North American Championship / PSSS, Port Stanley, ON 18/09/2014 To 21/09/2014". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  17. ^ "North American Championship / SSYC, Wilmette, IL 27/08/2015 To 30/08/2015". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  18. ^ "North American Championship / MYC, Lake Michigan 24/08/2017 To 27/08/2017". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  19. ^ "North American Championship / EYC, Toronto 19/06/2008 To 22/06/2008". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  20. ^ "North American Championship / Milwaukee Yacht Club 29/09/2011 To 02/10/2011". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  21. ^ "North American Championship / Sarnia 23/06/2016 To 26/06/2016". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  22. ^ "North American Championship / Wilmette, IL 06/07/2007 To 09/07/2007". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  23. ^ "North American Championship / LCYC, Bath, Lake Ontario 02/07/2010 To 02/07/2010". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  24. ^ "North American Championship / Plattsburgh 15/08/2013 To 18/08/2013". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  25. ^ "North American Championship / RStLYC, Montreal 27/09/2018 To 30/09/2018". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  26. ^ "North American Championship / CORK, Kingston 07/08/2019 To 11/08/2019. / Rk=1.5". www.soling.com. Buenos Aires (ARG): International Soling Association. 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  27. ^ International Lightning Class Association Masters North American Champions, International Lightning Class Association, 2010
  28. ^ International Lightning Class Association Masters North American Champions, International Lightning Class Association, 2011
  29. ^ "World Sailing Council". www.manage2sail.com. World Sailing. 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  30. ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". www.voile.qc.ca. Voile Québec’s Hall of Fame. 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2022.


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