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Jim Tichenor, Nominee for Director


From:  Houston, Texas

Education:  University of Houston, electrical engineering and business

Experience:  Jim worked for the same group of companies for 42 years and is currently president of the engineering and construction division. Jim learned to sail on a Lightning when he was nine with his dad. He has owned and raced one-designs, including a Columbia 22 and J/24, and has owned and raced C&C cruising designs from 1976 through 1999. He currently races a J/105. Jim served as Commodore of the Houston Yacht Club in 1984, past President of the local Blue Gavel Chapter, and is past Chairman of the local PHRF fleet. At US SAILING, Jim represented Texas Sailing Association as the Area F Race Officer. Additional highlights include:
  • Current member, US SAILING Board of Directors
  • Past Vice President, US SAILING Transitional Board
  • Chairman of the Olympic Trials Committee
  • Immediate past chair of the Race Management Committee
  • Member of USPHRF Committee
  • Certified National Race Officer and Senior Judge
  • Instructor for both Race Management and Judges training and certification
Candidate's Statement: "US SAILING has a talented and dedicated group of employees under the leadership of our Executive Director, Charlie Leighton. We need to both sustain and grow our membership. We offer the finest training programs, from the How to Sail to Safety-at-Sea programs. It may be possible to add to the curriculum with additional programs that could develop the interest of new members. As we gravitate toward more team racing we need to develop the umpires to properly officiate those events, and complete the task of overhauling our website with improvements to make it both current and user-friendly."