NAME: Augie Diaz CLASS: Snipe POSITION: BIRTHDATE: 6/6/54 BIRTHPLACE: Havana, Cuba HOMETOWN: Miami, Fla. CURRENT RESIDENCE: Miami, FL YACHT OR SAILING CLUB: Coral Reef Yacht Club and Coconut Grove Sailing Club COLLEGE: Tulane University YEAR GRADUATED: 1977 MAJOR: Mechanical Engineering OCCUPATION: Medical equipment sales CHILDREN: Daniela, Lucas and Adrian; Grandchild: Lucy SAILING SINCE AGE: 9, when my family fled Cuba in 1964
SAILING HIGHLIGHTS: 2005 - Snipe World Championship - 1st out of 65 boats, limited entries 1973 - IYRU (ISAF) Single handed World Youth champion
DO YOU HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO SAIL? - Brother, Gonzalo Jr, age 54, qualified and will sail in the Snipe World Championship this year - Son, Lucas, age 28, just got back into sailing
WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT SO FAR? Raising three children, putting them through college and helping them be successful.
WHO HAS BEEN THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR SAILING CAREER AND WHY? My father has provided me with every opportunity that one can imagine.
WHAT IS YOUR TRAINING REGIMEN (on and off the water)? I sail every weekend, once a week during the summer (work permitting), yoga twice a week and weights twice a week. |