NAME:  Josh Putnam
CLASS: J/24
POSITION: Crew (bowman)
BIRTHDATE:  12/28/82
BIRTHPLACE:  Buffalo, NY
HOMETOWN:  Augusta, GA
YACHT OR SAILING CLUB:    Augusta Sailing Club
COLLEGE: The Citadel, Charleston, S.C.
YEAR GRADUATED: 2005
MAJOR:  Health and Wellness
OCCUPATION:  Sailing Instructor
SAILING SINCE AGE:  5

SAILING RESUME:

2006 & 2007 – 1st - St. Petersburg NOOD, J/24, Florida
2006 – 1st - 2006 Kings Day Regatta, J/24, FYC, Florida
2006 – 1st - J/24 District 10 Championship, FYC, Florida
2006 – 2nd - J/24 SE Regionals, Panama City Beach, Florida
2006 – 3rd -- Easter Regatta, J/24, Columbia, S Carolina

WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT SO FAR?
Qualifying for the Pan American Games

HOW AND WHEN DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN SAILING?
When I was two or three years old, my parents had a keelboat and would take me out and tie me to the life lines.  After a few years of that I got into the optimist at a young age and progressed from there.

WHO HAS BEEN THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR SAILING CAREER AND WHY?    Several people have been very influential but the person who stands out the most is Gil Klemens.  He has been sailing for probably 70 years and still races to this day and does well.

WHAT IS YOUR TRAINING REGIMEN (on and off the water)?
I sail every chance I get, in any boat I can.  It usually consists of sailing 3-4 days a weeks.  When I’m not sailing I do a lot of running and weight training.

WHAT OTHER, NON-SAILING INTERESTS DO YOU HAVE?
I love fishing.