Terhune’s Take On A Winning Streak || Sailing World
Professional sailmaker and one-design champion Allan Terhune reflects on one of the most successful years of his career.
By Dave Reed
April 2, 2024
Allan Terhune is all smiles after a fulfilling year in the MC Scow, Lightning and 6-Metre classes. Hannah Lee Noll
Allan Terhune Jr., of Annapolis, Maryland, finally found himself among the illustrious short-listers of the 2023 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year award. As a sailmaker 15 years and counting, Terhune has won plenty of regattas as both skipper and crew, but 2023 was especially good, putting up big wins in the MC Scow Class, securing his first 6-Metre World Championship title as tactician, and then wrapping up the year with a gold medal in the Lightning Class at the Pan American Games in Chile. One could say he’s getting faster with age, but he’d say, he’s simply having more fun.
