Ed Baird

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ed Baird
Occupation	Explorer
Date Of Birth	May 17, 1958(1958-05-17)
Age	66
Birthplace	St. Petersburg
Country	United States
Birth City	St. Petersburg
Horoscope	Taurus

Ed Baird Biography

Ed Baird is one of the most popular and richest Explorer who was born on May 17, 1958 in St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, United States. Phillip Edward “Ed” Baird (born May 17, 1958) is an American sailor. He was a coach of the 1995 America’s Cup-winning Team New Zealand and a helmsman for the 2007 America’s Cup-winning Alinghi syndicate.

In 1999, he skippered Young America in the Louis Vuitton series to determine the challenger for the following year’s America’s Cup, but the syndicate’s challenge faltered when one of its two yachts nearly sank in a race against a Japanese team.

From 2011 to 2016, Baird skippered the US-flagged, Quantum Racing TP 52 to win 4 seasons of the Audi MedCup/52 Super Series and three TP 52 World Championships. Baird currently races on international circuits for the TP 52 and RC 44 .

Baird was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2016.

Baird has also ventured into open water racing, having competed in round the world races in 1997–98 (for Innovation Kvaerner) and 2001–02 (for Djuice Dragons). As part of these offshore racing challenges, Baird was a member of the winning team in the grueling, Sydney to Hobart Race in 2000, aboard the maxi yacht, Nicorette II.

Ed Baird Net Worth

Ed Baird is one of the richest Explorer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ed Baird 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Growing up in Florida, Baird raced in the Optimist class at junior level, before moving onto other dinghies. He won the World Laser Championships in 1980 and the World J/24 Championships in 1983.

Baird joined Team New Zealand as a coach for the 1995 America’s Cup, guiding the syndicate to New Zealand’s first ever Cup win. In the same year, he won the World Match Racing Championships, and was named the US’s Yachtsman of the Year.

As the helmsman of the Alinghi team for the 2007 America’s Cup, he led the syndicate to win the series 5-2 against his former team, Team New Zealand. Later in 2007, he was named the International Sailing Federation’s male World Sailor of the Year.

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Facts & Trivia

Ed Ranked on the list of most popular Explorer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ed Baird celebrates birthday on May 17 of every year.