From the Cup to the Colorado mountains

When it was learned that Josh Belsky (USA) would be a member of the 2024 induction class for the America’s Cup Hall of Fame, The Aspen Times tracked down their famous resident for this story:

Growing up in the shadow of Newport, much of Josh Belsky’s childhood was spent idolizing the world’s best sailors. From 1930 until 1983, the Rhode Island town hosted the America’s Cup, which is largely considered the pinnacle of competitive sailing.

And it inspired Belsky to pursue a career he’s now taken all the way to the hall of fame.

“As a young boy, I walked the docks where the racing was with all the race boats and the men who sailed them. They were my childhood heroes,” he said. “I knew at a young age that was a path I wanted to take, and that sailing was somehow going to be incorporated into my avocation and my vocation, as well.” – Full report