Millennium hall of fame: Tim Hogan

Terry Phillips

Tim Hogan is definitely a sailor.

He began sailing competitively when he was eight years old aboard

Snowbirds and Sabots at the Newport Harbor Yacht Club.

After graduating from Newport Harbor High and before entering USC,

Hogan, entered and won the 1966 Sears Cup in Chicago.

He was a three-year All-American at USC and in 1969, became the Collegiate National Championship. Hogan continued his winning ways by

taking first-place honors in Hawaii’s Prince of Wales Cup in 1972.

Hogan sailed aboard “Kialoa II” in the 1969 Trans Atlantic Race taking

first place for best-corrected time.

This was while he was on his way to leading the All-American team in

the European Championships that same year. He has sailed in the Cabo San

Lucas; Mazatlan; Transpac and placed third in the prestigious

Congressional Cup and first in the National Santana 20 class.

Even with all this notoriety, Hogan claims that his greatest triumph

lies closer to home. “I think the best thing about sailing for me has

been watching my four children enjoy the sport as much as I did,” Hogan,

a Daily Pilot Sports Hall of Fame inductee said.

Hogan has four sailors that have set a few records on their own.

Casey is a graduate of Dartmouth, where she was a four-year

All-American in sailing. Patrick currently attends Dartmouth and recently

won the National youth championship. Scottie is a senior at Newport

Harbor High and is a three-time National champion. The youngest is

Mathew, age 12, who placed third at the Sabot Youth Nationals.

Casey, Patrick and Scottie are all former National youth champions.

Hogan is the president of the California International Sailing

Association (CISA), an organization that has assisted and sponsored many

sailors with their training for the Olympics.

CISA also sponsor’s a youth sailing clinic and seminar for several

hundred sailors annually.

He is also involved with the Pacific Coast Interscholastic Sailing

Association, an organization which now enlists 62 high schools.

“The thing about sailing that is different than other activities is

that in a boat, a young person has to make multiple decisions, without

the availability of an adult telling them what to do,” Hogan said. “It

really hones their skills and decision-making responsibilities. How many

10-year-olds are placed in that position? It’s a process that that helps

develop logic.

“Another thing that is unique is that these kids get a chance to

travel and meet kids from all over the world,” Hogan continued. “During

away trips, the teams frequently stay with a competitor’s family, which

really makes for great camaraderie. It’s a great social sport as well.”

Tim Hogan is the president of Warmington Homes and sails at least

three times a week. He deserves a great deal of credit for why the

Newport Harbor High sailing team has won so many National Championships.

Tim Hogan, a man of the sea, of Newport Beach and of the Daily Pilot’s

Sports Hall of Fame, celebrating the millennium.