ANNAPOLIS – The National Sailing Hall of Fame (NSHOF) inducted 10 of the sport?s significant contributors during ceremonies held for the first time in the organization?s hometown, and on the site of its future facility at City Dock in the historic waterfront district of Annapolis.The 2013 induction ceremony, held Sunday, was dedicated to the U.S. Naval Academy, with whom the NSHOF has partnered.Six living sailing legends were celebrated for their impact on the sport.Three-time US Women?s Sailing Champion Timmy Larr (Oyster Bay, NY) is only the second woman, to date, to be inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame. She is a two-time Yachtswoman of the Year (1961, 1965).Best known in sailing circles as a three-time Star World Champion (1961, ?70, ?85) and 1984 Star Olympic Gold Medalist, Bill Buchan (Medina, Wash.), can also lay claim to Olympic sports trivia: he was 49 years old in 1984, making him the oldest member of the entire US Olympic Team across all sports; and as he won his gold medal in the Star class, his son, Carl Buchan, was winning one in the Flying Dutchman class at the same Games.The sailing resume of Dave Curtis (Marblehead), a two-time ICSA All-American (?67, ?68) while at Tufts (from where he graduated in 1968 with a BS in mechanical engineering), is replete with one-design titles in a number of classes, significant among them the Soling World Championship in 1981, two Soling North American Championships (?99, ?97), and the J/24 World Championship in 1984, as well as gold medals at the Pan Am Games in two different classes: J/24 (?83) and Soling (?79). The seven-time Etchells World Champion (?76, ?79, ?81, ?82, ?83, ?85 and ?92) and two-time Rolex Yachtsman of the Year (?81, ?83) has made a career as a sailmaker known for building fast sails.?I?m more nervous than at any other trophy presentation I?ve ever been to before,” said Curtis, joking that he had been to more than a few. “I?m truly honored to be here and be included in the greats of this sport of sailing going back to Joshua Slocum.” Curtis credited his father – who never raced, but who loved boats – with teaching him everything about boats and how to sail: “I took to it (sailing) right away. I just loved it.”Frank Butler (Woodland Hills, Calif.), founded Catalina Yachts, one of the largest boat manufacturers in the world, and developed the Catalina 22, one of the most popular sailboats in the US. The California native started his career in the Navy, and later opened Wesco Tool, which made airplane parts. His knowledge of the airplane industry would later be evident in his first notable boat design – the Coronado 25.Runnie Colie Jr. (East Windsor, N.J.), has a reputation as one of the nation?s foremost dinghy sailors, which he earned sailing Penguins – the double-handed dinghy of choice in the 1940s and ?50s – and E-Scows. He is a seven-time International Penguin Champion and eight-time E-Scow Champion.The celebration also recognized, posthumously, the contributions of four notable sailors.Tom Blackaller (1940-1989) started sailing at age 10 when his parents moved the family from Seattle to San Francisco. His notable successes in the Star class began in 1968 when he won the Silver Star at the Western Hemisphere Spring Championship, followed by a second Silver Star at the North American Championship. He would go on to win the Star World Championship twice (1974, ?80). In 1973 he won the Six Metre Gold Cup (the class world championship). Fame in the sport accompanied his three 12 Metre campaigns for the right to defend for the America?s Cup, losing to rival Dennis Conner each time.With Marblehead?s deep roots in yachting, it is no surprise that, in addition to Curtis, two other notable residents were inducted to the National Sailing Hall of Fame: renowned naval architect John Gale Alden (1884-1962); and naval architect and aviation pioneer W. Starling Burgess (1878-1947). Alden and Burgess are also linked through their chosen profession as yacht