ARTHUR WULLSCHLEGER

WULLSCHLEGER--Arthur Jacques, affectionately known as "Tuna," died peacefully on November 25, 2012 in Plantation, Florida. He was born in New York City on February 12, 1918 and grew up in Larchmont, NY. He graduated from the Hotchkiss School and Cornell University with a degree in Petroleum Engineering. In 1938 while at Cornell he was the Unites States Amateur Outboard Champion. Arthur was a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy during WW II. He then joined his father's textile company that he ran until his retirement in 1985. He was a well-known International judge of sailing events, a race administrator and international competitor. Arthur was the operations manager of three America's Cup syndicates including the America II syndicate for the New York Yacht Club in 1987. Arthur was past commodore of both the Larchmont Yacht Club and the Storm Trysail Club and was one of the founders in 1965 of the Block Island Race Week. He was also a member of the New York Yacht Club and of the Lauderdale Yacht Club. He was jury chairman of Key West Race Week, the SORC in Miami, and Block Island Race Week. He was a frequent competitor in the Newport-Bermuda Race and Trans Atlantic races aboard his yawl Elske. Acknowledging his contribution to the sport of sailing, US Sailing awarded Arthur its most prestigious award, The Nathanael G. Herreshoff Trophy, in 1998. In recent years Arthur spent his summers on Nantucket where he was chief judge for the weekly races at the Nantucket Yacht Club and was also the chief judge for the Nantucket Race Week. He was recently predeceased by his wife of 51 years, Diana (Stork) Wullschleger in September. He is survived by his sons Jacques of Tequesta, FL and Sears of Sarasota, FL, step-children JoAnn Stacey and Paul (Gibby) of Plantation, FL, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. A celebration of his life is being planned for the New Year. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Lauderdale Yacht Club Junior Sailing Program, 1725 SE 12th Street, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316, would be greatly appreciated.