Kevin Hall (sailor)

Hall graduated from Brown University with degrees in mathematics and French literature. He was also made a member of the Brown Athletic Hall of Fame. He battled testicular cancer when he was 19 and again when he was 22, resulting in the removal of his testicles. He was labeled manic depressive in 1989. He no longer identifies with the label. He has been very open about his relationship with The Truman Show delusion. Journalist and author Mary Pilon's book "The Kevin Show", released in March 2018, details Hall's struggles with mental illness throughout his life. ==Sailing career==

He was the 1986 Singlehanded Youth World Champion and the 1987 U.S. Youth Doublehanded Sailing Championship. He was twice Laser national champion. He sailed a Finn in the 1992 Olympic team trials and finished eighth. Along with Morgan Larson, Hall finished third in three consecutive 49er World Championships between 1997 and 1999. They won the North American Championship title in 1999, only to finish second at the 2000 Olympic team trials. Hall joined Team New Zealand as navigator and was part of the team that won the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup before losing the 2007 America's Cup. He joined Artemis Racing for the 2013 America's Cup and was their head of performance and instruments. However, he quit the campaign following the death of Andrew Simpson. He published a biography called Black Sails, White Rabbits in 2015. ==References==