In 2023 he became Maxi 72 World Champion as a part of the crew of “Bella Mente.” Prior to his sailing career he was as an American sprint kayaker.
[2] He is a 10x World championship team member, 3x Olympic trials winner, American record holder, Pan am games medalist, and many time national champion.
However, US teammate Ryan Dolan had achieved the result that gave the US an Olympic canoeing quota slot for the U.S. at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico on October 28.
[3][2] Hornsby then won the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Oklahoma City on April 20, forcing a race-off between the two at the first two 2012 World Cups.
[2] Lake Lanier hosted the canoe, kayak and rowing events at the Atlanta Olympics, but Hornsby is the first Olympian they have produced.