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Carl
Buchan
1956 –
William Carl Buchan is a champion sailor in a wide variety of classes. Among other accomplishments, he was College Sailor of the Year in 1977, he competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and won a gold medal in the Flying Dutchman class, and he sailed for Stars & Stripes when they defended the 1988 America’s Cup. The son of Olympic Gold Medalist and National Sailing Hall of Famer (2013) Bill Buchan, Carl grew up sailing around Mercer Island, Washington. According to his nominator, “Carl is from that small, but incredible, talent pool of Seattle. From college sailing to Star boats to the Olympics, Carl has always been at the top level. Though he didn’t go to a college that is [known for] sailing – and he’s also quite tall (not so great in little college dinghies), Carl was Collegiate Sailor of the year. More significantly, Carl won an Olympic Gold medal at a young age in 1984. He isn’t a professional sailor and doesn’t campaign each year, but it’s so impressive when he ‘drops’ into a class such as the Star and wins the Worlds on San Francisco Bay.” A Partial List of Accomplishments and Honors Tasar: Laser: 505: Star: FD: Soling:
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