Terry McLaughlin

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Terry McLaughlin
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Full nameTerence McLaughlin
BornJuly 24, 1956 (1956-07-24) (age 65)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Terence "Terry" McLaughlin (born 1956) is a Canadian sailor who has competed in the Olympics.[1]

Biography[]

McLaughlin was born July 24, 1956, in Toronto, Ontario to Paul McLaughlin,[1] who competed in the 1948 Olympic dinghy regatta.[2] He is the brother of Frank McLaughlin, who won a bronze medal in the Flying Dutchman class at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]

McLaughlin attended St. Michael's College School and then majored in economics at Queen's University.[3]

McLaughlin was to compete in the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics but did not, due to the boycott of the event by western countries.[1]

McLaughlin won a silver medal in the Flying Dutchman Class at the Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics with Evert Bastet.

McLaughlin has won the match-racing series five times.[3]

McLaughlin skippered Canada One in the 1983 Louis Vuitton Cup.[1]

McLaughlin skippered Defiant, out of RCYC, to win both the 2001 and 2003 editions of the Canada's Cup.

McLaughlin was the 2001 Rolex Sailor of the Year.[4]

McLaughlin skippered the Royal Canadian Yacht Club Swan 42 yacht Daring to win the 2011[5][6] and 2013 New York Yacht Club Invitational Cups and the 2013 Swan 42 National Championships.[7][8] As a result, he won the 2013 Sail Canada Rolex Sailor of the Year.[9][10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Terry McLaughlin". SR/Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  2. ^ sports-reference.com: "Paul McLaughlin "
  3. ^ a b "Terry McLaughlin - Profile"
  4. ^ "Terry McLaughlin Honoured as Rolex Sailor of the Year". Sailing.org.
  5. ^ "New York Yacht Club Home". NYYC.org.
  6. ^ nauticwebnews.com: "Canadians winner of the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup 2011", September 18, 2011
  7. ^ "Royal Canadian Yacht Club Succeeds in Defending Title". NYYC.org.
  8. ^ "Daring Grinds Out 2013 Swan 42 National Title". NYYC.org.
  9. ^ "Terry McLaughlin named Rolex Sailor of the Year 2013". Sail-World.com.
  10. ^ sailingscuttlebutt.com: "Terry McLaughlin awarded Sail Canada’s Rolex Sailor of the Year", March 4, 2014

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