GUS MILLER (USA)|
| | Nomination |
For a second time the
World Masters drew a
fleet of 350 Finns this
year. The Masters circuit
has been a phenomenal
success story for which many people
deserve praise, few more so than Gus
Miller – this year’s winner in the Super
Legends division. Having fought in
Korea, shortly after leaving the Marines
Miller just missed selection for the US
Olympic wrestling team of 1956… then
only switching to sailing to try for the
Finn spot on the 1960 US Olympic team
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| Why they won |
| ‘Gus! Stan’s [Honey] not a Finn sailor yet’ – Jack Caldwell; ‘A giant
thank you to a legend’ – Cam Lewis; ‘When Andy Zawieja watched
Gus win a Finn Gold Cup race aged 56 he cried, “now we’ll never
get him to retire”‘ – Josje Hofland; ‘Hearing Gus is still crawling
into a Finn makes me ache’ – Scott MacLeod; ‘Gus is 83 and the
Finn is the most physical Olympic boat yet he has never stopped
promoting the class, especially in developing countries, without
any remuneration for 60 years. “Super Legend” doesn’t touch the
sides!!!’ – Peter Harken. |
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