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Buddy Melges, American Sailing Champion, Dies at 93

A product of a Wisconsin lake region, he was the first sailor to win both Olympic gold and sailing’s top prize, the America’s Cup. And his colleagues revered him.

Chris Museler
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Deaths (Obituaries), Geneva Lake, Wis., Melges, Buddy, Olympic Games (1972), Sailboats and Sailing
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