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Reg White passed away... #212113
05/28/10 04:43 AM
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Sad news...

"We are saddened to learn of the death of Olympic Tornado Gold medallist Reg White who passed away while racing his Brightlingsea One-Design last night.
Born in 1935, Reg won a gold medal in the 1976 Montreal Olympics and was a world-renowned boatbuilder."
(From: http://www.bseaonedesign.net/ ).

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Re: Reg White passed away... [Re: Tony_F18] #212116
05/28/10 05:18 AM
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frown ........ Says it all.

RIP


Re: Reg White passed away... [Re: Tornado_ALIVE] #212117
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Was a top bloke who taught a lot of us a lot of things....


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Re: Reg White passed away... [Re: scooby_simon] #212120
05/28/10 05:49 AM
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Very fond memories of racing against that wily fox.... smile

The world is a much poorer place without him. frown
God bless, Reg. RIP.


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Re: Reg White passed away... [Re: Jalani] #212121
05/28/10 05:58 AM
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Always friendly and helpful at events. The Irish gang will miss him - he was always very patient with us. We were looking forward to seeing him again at Regfest in September. Condolences to Rob, Henry and all the family. RIP.

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Re: Reg White passed away... [Re: Tony_F18] #212134
05/28/10 08:28 AM
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Quote

... Reg White who passed away while racing his Brightlingsea One-Design ...



A nice death, assuming that there is such a thing.

My condolances,

Wouter


Wouter Hijink
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Re: Reg White passed away... [Re: Wouter] #212143
05/28/10 09:30 AM
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Found a couple of nice pics from last year of Reg sailing his BOD.


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reg-white_C53a.jpg (221 downloads)
reg-white_C53.jpg (220 downloads)

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Re: Reg White passed away... [Re: Wouter] #212171
05/28/10 01:26 PM
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Key Largo, FL and Put-in-Bay, ...
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Anyone know what happened? I know we all would prefer to die while racing.


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Re: Reg White passed away... [Re: RickWhite] #212176
05/28/10 01:41 PM
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Heart Attack.

I'll have to bust out the old T in honor of Reg this weekend!

Sail on Reg, Thanks for your contribution to the sailing world!

Last edited by SurfCityRacing; 05/28/10 01:41 PM.
Re: Reg White passed away... [Re: Tony_F18] #212179
05/28/10 02:14 PM
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I always found him openly prepared to support other catsailors at every level. A wise man of the old school of cat sailing. He will be sadly missed.

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Re: Reg White passed away... [Re: Cheshirecatman] #212188
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Bit more info coming out; Reg had been out sailing with one of his grandchildren and had a heart attack on the hard at Brightlingsea sailing club (his home club). He could not be saved. Family were at his side when he left us.

He helped a load of us "kids" as he called us who were campaigning for the 92/96 games; he / White formula provided a Tornado “loan” boat for the winner of the qualifying series each cycle and pushed UK cat sailing forward with his time and efforts and along with the rest of the White clan. He helped me a massive amount; he will be missed.

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Re: Reg White passed away... [Re: scooby_simon] #212230
05/29/10 09:45 AM
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Western Australia
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RIP

Re: Reg White passed away... [Re: Stewart] #212386
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Re: Reg White passed away... [Re: rhodysail] #212458
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Yardley PA
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I was fortunate enough to meet and compete against Reg back in the 80’s. He had a wealth of knowledge about the T and was willing to share it. Great sailor, innovator and all round good guy.


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