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Farewell to the ‘Perfect Skipper’

By Administrator · On May 12, 2016

Ramón Carlín, the ‘weekend sailor’ who upset the odds to become the winner of the first Whitbread Round the World Race in 1973-74, has died in Mexico City at the age of 92. Carlín was a complete unknown in the sport when he entered the race which later became the Volvo Ocean Race, having made his fortune manufacturing washing machines in his native Mexico after starting his career as a door-to-door salesman selling cutlery and pots and pans. Read More

Ramon CarlinWhitbread Round the World Race in 1973-74
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