Obituary - Levente Nagy (HUN)

It is with great sadness that World Sailing reports the passing of Levente Nagy (HUN) on 23 January 2019.

Born on 21 January 1923, sailing and Lake Balaton was Levente’s true passion. He learnt how to sail on a family owned 22er Schärenkreutzer called Yinx, and as a racing sailor he managed to win a national title and other medals in the class.
 
He played an active and leading role within the Hungarian Yachting Association (HYA) for close to 50-years. He became a national judge in 1959, was elected as a member of the Board of the HYA in 1967 and in 1972 he was appointed as Chairman of the Appeals Committee.
 
His work domestically transferred internationally and in 1968 he became an International Judge for the then International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU). From there, he served on the Judges Committee and Racing Rules Committee, using his expertise to develop and grow the sport and he became one of the founders of the IYRU Windsurfing Committee.
 
Levente was an internationally renowned judge and sat on six consecutive Olympic Juries from 1972 to 1992. He was also a member of the jury at the 27^th America’s Cup in Fremantle, Australia and acted as Chairman at numerous World and European Championships.
 
Levente was awarded ISAF Long Service Silver medal in 2000.