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Alexander Meller
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Name
Alexander Meller
Nation
United States of America
Place of Birth
Montreal Quebec Canada
Class
505, ILCA 7
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Awards
BYC Junior Program: Outstanding Sailor Award 1974. US Sailng Gardiner Award for distinguished service and leadership in the promotion of one-design sailing and class organization in 1998. First recipient of an annual award for service to the US 505 class in 2002.
Campaign Website
http://www.int505.org
Racing Age
12
Classes Sailed
Albacore, various
Sporting Relatives
My father was a dinghy racer and introduced me to sailing and racing
First Event Won
Lac Deschenes Sailing Club Invitational, 1971
Boat First Sailed
Albacore
Languages Spoken
English, French, Italian
Why This Sport
Sailboat racing is the most interesting and absorbing thing I have ever done.
Current Class
505, Laser
Injuries
Tendonitis (tennis elbow)
General Interest
racing sailing dinghies, travel, history, helping to grow the 505 class, fixing older boats, rigging, cycling, running
Yacht Club
Severn Sailing Association
Yacht Club Location
Annapolis Maryland USA
Most Admired Person
Paul Elvstrom
First Event Competed
Club race, Britannia Yacht Club, 1971
Ambitions
Win the International 505 world championship
Coach
n/a
Starting Age
12
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