William (Bill) Abbott Jr.
Sailing
Bill Abbott competed
in his first Olympic
trials in 1972 and
was a member of
Canada’s Olympic
Sailing Team three
times, including the
boycotted 1980
Moscow games, the
1996 Atlanta games
and 2000 Sydney
games. His Soling
team also won silver
medals in the 1983
Venezuelan Pan
American summer
games.
Abbott has won
multiple North
American
Championships,
Canadian and World
Championships.
Locally in the Great
Lakes Region Bill
and his team won 1st
in class four times
in the Port Huron –
Mackinaw Race in
1982, 1986 and 1992.
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