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Când vârsta nu e un obstacol - Povestea lui Gus Miller
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Gus Miller, un american în vârstă de 91 de ani, a devenit cel mai în vârstă participant la Campionatul Mondial Finn Masters 2026 din Brisbane, Australia, finalizând cu succes toate cursele. Pasiunea sa pentru navigație a început la doar trei ani, iar clasa Finn i-a modelat întreaga viață, oferindu-i libertate pe apă și învățând să navigheze în condiții de vânt puternic de-a lungul deceniilor.
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Gus Miller is a freak of nature. At 91 years of age, the American was the oldest participant at the 2026 Finn World Masters Championship in Brisbane, Australia. Eligibility begins on the 40th birthday. Gus finished every race. In this report, he relives his life time of Finn sailing, revealing a few stories, and how the Finn class shaped his life, his understanding of sailing and his friendships:
I started sailing when I was three, and my father taught me how to steer by pulling a little punt with steering ropes on it up and down the beach. After that, he would take me sailing, but put me in a seat and say, stay out of the way.
And then a little later, I was allowed to sail a small punt with leeboards. But I was given a great deal of freedom. I sailed all over Narragansett Bay on my own. The wind back then, the sou’wester would go 20, 25 knots, so I grew up learning to sail in a lot of wind. - Full report
I started sailing when I was three, and my father taught me how to steer by pulling a little punt with steering ropes on it up and down the beach. After that, he would take me sailing, but put me in a seat and say, stay out of the way.
And then a little later, I was allowed to sail a small punt with leeboards. But I was given a great deal of freedom. I sailed all over Narragansett Bay on my own. The wind back then, the sou’wester would go 20, 25 knots, so I grew up learning to sail in a lot of wind. - Full report
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Publicat 12 martie 2026, 20:51