JUAN HECTOR DOMATO (ARG)
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A slightly belated happy 80th
birthday to this innovative
Argentinean yacht designer
and successful race skipper.
Domato is a legendary figure among his
country’s sailors and may also be recalled
by some of our more mature subscribers…
Four Admiral’s Cups, four Bermuda Races,
Commodores’ Cup winner in 1992, Transat
winner, 3 Sardinia Cups, 6 Buenos Aires to
Rios and class winner in the rough 1979
Fastnet on his Admiral’s Cupper Red Rock IV
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Why they won |
Bottom right in this photo taken
at the end of the 1979 Fastnet.
‘A humble genius. Just a week
ago I helped him reassemble
three pistons in a Volvo 330hp
without taking out the engine…
The other fellows watching in
the shop did not believe what
they were seeing!’ – Claudio
Behrens; ‘His boats were fast as
hell’ – Vito Contessi; ‘Excellent
sailor and also human being.
And an excellent fisherman!’
– Leo Olmos; ‘A revolutionary
designer’ – Juan Jose Merayo. |
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