Harry Clemons “Buddy” Melges Jr., considered to be one of the greatest competitive sailors in the sport of sailing, passed away on May 18, 2023. He leaves behind a remarkable legacy as one of the most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sailors in Wisconsin and around the world are remembering and swapping stories about Harry "Buddy" Melges, an international ...

Buddy Melges, a skipper who learned to sail on lakes in his native Wisconsin and went on to capture two of the sport’s biggest prizes, as part of an Olympic gold medal team in 1972 and at the helm in ...

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GENEVA LAKE -- The Big Inland kicks off with the Melges Morning Show, from the roof of Lake Geneva Yacht Club. Today's guests include Regatta Chair and ILYA Executive Secretary Jim Smith and Americas ...

Buddy Melges was recently inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame, becoming only the second sailor in history to receive the honor. It was quite a thrill for me to be Buddy’s presenter. I ...

The crew of the 1st place A scow, skippered by Buddy Melges and owned by John Anderson, along with the crew and families, posed with the trophy. Photo by Pat Dunsworth via www.ILYA.org. PHOTOS.

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