Terence "Terry" McLaughlin (born 1956) is a Canadian

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

and

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silver medallist.

Biography

McLaughlin was born July 24, 1956, in

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to Paul McLaughlin and his wife Mary. His father competed in the 1948 Olympic dinghy regatta. He attended

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and then majored in economics at Queen's University. McLaughlin won a silver medal in the

Flying Dutchman The ''Flying Dutchman'' ( nl, De Vliegende Hollander) is a legendary ghost ship, allegedly never able to make port, but doomed to sail the seven seas forever. The myth is likely to have originated from the 17th-century Golden Age of the Dut ...

Class at the Los Angeles

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

with

Evert Bastet Evert Bastet (born May 30, 1950 in Maracaibo, Venezuela) is a Canadian sailor. He won a silver medal in the Flying Dutchman Class at the 1984 Summer Olympics with Terry McLaughlin. He also finished fourth within the same category at the 1976 Sum ...

. He wished to have competed in the Moscow

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

but was unable due to the boycott of the event by western countries. McLaughlin unsuccessfully helmed ''

Canada One ''Canada One'' is a 12-metre class yacht that competed in the 1983 Louis Vuitton Cup and finished fourth. In 1985 she was re-built into Canada II ''Canada II'' is a 12-metre class yacht that competed in the 1987 Louis Vuitton Cup. The boat's de ...

'' in the

1983 Louis Vuitton Cup The 1983 Louis Vuitton Cup was held in Newport, Rhode Island, United States in 1983. The winner, Australia II, went on to challenge for the 1983 America's Cup. The teams Australia II (AUS) Owned by Alan Bond and helmed by John Bertrand, '' ...

that determined the challenger for the

America’s Cup The America's Cup, informally known as the Auld Mug, is a trophy awarded in the sport of sailing. It is the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. America's Cup match races are held between two sailing yachts: one fr ...

. McLaughlin won the York Cup match-racing series five times McLaughlin skippered ''Defiant'', out of RCYC, to win the 2001, 2003, 2021 and 2022 editions of the

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. He was awarded the 2001 and 2013 Rolex Sailor of the Year. McLaughlin skippered the

Royal Canadian Yacht Club The Royal Canadian Yacht Club (RCYC) is a private yacht club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1852, it is one of the world's older and larger yacht clubs. Its summer home is on a trio of islands (RCYC Island, South Island and North Chip ...

Swan 42 yacht ''Daring'' owned by John Hele, with crew comprising navigator Allan Megarry, mainsail trimmer David Jarvis, jib trimmer Andrew McTavish, offside jib trimmer and strategist John Millen, boat captain and pitman Jim Gibson, spinnaker trimmer Rob Gale, mastman Will Gyles and bowman Sandy Andrews to win the 2011 and 2013

New York Yacht Club The New York Yacht Club (NYYC) is a private social club and yacht club based in New York City and Newport, Rhode Island. It was founded in 1844 by nine prominent sportsmen. The members have contributed to the sport of yachting and yacht design. ...

Invitational Cups and the 2013 Swan 42 National Championships. McLaughlin and his crew Sandy Andrews, David Ogden, and David Jarvis won the J24 silver medal at the XVII Pan American Games in Toronto in 2015. In a J105 - Mandate, co-owned by McLaughlin and Rod Wilmer, he skippered Mandate to win the J105 North American Championships with crews, which have included Rod Wilmer, Graham Hicks, Fraser Howell, Evert McLaughlin and John Millen in 2014, 2016 and 2018.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McLaughlin, Terry 1956 births Living people Canadian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Canada Olympic silver medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sailors at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Sailors at the 2015 Pan American Games Sailors (sport) from Toronto Pan American Games medalists in sailing 1983 America's Cup sailors Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games