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Making waves in New York City: Scandone receives country's top sailing award
By Marlieke Eaton
// U.S. Sailing
// February 24, 2006
NEW YORK – Nick Scandone (Fountain Valley, Calif.) has had plenty of regatta victories to celebrate in his life, but today the sailor glowed in the national spotlight as U.S. Sailing’s Rolex Yachtsman of the Year. Honored with this country’s highest sailing accolade at a luncheon in Manhattan at the New York Yacht Club, Scandone accepted an engraved Rolex timepiece, a symbol of outstanding on-water achievement in the calendar year just concluded.
Scandone was recognized for his extremely successful year sailing the 2.4mR, a singlehanded boat used in the Paralympic Games. Among his accomplishments was winning the class’s World Championship in Italy last fall.
“My goal is to win a Paralympic gold medal in 2008,” said Scandone, “ but until then, this is my gold medal.”
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