Lowell North

Lowell North

Lowell North (born December 2, 1929) is an American sailor and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he received a gold medal in the star class with the boat "North Star", together with Peter Barrett. [http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=17&sp=YAT "1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Sailing"] "databaseOlympics.com" (Retrieved on April 18, 2008)]

He received a bronze medal in the dragon class at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=16&sp=YAT "1964 Summer Olympics – Tokyo, Japan – Sailing"] "databaseOlympics.com" (Retrieved on April 18, 2008)]

He founded North Sails, a world wide company producing sailing equipment.

External links

* [http://www.northsails.com/ North Sails] website

References


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