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Jul 22, 2008, 7:27 AM
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Re: [KennBatt] Mark Rudiger's battle with cancer
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SCUTTLEBUTT 2643 - Tuesday, July 22, 2008: * From Angus Phillips: For the record, in my 30-plus years of covering sailing I've not met a kinder, gentler, more helpful yachtsman than Mark Rudiger. He was a great sailor and an even better person. => Curmudgeon’s Comment: Angus Phillips is an internationally respected journalist and columnist for the Washington Post -- his by-line has appeared proudly in this newsletter since we began publication in 1997. * From John Jourdane: The sailing world just lost one of it's best. Mark Rudiger was very special. After sailing thousands of miles together across the Pacific, the Atlantic and up and down the West Coast, I knew that Mark was "the best;" not only one of the best navigators in the world, but a friend to all sailors, a gentleman, a wonderful husband and father. He was one of the really good guys in the sailing world, and we will all miss him. * From Andrea Falcon, Italy: I am very sad to read that Mark Rudiger passed away. I really liked him during the 1997-98 Volvo Ocean Race that he won together with Paul Cayard on Ef Language. It was great to see them arriving at every port; they had both moustaches, beard and they were always smiling. It always took a while to understand who was who. When you looked at Mark Rudiger, you could say: "He is really enjoying what he is doing, he is having fun". And he was taking great decisions during that race.
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