Sailing Gold Medalist Has Died at 42

**TaoJones** · 17-01-2009, 15:53

Nick Scandone was a sailing enthusiast and racer who, with his crew Maureen McKinnon-Tucker, took the gold medal in the SKUD-18 class at the 2008 Paralympics last September, died January 2, 2009 after a long fight against ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. At 42, he had already outlived the average ALS sufferer by two years.

A well-respected, world-class sailboat racer in his 20s and early 30s, he had been diagnosed with ALS at 36, but his love of racing never faltered. So he and Ms. McKinnon-Tucker, a paraplegic from Massachusetts, teamed up in the SKUD-18 class because they could control the vessel using only their hands.

To read the rest of the story of these exceptional sailors, go to:

Nick Scandone, Paralympic gold-medal sailor with ALS, leaves legacy at 42 - Los Angeles Times

TaoJones

Christian Van H · 17-01-2009, 18:54

Nick is a hero, plain and simple. There is no better story than his to illustrate the power of will.

17-01-2009, 15:53	#1
TaoJones Moderator Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles sobre El Río Porciuncula, Alta California Posts: 3,570	Sailing Gold Medalist Has Died at 42 Nick Scandone was a sailing enthusiast and racer who, with his crew Maureen McKinnon-Tucker, took the gold medal in the SKUD-18 class at the 2008 Paralympics last September, died January 2, 2009 after a long fight against ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. At 42, he had already outlived the average ALS sufferer by two years. A well-respected, world-class sailboat racer in his 20s and early 30s, he had been diagnosed with ALS at 36, but his love of racing never faltered. So he and Ms. McKinnon-Tucker, a paraplegic from Massachusetts, teamed up in the SKUD-18 class because they could control the vessel using only their hands. To read the rest of the story of these exceptional sailors, go to: Nick Scandone, Paralympic gold-medal sailor with ALS, leaves legacy at 42 - Los Angeles Times TaoJones __________________ "Your vision becomes clear only when you look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks within, awakens." Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961)

17-01-2009, 18:54	#2
Christian Van H Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Princeton, NJ Boat: Challenger Anacapa 42 Posts: 1,203	Nick is a hero, plain and simple. There is no better story than his to illustrate the power of will. __________________ Here's to swimmin' with bowlegged women! "There's nothing . . . absolutely nothing . . . half so much worth doing as simply throwing money at a boat."

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