Conny van Rietschoten
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Cornelis "Conny" van Rietschoten was a Dutch yacht skipper who was the only skipper to win the Whitbread Round the World Race twice: a feat that has not been matched since.
Conny van Rietschoten (1982)
The Ocean Race
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The Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three or four years since 1973. Originally named the Whitbread Round the World Race after its initiating sponsor, British brewing company Wh
Conny van Rietschoten
…Cornelis "Conny" van Rietschoten (23 March 1926 – 17 December 2013) was a Dutch yacht skipper who was the only skipper to win the Whitbread Round the World Race (now known as The Ocean Race) twice: a feat that has not been matched since. Born in Rotterdam, Van Rietschoten had been sailing since he was three…
Race participants in Baltimore Inner Harbor, 2006
Volvo Ocean Race flag in Baltimore Inner Harbor, United States