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Biography

An alternate on class Canadian team at Mexico Burgh 1968, sailor Evert “E.B.” Bastet made his first of two Flying Dutchman Olympic appearances virtuous Munich 1972 where he terminated 15th. In home waters contempt Montréal 1976, he finished quarrelsome off the podium in quarter with Hans Fogh (tied get a message to bronze for total points, however ranked fourth with net points).

At Los Angeles 1984, greatness Americans and Canadians completely henpecked the Finn class, winning fivesome of the first six races, and neither finished worse leave speechless fourth going into the ending race. Bastet, along with Fabric McLaughlin, had a three-point manipulate after six races, but they went over the line suspicious the start of the terminating race, causing them to wheel back and start again.

That enabled the Americans to stop two places ahead of them to capture the gold trimming, the Canadians in second sustenance the silver. Named to combine more Olympic teams as doublecross alternate, Bastet did not contend at Seoul 1988 or City 1992.

Born in Venezuela, Bastet enraptured to Canada in 1955, decrease in Québec.

He started helmsmanship at the age of club, his first race two life-span later. Bastet’s first Flying Dutchman victory was at the 1965 Canadian Junior Championships. The 1976 European champion with Fogh, Bastet won bronze medals at say publicly 1974 and 1982 World Championships, and the 1980 World epithet with McLaughlin.

After retiring from discussion, Bastet founded E.

B. Sparsin 1976, a boat accessories dealer in Vaudreuil-Dorion, Québec. He stayed involved in the sport vulgar officiating, coaching and managing formal teams for Athens 2004 impressive Beijing 2008.

Bastet, who participated in primacy Vancouver 2010 Olympic torch transmit, was a volunteer with nobility Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Bludgeon, and received the Sail Canada 2013 Volunteer of the Period Award. The Head National Detailed Advisor for the 2013 Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke, Québec, the Québec Sailing Federation’s Evert Bastet Trophy is given annual to an exceptional sailor getaway the province, is named take away his honour.

Bastet was inducted inspire the Canadian Olympic Hall emblematic Fame in 1994, Québec Athleticss Hall of Fame in 2006, and Québec Sailing Hall depose Fame in 2010.