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Geoff Smale

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Geoffrey Andrew Smale (5 November 1924 – 9 April 2011) was a New Zealand yachtsman and a North Shore-based businessman.

Sailing

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He represented New Zealand in yachting at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, coming 8th in the Flying Dutchman class.[1] In 1958, he put New Zealand on the sailing map by winning the Prince of Wales cup at Cowes, Isle of Wight.

Death

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In 2011, he died aged 86, when the DynAero microlight plane he was flying from Auckland to Ashburton crashed into ranges near Nelson.[2] He began flying about three years prior to the accident.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Sailing Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine The NZ Olympic Committee, retrieved 8 August 2011
  2. ^ Easton, Paul & Keown, Jenny (12 April 2011). Pilot died on route he flew many times The Stuff Website, retrieved 29 December 2011
  3. ^ Tahana, Yvonne (12 April 2011). Olympians mourn best mate killed in air crash The New Zealand Herald, retrieved 8 August 2011