Geoff Smale
Geoffrey Andrew (Geoff) Smale (5 November 1924 – 9 April 2011) was a New Zealand yachtsman and a North Shore-based businessman.
Sailing
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
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
- ^ Sailing The NZ Olympic Committee, retrieved 8 August 2011
- ^ Easton, Paul & Keown, Jenny (12 April 2011). Pilot died on route he flew many times The Stuff Website, retrieved 29 December 2011
- ^ Tahana, Yvonne (12 April 2011). Olympians mourn best mate killed in air crash The New Zealand Herald, retrieved 8 August 2011
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- 1924 births
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- Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman
- New Zealand businesspeople
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