(Nassau, Bahamas)- In the category of you can't teach an old dog new tricks, how about this one! Augie Diaz (a.k.a. "Augie Doggie"
and who's father is affectionately known in Miami sailing circles as
simply "old man") spent years sailing J/24's (Midwinter Champion, etc),
470's and Snipe's (World Champion, Pan Am Champion, etc) and in his
later years Stars. Recently, Augie won the Star Western Hemisphere
Championship in that fabled Star-sailing paradise known as Nassau,
Bahamas. Trailing by two points going into the final day of the Western
Hemispheres, Augie Diaz and crew Arnis Baltins bulleted both races to
take the title among the 21 team field. Not bad for an "old dog", eh??
Here's a recent photo of Augie with the Editor in front of Coral Reef
YC- both competitors and best friends sailing 470s and J/24s for
decades, in fact ever since the first U.S. Youth Championships sailed in
Wilmette, Illinois in 1973!
