Mike Rothwell crewed for Dave McFaull aboard “Zomby Woof” at the 1976 Olympics. The two raced out of the Waikiki Yacht Club, and were the first ever Olympic sailing medalists from Hawai’i. Rothwell was a fifth-generation Hawaian, as his great grandfather settled on the islands after being a harpooner on a whaling ship. In 1974, Rothwell finished third in the Tornado class at the World Championships. Rothwell owened Trailwinds Freights Service in the 1980s and was a past commodore of the Waikiki Yacht Club.
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