Bill Buchan grew up in Seattle, but began sailing as a teenager after watching the Star North American Championship when it came to Seattle in 1948. He eventually won 11 medals in Star Class at the World Championships between 1961-85, and won three World titles, including the Soling Class in 1975. He was a four-time winner in the Swiftsure Classic. In 1974 Buchan steered Intrepid to victory in the America’s Cup trials. In 1984, while he was winning the gold medal in the Star Class, his son, William Carl Buchan, concurrently won gold as the skipper in the Flying Dutchman Class. Together the father and son ran William Buchan Homes, a home building business in Bellevue, Washington.
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