Bonar Hardie

Bonar Hardie was part of the 5-man crew in the 6 metres open sailing event at the 1948 Olympics. His brother Hamish was also a member of the crew of Johan, a vessel built on the Clyde in their native Scotland by the McGruers Boat Builders. All five crew members were close friends.

Bonar served with the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve (RNVR) after World War II and, along with Hamish, and another brother Donald, they became the second generation of the family to run J & G Hardie Limited. The company, which provided moulds for the baking industry, was co-founded by their father in 1924, and in the 1960s under Bonar, they moved into the world of plastics and supplied the leading UK moulding companies. Bonar went on to chair the inaugural Scottish Plastics & Rubber Institute and in 1983-84 was the Dean of the Guild of Glasgow.

Like his brother Hamish, Bonar was also a good rugby player and was a member of the United College, St. Andrews, first XV.