John Charles Millen (born October 18, 1960, in

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) is a

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. Millen won the

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class World Championship in 1981 with Frank McLaughlin. He won a bronze medal in the

Flying Dutchman The ''Flying Dutchman'' ( nl, De Vliegende Hollander) is a legendary ghost ship, allegedly never able to make port, but doomed to sail the seven seas forever. The myth is likely to have originated from the 17th-century Golden Age of the Du ...

Class at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

with Frank McLaughlin. He also finished 9th in the same category at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. Millen was part of the Canadian team in the 1983 and 1986 America's Cup, sailing first on ''

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'' and then on '' Canada II''. He was also part of the Canadian team on the Challenger and Defender of the

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in 2001, 2003, 2021 and 2022. Millen crewed on the

Royal Canadian Yacht Club The Royal Canadian Yacht Club (RCYC) is a private yacht club in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1852, it is one of the world's older and larger yacht clubs. Its summer home is on a trio of islands (RCYC Island, South Island and North Chip ...

Swan 42 yacht ''Daring'' that won the 2011 and 2013

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Invitational Cups and the 2013 Swan 42 National Championships. He was inducted into the Canadian Sailing Hall of Fame in 2022.Longtime Friends Frank McLaughlin John Millen headed to Sailing Hall of Fame by Neil Davidson, Toronto Star, April 14, 2022

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* * * * 1960 births Living people Canadian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Canada Olympic bronze medalists for Canada Olympic medalists in sailing Sailors at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics International 14 class world champions World champions in sailing for Canada Sailors (sport) from Toronto {{Canada-yachtracing-bio-stub