Albert Sybrandus "Ab" Ekels (born 5 December 1950, in

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) is a

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from the

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, who represented his country at the

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, Canada. With helmsman Ben Staartjes Ekels took the 8th place in the Tempest. Ekels later specialized in the

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and

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together with fellow crew members Harald de Vlaming and helmsman Pieter Keijzer. Ab Ekels was head of the Dutch Olympic Sailing Team for the

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* * * 1950 births Living people Dutch male sailors (sport) Dragon class sailors Star class sailors Olympic sailors for the Netherlands Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Tempest Sportspeople from Hilversum Sailors (sport) from North Holland 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-yachtracing-bio-stub