Evert Bastet (born May 30, 1950 in

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. He won a silver medal in the

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Class at the 1984 Summer Olympics with Terry McLaughlin. He also finished fourth within the same category at the

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. He lives in Hudson,

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References

Athlete Biography
at Canadian Olympic Committee 1950 births Olympic sailors of Canada Canadian male sailors (sport) Olympic silver medalists for Canada Sailors at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Sailors at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Sailors at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman Living people Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Maracaibo Flying Dutchman class world champions World champions in sailing for Canada {{Canada-yachtracing-bio-stub