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'''Joerg Bruder''', (16 November 1937 - July 11, 1973) was a Brazilian sailor and a [[Geology]] professor at [[University of São Paulo]]. Born in [[São Paulo]] he became the first three-time Finn Gold Cup champion. Bruder died in 1973 in Only, [[Paris]], on a [[Varig Flight 820|Varig flight]] to Paris when travelling to try his 4th Finn Gold Cup in a row.

Known for a successful sailing career, he participated in the [[Olympics]] and the [[Pan-Am games]] where he was a two-time winner. Bruder had started in the Olimpia Iole for several years. He also developed wooden masts with lighter weight and special bends, and later developed aluminium masts, which were used by many Finn sailors around the world.

Joerg Bruder decided to sail in the Star class for the Olympics due to the decision that Finn boats and spars would be supplied by the organization.

Bruder then invited [[Jan Aten]], a young Finn sailor to sail with his crew on the Star boat "Buho Blanco” BL 5217, a wooden boat purchased in [[Mexico]].

They won the 7th District & Brazilian Star Championship in [[Rio de Janeiro]] for qualifying. In July they were 1972 Kiel Week champions against a 60 boat fleet of international Star sailors.

In the Olympic [[regatta]]s in Kiel, the weak winds dominated the early days, contrary to the chosen material during the official measurement. Bruder and Aten managed a reaction with a win and a second place on the 5th and 6th regattas. Then the [[Black September|September 11th terrorist attack]] in [[Munich]] interrupted the sequence of races. They finished in 4th place overall in the [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972 Olympics]].

Curiosity about Bruder and Aten in Kiel published at Latitude(http://www.latitude38.com/LectronicLat/2004/0304/Mar26/Mar26.html)

Restepping a Mast During a Regatta - [[Dick Enersen]] writes, "Huge kudos to [[Paul Cayard]] and [[Phil Trinter]] for their performance on Tuesday in the Star Trials in San Francisco. To be able to replace a mast and then go out and win two races is truly impressive. It should be noted, just for historical interest, that their accomplishment is not without precedent. In the 1972 Olympics, sailed in Kiel, the great Brazilian Finn sailor Joerg Bruder competed in the Star Class. On the way out of the harbor, Bruder and his crew Jan Aten snagged a shroud on a piling and brought the rig down on their heads. They calmly got the boat back to the dock, brought down a spare mast, stepped it, rigged it and sailed out to win that day's race.

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