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William Henry Mark Paterson (24 September 1947 – 5 August 2022) was a New Zealand sailor. He finished fifth in the 470 event at the 1976 Summer Olympics, and won the Cherub World Championship in 1978.
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| Full name | William Henry Mark Paterson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 September 1947 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 August 2022 (aged 74) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sailing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kohimarama Yacht Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paterson was born in Auckland on 24 September 1947,[1] and began sailing at the Kohimarama Yacht Club when he was 10 years old.[2] He came to national attention aged 13, when he won the Tanner Cup as the national youth P-class champion, raced at Gisborne.[2] He went on to retain the Tanner Cup in 1962 and 1963.[3][4] He also won the Tauranga Cup as national P-Class champion in both 1961 and 1963,[5] and finished second in 1962.[6]
In 1968, Paterson won the Interdominion OK dinghy championship in Sydney.[7] He was a member of the New Zealand team at the 1970 World OK Dinghy Championship, raced off Takapuna.[8]
Paterson skippered yachts in four 470 World Championships. In 1974 and 1975, he sailed with Brett Bennett, finishing 51st and 35th, respectively.[9][10] At the 1977 and 1979 470 World Championships, Paterson was joined by crewman David Mackay, and they placed third in 1977 and 31st in 1979.[11][12]
Paterson and Bennett represented New Zealand in the 470 class at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[13][14] They were leading the competition before the final race of the regatta,[15] but placed fifth overall after finishing 16th in the deciding race.[16]
At the 1974 Cherub World Championship in Torquay, England, Paterson and Bennett finished third.[17] In 1978, Paterson and David Mackay won the Cherub World Championship, raced off Milford on Auckland's North Shore.[18]
In 1979, Paterson and Mackay won the 470 class at the rehearsal event for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Tallinn.[19] However, the pair were unable to compete in the Olympic regatta the following year because of the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott.[4]
Paterson worked as a pharmacist, and bought a pharmacy in the Auckland suburb of Meadowbank in 1988.[4] He died on 5 August 2022 at the age of 74.[20]
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