Former racing sailor loses battle with cancer

Published December 17, 2014 | By

By Webmaster Bob Dickson, 87, former sailing master of the 72-foot ketch Ticonderoga, died Sunday of throat cancer, SailingScuttlebutt.com reported. “Bob Dickson was really good at racing sailboats and enjoying himself afterwards. Good times in Tahiti, the days of Susie No-Pants, Acapulco, Jamaica, San Francisco, Goteborg. The sailor with the most Transpacs, …read more