Ken Ryan RIP

22nd February 2022

WM Nixon

The late Ken Ryan

Afloat.ie regrets to record the death on Saturday night in Dublin of Ken Ryan, one of Ireland's leading contributors to global sailing administration. In addition to years of service to club and national
sailing bodies in this country, he was Vice President of the world sailing authority from 1998 to 2004, and also served as international secretary of the Olympic Finn Class in its years as the peak of global solo dinghy sailing.

A full appreciation of Ken Ryan's unique input to sailing administration will appear in Afloat in due course, in the meantime, our heartfelt condolences are with his family and his many friends at home and throughout the world.

Published in World Sailing, National YC, Irish Sailing, In Memoriam

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WM Nixon

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William M Nixon has been writing about sailing in Ireland for many years in print and online, and his work has appeared internationally in magazines and books. His own experience ranges from club sailing to international offshore events, and he has cruised extensively under sail, often in his own boats which have ranged in size from an 11ft dinghy to a 35ft cruiser-racer. He has also been involved in the administration of several sailing organisations.

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