Stephen Nelson (5-26-1994 - 4-5-2017)

by Pam

Another young sailor gone too soon.  I first met Stephen when he and his brother came over one Saturday many years ago to sail double-handed against the Butterfly fleet.  They were quite young, had received coaching from Jim Young and were quite talented.  An eye opening experience for us all.  

Later, when Stephen was just 15 years old, he sailed in the 2009 Wrangle Regatta where we had 46 boats in three fleets on the course.  He showed up with that beautiful Butterfly with the Texas flag on the bow and he easily won in the Butterfly fleet against all the adults.  We saw him again at the 2009 and 2012 Single Handed Nationals.  He was a good kid with a promising future in sailing.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.

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