Jorge Vilar

Jorge Vilar
Personal information
Full name	Jorge Antonio Vilar Castex
Nationality	Argentina
Born	27 June 1931; Buenos Aires
Died	17 February 2015 (aged 83); Buenos Aires
Sailing career
Class(es)	Snipe
Club	Club Náutico San Isidro
Sailing
Representing Argentina
Pan American Games
Snipe World Championships

Jorge Antonio Vilar Castex (27 June 1931, in Buenos Aires – 17 February 2014) was an Argentinian sailor gold medallist in the Pan American Games and the Snipe World Championships.[1][2]

He started sailing Snipes with his brother, Carlos, at the Club Náutico San Isidro and entered competition on the class in 1947.[3] He went on to win the World Championship in 1948 as a crew and in 1951 as a skipper, in both cases with his brother Carlos. They also placed second at the 1949 Worlds. In 1953 they finished 6th and in 1958 they were 5th.

Pan American Games

1st place in Snipe at Buenos Aires 1951.

References

"Carlos Vilar Castex Premio Konex 1980: Yachting". Fundación KONEX. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
"Falleció Jorge Vilar Castex, dos veces Campeón Mundial de Snipe". Sailor's Weekly. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
"Falleció Jorge Vilar Castex, dos veces Campeón Mundial de Snipe". Sailor's Weekly. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.

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[1] "Carlos Vilar Castex Premio Konex 1980: Yachting". Fundación KONEX. Retrieved 24 October 2015.

[2] "Falleció Jorge Vilar Castex, dos veces Campeón Mundial de Snipe". Sailor's Weekly. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.

[3] "Falleció Jorge Vilar Castex, dos veces Campeón Mundial de Snipe". Sailor's Weekly. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.