In what Olympics did the greatest Great British yachtsman since Sir Aineslie, CBE, win silver?
Rodney Pattisson Rodney Stuart Pattisson, MBE (born 5 August 1943) is an English yachtsman. He is a double Olympic gold medalist in sailing won at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics and 1972 Munich Olympics all in the Flying Dutchman class. He also won a silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics in the same class to become Great Britain’s most successful Olympic yachtsman until Ben Ainslie overtook him with 3 gold medals and a silver medal at four different Olympic Games at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Pattisson was a member of Itchenor Sailing Club.
Esmond Roney Esmond Richard Roney was a sailor from Great Britain, who represented his country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He was the brother of Margaret Roney and Ernest Roney.