Jan Gougeon

[ScowVegas]

Some of you have been contacted personally, for others this will be very hard to continue reading.

Jan Gougeon fought a long hard battle with a respiratory infection for many years. He succumbed to his illness this morning at University of Michigan Medical Hospital.

A Memorial service is planned for Jan at the Saginaw Bay Yacht Club on Thursday December 27th

 

[Rasputin22]

Such a loss, we all owe so much to his visionary thinking. I'll drink a toast at sundown for Jan tonight.

 

[FINS]

CRAP

 

[Tucky]

I'm so sorry to hear this- spoke with him once on the phone about Ollie, but otherwise was just an enormous admirer of both brothers.

Condolences to all who knew him well.

 

[unShirley]

Noooooooooo! Major bummer. His portfolio is legendary.

I never met the man, but found his creations extrordinary.

 

[Tornadosail2012]

Very Sorry to hear this. Jan was of great help through 3-4 different builds. What a great man as well as a real visionary in this field. He will be sorely missed. I hope he has fair winds and following seas where he has passed on to.

 

[Doug Lord]

What a shame!

 

[B30]

I'm so sorry. Huge loss for his family and the rest of us.

 

[blunted]

Legend

 

[eerie sailor]

Great Great Guy!! He won't be forgotten. Condolences to his family and friends.

 

[hasybesma]

Inspirator creator visionary

 

[MR.CLEAN]

i'm going to put something up on the front page in a few minutes. if any of you has something to say for jan's memory post it here now and i'll include it.

 

[MR.CLEAN]

or if anyone has a kind of list of some of the really cool shit jan did over the years. i wish i could remember some of our drunken chats on mackinac

 

[ianlf]

Very sorry to hear - I met Jan in Bay City on my very first trip to the USA way back in 1979, and Jan was building his tri for the OSTAR at the time as I recall. He will be a great loss.

Ian Farrier

Farrier Marine

 

[cyclone]

One of my heroes. Right up there with Colin Chapman and Burt Rutan.

JT

 

[The Big D]

It is a double loss to us. Today we lose a great innovator that found great fun in building crazy machines in unexpected ways to further some very important technologies. And then there is the loss of a great guy that seemed untiring in his quest to help us little guys... Fair winds.

 

[Rasputin22]

One of my heroes. Right up there with Colin Chapman and Burt Rutan.

JT

Yes you are close with those two. A good match as minds that could see beyond the boundaries. Especially when it comes to build it and then 'add lightness'.

 

[Triceratops]

Second the legend!

 

[ScowVegas]

In keeping with Jan's wishes , there will not be a somber funeral ...Jan asked that his life is to be celebrated with a party.

December 27th Sagiaw Bay Yacht Club, Bay City, Michigan USA.

Time to follow - however If I were guessing I would say start at noon and end when the last drop runs from the tap