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Born in Seattle on 19 December 1959, Jonathan McKee is an American racer who studied at Yale. He won Olympic gold in the Flying Dutchman in 1984 with William Buchan, then bronze in the 49er in 2000 with his brother Charles.
He sailed in the America's Cup (OneWorld in 2003, Luna Rossa in 2007) and has been world champion in the 49er (2001), Tasar and Melges 24.
Offshore, he took part in the Barcelona World Race aboard Estrella Damm, retiring into Cape Town, and then in the 2008-09 Volvo Ocean Race on Il Mostro.
