Roger Vaughan published his 17th book in 2017, The Medal Maker—The Life of Victor Kovalenko, about a sailing coach whose teams have won more Olympic medals than those of any sailing coach in history. Kovalenko was born in Ukraine in 1950 when it was part of the Soviet Union. He became a national champion. His success as a coach caused jealousy and political harassment from his comrades. When Australia offered him a job in 1996, he took it. He is a member of Australia’s sports hall of fame, and has been honored with the Order of Australia. A film Vaughan has been working on for two years, Of Rails and Sails, the Life of Arthur Curtiss James, premiered in Newport, R.I., on Sept. 14, at the Jane Pickens Theater, which was sold out. A biography of James is a work in progress that should be available in the fall of 2018.
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