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About Maureen McKinnon-Tucker
- Maureen McKinnon (formerly Maureen McKinnon-Tucker; born February 25, 1965) is an American paralympian yachtswoman.
- In 2008 in Beijing she became the first woman to represent the United States in sailing at a Paralympic Games and also the first woman to medal gold in Paralympic Sailing.
- At the games, McKinnon-Tucker and fellow skipper Nick Scandone won a gold medal for the US, sailing in the SKUD 18 class.
- Shortly after winning the gold in China, Nick succumbed to a six year battle with Lou Gehrig's disease, peacefully at home.
- McKinnon is the mother of two, has campaigned in four Paralympic cycles (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016) and has been named to the US Sailing Team a total of eight times.
- She has been nominated and awarded several honors during her career spanning more than a decade.
- Presently, McKinnon is campaigning again in the SKUD 18 boat for the Rio Games with Ryan Porteous, 22 of San Diego, California.
- The story of their 2008 journey to win Gold in China while facing her team mate's terminal illness and her then 2 year old son's brain cancer diagnosis is told in the book "Nick of Time" co-written by Cara Wilson.
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