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• Uffa Fox — (1898 1972) was an English boat designer and sailing enthusiast.LifeUffa fox was born on the Isle of Wight and was raised in Cowes. [ [http://www.uffafox.com/uffabiog.htm Uffa Fox biography] , [http://www.uffafox.com/index.htm Uffa Fox official… …   Wikipedia

• Uffa Fox — (1898 1972) fut un régatier et un architecte naval britannique. Biographie Né sur l île de Wight, Uffa Fox est considéré comme le père du dériveur moderne. Après un apprentissage de sept ans avec le grand constructeur de bateaux A.E. Saunders, il …   Wikipédia en Français

• Fox (disambiguation) — The fox is a carnivorous animal.Fox may also refer to: Animals * The fox terrier, a dog breed Sport * Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, a Brazilian football team who carry the nickname The Foxes (Portuguese: A Raposa ) * Leicester City FC, an English… …   Wikipedia

• Dinghy sailing — A Contender dinghy on a broad reach. Dinghy sailing is the activity of sailing small boats by using five essential controls: the sails the foils (i.e. the daggerboard or centreboard and rudder and sometimes lifting foils as found on the Moth).… …   Wikipedia

• Airborne lifeboat — A British, Uffa Fox type airborne lifeboat, shown rigged for sailing, in front of a Vickers Warwick Airborne lifeboats were powered lifeboats that were made to be dropped by fixed wing aircraft into water to aid in air sea rescue operations. An… …   Wikipedia

• Alfred Mylne — (1872 1951) was a Scottish yacht designer, born in Glasgow. He founded Alfred Mylne Co., the oldest continually operating yacht design business in the world. Work Alfred Mylne was apprenticed to the Scottish shipbuilders Napier, Shanks and Bell,… …   Wikipedia

• Flying Fifteen (keelboat) — IntroductionThe Flying Fifteen is a keelboat designed by Uffa Fox in 1947. It is a 20ft boat sailed by 2 people. Designed by the legendary Uffa Fox, the 6m (20ft) Flying Fifteen has maintained its reputation as an exciting and competitive two man …   Wikipedia

• Gordon K. (Sandy) Douglass — Gordon K. Sandy Douglass (October 22, 1904 – February 12, 1992) was a racer, designer, and builder of sailing dinghies. Two of his designs, the Thistle and the Flying Scot, are among the most popular one design racing classes in the United States …   Wikipedia

• List of people from the Isle of Wight — This is a list of people born in or strongly associated with the Isle of Wight, alphabetically within categories. Born on the Isle of Wight * Dr Thomas Arnold, headmaster of Rugby School and immortalised in Tom Brown s Schooldays , born in Cowes… …   Wikipedia

• Pegasus Dinghy — The Pegasus, is a powerful and fast two person racing and cruising dinghy designed by Uffa Fox in 1958. It was notable for being a boat capable of being built at home using marine ply but still with an efficient and aesthetically pleasing round… …   Wikipedia