Flyer (yacht)
Flyer (also known as Alaska Eagle 1981-2013) is a 20-metre (65 ft) one-off aluminium ocean racing ketch designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built by Jachtwerf W. Huisman.[1][2] She won the 1977–78 Whitbread Round the World Race skippered by Conny van Rietschoten.[3]
| Nation |  Netherlands United States |
|---|---|
| Launched | 1977 |
| Racing career | |
| Skippers | Conny van Rietschoten |
| Notable victories | 1977–78 Whitbread |
1977–78 Flyer crew[4]
- Conny van Rietschoten – Skipper
- Gerry Dijkstra – Navigator/Watchleader
- Aedgard Koekebakker – Watchleader
- John Anderson
- Bruce Ashwood
- Bert Dykema – Doctor
- Adrian Ford – Sailmaker
- Billy Johnson
- Marcel Laurin – Cook
- Chris Moselen
- Ari Steinberg
- Rod White
- Hugh Wilson – Shipwright
References
Barry Pickthall; Cornelis van Rietschoten (1979), Flyer: the quest to win the Round-the-World Race, Stanford Maritime, ISBN 9780540071845
- http://sparkmanstephens.blogspot.com/2011/03/design-2273-flyer.html
- "Design Section - Sparkman & Stephens Round-the-World ketch", Boating, Ziff-David Publishing Company, vol. 43 no. 2, March 1978
- http://flyer-one.nl/
- http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2013/12/18/eight-bells-conny-van-rietschoten/
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