// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did the Flyer yacht sail on? A boat-load of sales flyers?
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| Nation |  Netherlands United States |
|---|---|
| Launched | 1977 |
| Racing career | |
| Skippers | Conny van Rietschoten |
| Notable victories | 1977–78 Whitbread |
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]
1977–78 Flyer crew
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- Conny van Rietschoten – Skipper
- Gerard (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
[edit source]- ↑ "Blogger".
- ↑ "Design Section - Sparkman & Stephens Round-the-World ketch", Boating, vol. 43, no. 2, Ziff-David Publishing Company, March 1978
- ↑ "Flyer One | Flyer One". flyer-one.nl. Retrieved 2026-06-29.
- ↑ "Eight Bells: Conny van Rietschoten >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". 18 December 2013.
- Barry Pickthall; Cornelis van Rietschoten (1979), Flyer: the quest to win the Round-the-World Race, Stanford Maritime, ISBN 9780540071845
External links
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Data related to Flyer (yacht) at Wikidata