Flyer (yacht)

Racing yacht

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FlyerNation|  Netherlands
United States

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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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Source:[4]

* 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

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1. ^ "Blogger".
2. ^ "Design Section - Sparkman & Stephens Round-the-World ketch", Boating, vol. 43, no. 2, Ziff-David Publishing Company, March 1978
3. ^ http://flyer-one.nl/
4. ^ "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

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The Ocean Race winning yachts

* 1973–74: Sayula II
* 1977–78: Flyer
* 1981–82: Flyer II
* 1985–86: L'Esprit d'équipe
* 1989–90: Steinlager 2
* 1993–94: NZ Endeavour
* 1997–98: EF Language
* 2001–02: Illbruck Challenge
* 2005–06: ABN AMRO I
* 2008–09: Ericsson 4
* 2011–12: Groupama 4
* 2014–15: Azzam
* 2017–18: Dongfeng Race Team
* 2023: 11th Hour Racing - Mālama & WindWhisper Racing Team

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