Flyer II (yacht)
Nation | Netherlands |
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Racing career | |
Skippers | Conny van Rietschoten |
Notable victories | 1981–82 Whitbread |
Flyer II is a yacht. She won the 1981–82 Whitbread Round the World Race skippered by Conny van Rietschoten.[1][2]
1981–82 Flyer II crew
- Conny van Rietschoten – Skipper
- Aedgard Koekebakker – Watchleader
- Erle Williams – Watchleader/Shipwright
- Daniel Wlochovski – Navigator/Electrician
- Joey Allen
- Patrick Antelme – Cook
- Bill Biewenga
- Warwick Buckley
- Grant Dalton – Sailmaker
- Lobo Fischer
- Julian Fuller – Doctor
- Steve Harrison – Rigger
- George Hendy
- Roger Janes
- Russell Pickthall – Sailmaker
- Dirk Reidel
- Michel Santander
- Onne Van der Wal – Engineer/Photographer
- John Vitali
References
- ↑ http://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/presszone/en/14_History-40-years-of-life-at-the-extreme.html
- ↑ Barry Pickthall (February 1982), "How is the Flyer team keeping warm?", Cruising World, pp. 37–40
- ↑ http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2013/12/18/eight-bells-conny-van-rietschoten/
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