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Stuart Jardine passes away

Stuart Jardine passes away

Equipment rule change for Sunfish Class >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News

The International Sunfish Class Association (ISCA) has received approval from World Sailing for an emergency rule change that permits ISCA to arrange for

Glory days of Canadian Olympic sailing >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News

When the Olympic flame route for the 1976 Olympics traveled from Montreal to Kingston, it went through 14-year-old Mark Lammens' sailing sessions in

Olympic Sailing: How we got here >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News

Longtime Canadian coach Mark Lammens takes us down memory lane on how the Olympic Sailing Program has evolved: When I was first attracted to Olympic

Obituary: Olympian Bruce Kirby designed the much-loved Laser sailboat

More than 250,000 Lasers have been sold around the world.

Tokyo2020: Enoshima was a happy hunting ground for the Kiwis at '64 Olympics

Tokyo2020: Enoshima was a happy hunting ground for the Kiwis at '64 Olympics

Laser sailboat designer Bruce Kirby dies at 92

National News Laser sailboat designer Bruce Kirby dies at 92 Doodling on a yellow legal pad in 1969, Bruce Kirby designed one of the most beloved sailboats in history, a low-slung fiberglass dinghy that became known as the Laser. by The Washington Post Jul. 27 2021 @ 8:44pm Bruce Kirby, designer of the Laser sailboat. (Marius Bugge.) Doodling on a yellow legal pad in 1969, Bruce Kirby designed one of the most beloved sailboats in history, a low-slung fiberglass dinghy that became known as the Laser. Light enough to be fastened to the roof of a car, stable and speedy enough to be used by weekend hobbyists as well as Olympic racers, the boat became a fixture of international competitions and local yacht clubs.

Bruce Kirby, sailboat designer whose Laser dinghy became a global phenomenon, dies at 92