Uffa Fox

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:birthDate 1898-01-15
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:East_Cowes,_Isle_of_Wight,_England
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:deathDate 1972-10-26
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cowes,_Isle_of_Wight,_England
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Albacore
gptkb:Swordfish
gptkb:International_14
Firefly
Airborne lifeboat
Flying Fifteen
Jollyboat
National 12
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Uffa Fox
gptkbp:influenced modern dinghy design
gptkbp:knownFor innovative boat designs
lifeboat design for RAF during WWII
promotion of planing hulls
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork design of airborne lifeboat
design of the International 14 dinghy
development of planing hulls for dinghies
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:sailor
author
boat designer
gptkbp:wrote Racing, Cruising and Design
Sail and Power
Sailing, Seamanship and Yacht Construction
Uffa Fox's Second Book
Uffa Fox's Third Book
Uffa Fox's Thoughts on Yachts and Yachting
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cowes,_Isle_of_Wight
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6