Paul Whiting was a highly influential New Zealand yacht designer during the 1970s and early 1980s.[1]

He followed Bruce Farr in challenging accepted notions of offshore racing yacht design.[2]

Whiting was lost at sea in 1980 on his return from the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race in Smackwater Jack. A search failed to find any trace of the yacht or its crew. A 2008 newspaper report stated that part of the cockpit was found at Ripiro Beach on the west coast of the North Island.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Vela, Giornale della (2022-09-29). "Paul Whiting, that great forgotten genius of the IOR". Giornale della Vela. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  2. ↑ Blakey, Richard. A Lighter Ton: The Champion New Zealand Yachts of the 1970s (Kindle locations 115-117). 2014-08-14.
  3. ↑ "Debris may be from 1980 sea tragedy". NZ Herald. 2008-01-08. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
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