Uffa Fox CBE (15 January 1898 – 26 October 1972) was an English boat designer and sailing enthusiast, responsible for a number of innovations in boat design...
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Uffa or UFFA may refer to: Uffa or Wuffa of East Anglia, 6th-century king of East Anglia Uffa Fox (1898–1972), English boat designer and sailing enthusiast...
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development of the sailing dinghy was helped in the early 20th century by Uffa Fox (1898–1972), an English boat designer and sailing enthusiast. He developed...
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needed] Planing a sailing dinghy was first popularised by Uffa Fox in Britain. In 1928 Fox introduced planing to the racing world in his International...
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Airborne lifeboat (section Uffa Fox)
British, a 32-foot (10 m) wooden canoe-shaped boat designed in 1943 by Uffa Fox to be dropped by Royal Air Force (RAF) Avro Lancaster heavy bombers for...
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struck up a friendship in 1949 with boat designer and sailing enthusiast Uffa Fox in Cowes. Philip's first airborne flying lesson took place in 1952, and...
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either wood or fiberglass. The basic shape was developed in 1954 from an Uffa Fox design, the Swordfish. Recent boats retain the same classic dimensions...
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graves of Prince Louis of Battenberg and his wife, Princess Victoria; also Uffa Fox, the yachtsman and designer. The churchyard contains war graves of seven...
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derivative of the National 12-foot dinghy, both designed by the sailor Uffa Fox. It now hosts a broad range of sailing events, such as the annual 'Junior...
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National 12 (category Sailboat type designs by Uffa Fox)
manouvreable and challenging to sail in windy weather. N1 "Gipsy" was designed by Uffa Fox and launched at Cowes in April 1936. The Twelve proved extremely popular...
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