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    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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    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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    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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    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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    the 1930s Tomon Fox (born 1998), American football player Uffa Fox (1898–1972), English boat designer and sailing enthusiast Wilbur Fox (1919–1991), American...
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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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  • Javelin dinghy (category Sailboat type designs by Uffa Fox)
    14 and O'Day Javelin is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Uffa Fox as a one-design racer and first built in 1960. The design was built by...
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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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