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Flyer

Nation	Netherlands  United States
Launched	1977
Racing career
Skippers	Conny van Rietschoten
Notable victories	1977–78 Whitbread

Flyer (also known as Alaska Eagle 1981–2013) is a 20-metre (65 ft) one-off aluminium ocean racing ketch designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built by Jachtwerf W. Huisman. She won the 1977–78 Whitbread Round the World Race skippered by Conny van Rietschoten.

1977–78 Flyer crew

Source:

• Conny van Rietschoten – Skipper
• Gerard (Gerry) Dijkstra – Navigator/Watchleader
• Aedgard Koekebakker – Watchleader
• John Anderson
• Bruce Ashwood
• Bert Dykema – Doctor
• Adrian Ford – Sailmaker
• Billy Johnson
• Marcel Laurin – Cook
• Chris Moselen
• Ari Steinberg
• Rod White
• Hugh Wilson – Shipwright

References

• Barry Pickthall; Cornelis van Rietschoten (1979), Flyer: the quest to win the Round-the-World Race, Stanford Maritime, ISBN 9780540071845

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2. "Design Section - Sparkman & Stephens Round-the-World ketch", Boating, vol. 43, no. 2, Ziff-David Publishing Company, March 1978
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4. "Eight Bells: Conny van Rietschoten >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". 18 December 2013.

• Data from Wikidata

• Volvo Ocean Race yachts
• Sailing yachts of the Netherlands
• Sailing yachts of the United States
• Sailboat type designs by Rod Sparkman
• Sailboat type designs by Olin Stephens
• Sailboat type designs by Sparkman and Stephens
• Sailing yachts built in the Netherlands
• 1970s sailing yachts