Uffa Fox
1898 - 1972
Uffa Fox is considered the father of modern planing sailboats. At age 21, after a seven-year apprenticeship with noted boatbuilder A.E. Saunders, he opened his own firm. Among his many successful designs are the ALBACORE, JAVELIN, FLYING FIFTEEN, and DAY SAILER. He was a major innovator in the INTERNATIONAL 14 CLASS.
Fox was the author of several popular sailing books written mostly in the late 1930s.
During WWII, he designed a boat to be carried and dropped from rescue aircraft to survivors of downed aircraft or sunken ships which he always considered his finest achievement.
Sailboats Designed By Uffa Fox
| Model | LOA | First Built |
|---|---|---|
| ALBACORE | 15.00 ft / 4.57 m | 1954 |
| ATALANTA 26 | 26.00 ft / 7.92 m | 1955 |
| ATALANTA 31 (UK) | 31.00 ft / 9.45 m | 1956 |
| DAY SAILER | 16.75 ft / 5.11 m | 1956 |
| DUCKLING | 9.00 ft / 2.74 m | 1952 |
| FIREFLY | 12.00 ft / 3.66 m | 1946 |
| FLYING FIFTEEN | 20.00 ft / 6.10 m | 1948 |
| FOXCUB 18 | 18.00 ft / 5.49 m | 1972 |
| FOXHOUND 24 | 23.83 ft / 7.26 m | 1975 |
| FULMAR 20 (FAIREY MARINE) | 20.00 ft / 6.10 m | 1958 |
| GANNET 14 | 14.00 ft / 4.27 m | 1959 |
| JAVELIN 14 (FOX) | 14.00 ft / 4.27 m | 1960 |
| JET 14 | 14.08 ft / 4.29 m | 1952 |
| JOLLYBOAT | 18.00 ft / 5.49 m | 1950 |
| PEGASUS 14 | 14.50 ft / 4.42 m | 1959 |
| REDWING (NATIONAL REDWING) | 14.00 ft / 4.27 m | 1939 |
| SWORDFISH | 15.00 ft / 4.57 m | 1946 |
| TITANIA 26 | 26.00 ft / 7.92 m | 1959 |
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