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FLEXIBLE SPARS, A Pamphlet “LITTLE BUT PERFECT”

HISTORY
Pimm, Star # 1078, with Walter von Hütschler and Hans-Joachim Weise, getting ready to gybe around for the start of one of the races at the 1936 European’s. FLEXIBLE SPARS A Pamphlet "LITTLE BUT PERFECT" Describing their Theory and Use by Walter von Hütschler Published and…
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Elderlee Yachts, Builder of Stars 1928-1968

HISTORY
ELDERLEE, INC. of Oaks Corners, NY built a fine line of sailboats and rowboats from 1946 – 1968. Perhaps the most prominent of these was the Star International Class sailboat. ELDERLEE was the final successor to a boat building firm originally established in the Coney Island…
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