Uffa Fox
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Uffa Fox CBE was an English boat designer and sailing enthusiast, responsible for a number of innovations in boat design. Not afraid of courting controversy or causing offence, he is remembered for hi
Albacore planing dinghy, designed and built by Fox
Grave of Uffa Fox, Whippingham, Isle of Wight, showing lifeboat of his design on parachute
A Fox-designed airborne lifeboat, shown rigged for sailing, in front of a Vickers Warwick
1939 International 14 Dinghy, designed by Fox
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II and served as consort of the British monarch from her accession on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021, making him the longe
Uffa Fox
…for innovations in dinghy sailing that enhanced the popularity of the sport. His designs introduced planing hulls and trapezing to dinghy racing. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Fox became friends in 1949 and raced together frequently at Cowes Week aboard Fox's Dragon "Fresh Breeze" or the Duke's 'Royal' Dragon "Bluebottle…
Formal portrait, 1992
At age one, July 1922
Philip served aboard HMS Valiant in the Battle of the Mediterranean.
In Melbourne, 1945