Bruce Kirby (yacht designer)
Bruce Robert William Kirby,
Career
Kirby was born in Ottawa. A Canadian newspaperman and former editor of Yacht Racing (predecessor to Sailing World), he designed the Laser in 1969. Kirby started as a reporter in Montreal before editing Yacht Racing and, in his spare time, taking up yacht design and drawing the Laser. In 1970 Kirby became editor of Yacht Racing, where he stayed until 1975.
Kirby's career began with the
Kirby's most widely recognized contribution to the sport of sailing was his design of the Laser dinghy.[4]
Starting in the 1970s, Kirby designed two
Kirby designed Norwalk Islands
Recognition
Kirby was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2012.[5]
In 2017, he was named as a Member of the Order of Canada and later was invested into the Order of Canada for his contributions to the sport of sailing.[4]
He was in the first induction of the Lisgar Collegiate Institute Athletic Wall of Fame, as part of the 160th Anniversary celebrations.[6]
Boats
Boats designed by Kirby include:[7]
- AMF Apollo 16
- Blazer 23
- DS-22
- Fox 18 (keelboat)
- Ideal 18
- Iota (dinghy)
- Kirby 1/4 T
- Kirby 23
- Kirby 25
- Kirby 30
- Kirby 36
- Kirby 8M
- Kirby Torch
- Laser (dinghy)
- Laser 4.7
- Laser 13
- Laser Radial
- Mirage 30SX
- Mystic Mini-Ton
- Nightwind 35
- North Castle 30
- Pixel (dinghy)
- San Juan 23
- San Juan 23-2
- San Juan 24
- San Juan 30
- Seidelmann 24
- Sonar (keelboat)
- Ticon 34
- Trapper 300
- Trinka 12
- Vision 660
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bruce Kirby". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "Eight Bells: Bruce Kirby >> Scuttlebutt Sailing News". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "International 14 past World Championships". Retrieved 31 Aug 2015.
Year: 1958, Venue: Cowes, UK (GBR, CAN, NZL), Team Worlds Winners: CAN. Year: 1961, Venue: Toronto (CAN, GBR, USA, BER), Team Worlds Winners: CAN
- ^ a b "Bruce Kirby given Order of Canada". Canadian Yachting / CBC. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Bruce Kirby 2012 Inductee". Nshof.org. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ Alere Flammam, Lisgar Alumni Association Newsletter, Fall 2004
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Bruce Kirby 1929 - 2021". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
External links
- Official biography on archive.org