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William Fife III

18571944

Yacht designer. Born in Fairlie (North Ayrshire), his father and grandfather had also been boatbuilders, who had established a construction yard at Fairlie. Fife became known as the premier designer of classic wooden yachts, noted for their craftsmanship and dragon trademark. Fife once said that “a good yacht should be fast and bonnie” and his designs lived up to this ideal. His clients included Royalty and the wealthy, even producing small boats for their children. Sir Thomas Lipton (1850 - 1931), the grocery magnate, asked Fife to design the Shamrock to challenge for the Americas Cup. His boats remain highly prized and many are still sailing usually in an impeccably restored condition. Fife was awarded an OBE. The Fife yard was sold after his death but continued to build fishing boats and repair yachts until 1985.


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