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    Ted Jones

    Yacht designer Bill Tripp — 1920-1971 — is perhaps best remembered by Good Old Boat readers for the several boats he did for Columbia Yachts during the 1960s, but he also designed numerous successful ocean racers.
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    Remembering Bill Tripp

    His special knack made boats faster than their ratings Issue 51 : Nov/Dec 2006 During the 1960s, William H. Tripp Jr. was one of America’s most successful yacht designers, drawing custom ocean racers ...

    Ted Jones
    August 18, 2026
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