Boat details (n°485)

Boat details (n°485)

USA-87


Essentials

 



Designer
Warren Muir (Australia)
 
Builder
Warren Muir, (Australia)
 
Material
Cold laminated wood
 
1st certificate issued
06-03-1983
 
Original boat name
Firestorm
 
Original country
USA
 
Original sail number
87
 
Current location
Galveston Bay (TCYC), Texas (USA)



0485_USA_87_downwind.webp

5.5 USA 87 "Firestorm" - in Midland, Ontario : During the 5.5mR North Amercian Fall Regatta
(credits : Jeff Baker)
Added by Kaspar Stubenrauch
on 2022-09-27


Photo Gallery (25)

 



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Notes (5)

5.5 US-87 "Firestorm" - Design info
09-02-2010
by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 09-02-2010
Warren informs: "US-87 Firestorm was a one off design by me, it was a modification of the KA37 Insurgent (Ballymena) design"
Notes received from Frits Kruyt, Nov.2007.
29-06-2008
by Site Administrator, 29-06-2008
Placed 1st in Worlds 1983 (Hankö), 3rd in Worlds 1987 (Hankö), 1st in Worlds 1989 (Houston)
5.5 NED 20 - built by Warren Muir
07-05-2008
by Kaspar Stubenrauch, 07-05-2008
Thanks for the hint, the change has been made. The builder info here had come from another 5.5m website and will be changed there as well.
More
 
 


Document library (4)

 



Document
Size
By / When
 
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0485_USA_87_downwind.webp

5.5 USA 87 "Firestorm" - in Midland, Ontario : During the 5.5mR North Amercian Fall Regatta
(credits : Jeff Baker)
Added by Kaspar Stubenrauch on 2022-09-27


Ownership history (4)


Sail#
Name
Owner
USA-87
"Firestorm"
NED-20
"Firestorm"
NED-20
"Firestorm"
USA-87
"Firestorm"

Results History (10)


Year
Rank
Race / Location
Skipper
Added by, on


Year : 1983
Rank : 1st
Race : World's /
Location :
Hanko
Skipper : Albert Fay
Added by : William Turner, 06-05-2010
 
Year : 1987
Rank : 3rd
Race : World's /
Location :
Hanko
Skipper : Albert Fay
Added by : William Turner, 06-05-2010
 
Year : 1988
Rank : ?
Race : World's /
Location :
Geneva
Skipper : Albert Fay(?)
Added by : William Turner, 06-05-2010
 
Year : 1989
Rank : 1st
Race : U.S. Championship /
Location :
Houston
Skipper : Tony Smythe
Added by : William Turner, 06-05-2010
 
Year : 1989
Rank : 1st
Race : World's /
Location :
Houston
Skipper : George Francisco
Added by : William Turner, 06-05-2010
 
Year : 1988
Rank : 5th
Race : World's /
Location :
Geneva
Skipper : George Francisco
Added by : William Turner, 06-05-2010
 
Year : 1990
Rank : 3rd
Race : World Championship /
Location :
Torquay
Skipper : Albert Fay
Added by : Kaspar Stubenrauch, 27-01-2018
 
Year : 1988
Rank : 5th
Race : World Championship /
Location :
Geneva
Skipper : George Francisco
Added by : Kaspar Stubenrauch, 15-02-2018
 
Year : 2022
Rank : 1st
Race : North American Championship /
Location :
Midland, Ontario
Skipper : William Turner
Added by : William Turner, 28-08-2022
 
Year : 2023
Rank : 1st
Race : North American Championship /
Location :
Midland, Ontario
Skipper : William Turner
Added by : William Turner, 26-08-2023
 

Links Library (1)


06-12-2015
 
(Info on 5.5 US-87 "Firestorm")