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)
5.5 USA 87 "Firestorm" - in Midland : During the 5.5mR North Amercian Fall Regatta
(credits : Jeff Baker)
Added by Kaspar Stubenrauch
on 2022-09-27
Photo Gallery (25)
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.
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Document library (4)
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By / When
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785 Kb
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Stubenrauch
15-09-2015
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15-09-2015
5.5 USA 87 "Firestorm" - in Midland : 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
Location : Hanko
Skipper : Albert Fay
Added by : William Turner, 06-05-2010
Year : 1987
Rank : 3rd
Race : World's /
Location : Hanko
Location : Hanko
Skipper : Albert Fay
Added by : William Turner, 06-05-2010
Year : 1988
Rank : ?
Race : World's /
Location : Geneva
Location : Geneva
Skipper : Albert Fay(?)
Added by : William Turner, 06-05-2010
Year : 1989
Rank : 1st
Race : U.S. Championship /
Location : Houston
Location : Houston
Skipper : Tony Smythe
Added by : William Turner, 06-05-2010
Year : 1989
Rank : 1st
Race : World's /
Location : Houston
Location : Houston
Skipper : George Francisco
Added by : William Turner, 06-05-2010
Year : 1988
Rank : 5th
Race : World's /
Location : Geneva
Location : Geneva
Skipper : George Francisco
Added by : William Turner, 06-05-2010
Year : 1990
Rank : 3rd
Race : World Championship /
Location : Torquay
Location : Torquay
Skipper : Albert Fay
Added by : Kaspar Stubenrauch, 27-01-2018
Year : 1988
Rank : 5th
Race : World Championship /
Location : Geneva
Location : Geneva
Skipper : George Francisco
Added by : Kaspar Stubenrauch, 15-02-2018
Year : 2022
Rank : 1st
Race : North American Championship /
Location : Midland, Ontario
Location : Midland, Ontario
Skipper : William Turner
Added by : William Turner, 28-08-2022
Year : 2023
Rank : 1st
Race : North American Championship /
Location : Midland, Ontario
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")
Kaspar Stubenrauch, 06-12-2015