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
 
Original 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.
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Document library (4)

 



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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
Location
USA-87
"Firestorm"
NED-20
"Firestorm"
NED-20
"Firestorm"
USA-87
"Firestorm"

Results History (0)



Links Library (1)


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