RIP Olin Stephens
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: NEW YORK, NY, September 13, 2008 -- Olin J. Stephens, Member #1 on the
: New York Yacht Club’s Seniority List, passed away this weekend. He
: joined the NYYC in 1930, or 78 years ago. He designed the winners of a
: total of eight of the nine America's Cup matches between 1937 and
: 1980.
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: Wasn't he and Capt. Rob close friends?
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Yes, and it was Capt. Rob who actually drew the lines of some of the more
successful yachts.
Wilbur Hubbard
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