Flying Dutchman: The Story of a Miracle Boat

An ordinary Dutch sailor had a dream in the early fifties: he wanted to build the fastest open sailboat in history. The first lines of the boat were drawn on a tablecloth. Conrad Gulcher then further developed the design and involved the international sailing elite in the development of the Flying Dutchman. The still spectacular design became an Olympic class in 1958.
Paul de Schipper, journalist and enthusiastic FD sailor himself, tells the story of the boat that turned sailing upside down worldwide. It is a solid research report that reads like a boy's book.