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noted his sailing skills, stating, "as a shipmate Bill was absolutely tops to sail with; a consummate helmsman and extremely valuable tactician; always sought as a crew on major races. He also sailed on boats not of his own design, providing these most useful characteristics to their owners. His
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Lapworth married his wife, Peggy, in 1966 and at the time of his death they had been married for 40 years. They had five children, Barbara Burman Rolph, Charles
William Lapworth III, Robert Lapworth Jr., Susan Cohl and Kim Sorenson. They also had five grandchildren.
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designs gave him a primacy never before achieved by a naval architect as yet on the west coast. His calm demeanor was a most recognized characteristic and his evenhanded nature fostered only the best in his fellow sailors."
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He soon progressed to sailboat design work, drawing new rigs to update some west coast racing sailboats. He designed new rigs for the 82 ft (25 m) sloop
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Class C four times and overall once, in 1958. He designed the second-place overall
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that quickly developed a reputation for winning races, or at least placing highly in them. His early boats included
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Lapworth designed a large number of sailboats, many of them for Cal Yachts:
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design was noted for its speed and race-winning history.
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on 7 April 2006 from the
Newport Harbor Yacht Club, in
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163:and naval architecture. He went on to serve in the
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308:of Jensen Marine. The most successful was the
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1216:United States Navy personnel of World War II
747:List of sailboat designers and manufacturers
335:and he owned and sailed one for many years.
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27:American naval architect (1919–2006)
232:Lapworth also competed as a racing
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830:"C. WIlliam Lapworth 1919 – 2006"
783:"C. William Lapworth 1919 - 2006"
187:After the war Lapworth moved to
1206:Military personnel from Detroit
131:who designed a large number of
1:
1211:University of Michigan alumni
826:National Sailing Hall of Fame
141:National Sailing Hall of Fame
151:Born on 12 December 1919 in
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225:, which was converted to a
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1196:American naval architects
159:, completing a degree in
1221:American yacht designers
936:McArthur, Bruce (2020).
781:McArthur, Bruce (2020).
122:Charles William Lapworth
46:Charles William Lapworth
1201:Architects from Detroit
1126:Metric length sailboats
269:Transpacific Yacht Race
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877:"C. William Lapworth"
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183:Professional life
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506:Endeavor 26
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277:Lapworth 36
215:Morningstar
193:Los Angeles
79:Nationality
1180:Categories
995:Cal Yachts
952:28 January
921:28 January
891:15 January
844:28 January
797:28 January
753:References
728:Phoenix 12
710:Neptune 16
680:Cal 34-III
518:Newport 16
382:Newport 16
303:Cal Yachts
284:fiberglass
236:, sailing
229:schooner.
208:Serious II
189:California
147:Early life
137:Cal Yachts
99:Occupation
52:1919-12-12
1107:39 Mk III
1092:35 Cruise
1009:sailboats
834:nshof.org
584:Calgan 23
315:His 1963
252:in 1949.
223:Queen Mab
177:San Diego
133:sailboats
1102:39 Mk II
946:Archived
915:Archived
885:Archived
838:Archived
791:Archived
741:See also
722:Cal 3-27
674:Cal 2-25
668:Crown 28
662:Cal 2-34
656:Cal 3-46
650:Cal 2-29
644:Cal 2-27
638:Cal 3-30
620:Cal 2-46
572:Crown 23
560:Cal 2-30
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402:Cal 2-27
392:Cal 2-27
340:obituary
227:staysail
212:schooner
204:Patolita
126:American
113:Sailboat
83:American
626:Cal T/2
614:Cal T/4
464:Metcalf
273:Ichiban
265:Nalu II
165:US Navy
115:designs
1158:People
736:- 1986
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718:- 1983
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608:Cal 43
604:- 1971
602:Cal 33
598:- 1971
596:Cal 27
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574:- 1969
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548:Cal 29
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524:Cal 48
520:- 1965
514:- 1965
512:Cal 25
508:- 1963
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494:Cal 28
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476:Cal 30
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470:Cal 20
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448:- 1958
442:- 1958
436:- 1958
434:Cal 24
430:- 1953
424:- 1951
372:Cal 25
317:Cal 40
310:Cal 20
299:Cal 24
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