{"product_id":"uffa-yachtings-eccentric-genius","title":"UFFA: Yachting's Eccentric Genius","description":"Uffa Fox was the most celebrated and successful yacht designer in the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuch more than a sailor and boat designer, he was an irrepressible extrovert and novel thinker, as well as a singer, musician, journalist, author, painter, sportsman, campaigner, controversial businessman and friend of royalty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the years since his death his reputation has grown rather than diminished. This new biography, the first for fifty years, celebrates a Universal Man who not only changed his sport, his Island, and the lives of his friends, but also left an unfillable void. Such people are rare, and his story deserves to be remembered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Malcolm Turner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback : 210 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSKU: P9030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e... a working-class legend who transformed dinghy sailing through his visionary designs and fine craftsmanship. A fearless renegade who took on the establishment and poked fun at social norms... Fox makes a compelling subject and his life is packed with good stories... I do agree with the book's subtitle. Uffa certainly was eccentric and he was, by most measures, a genius.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNic Compton - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWoodenBoat Magazine -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e01\/01\/24\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch5\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMalcolm Turner is an author, publisher, and the founder of Sunrise Publishing. A former journalist with a lifelong interest in leadership, he spent many years of his life devising and organising events which celebrate the work of leaders and achievers. He lives by the coast with his wife, Sue, and an irascible Yorkshire Terrier called Toby. He is the author of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Honourable Member\u003c\/span\u003e, Blueline (2017); \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBOAC and the Golden Age of Flyin\u003c\/span\u003eg, Burnt Ash (2019); \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBritain’s Airline Entrepreneurs\u003c\/span\u003e, Burnt Ash (2020) and \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAri, Jackie \u0026amp; Maria\u003c\/span\u003e, Sunrise (2022). In spring 2023 he published, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eUFFA: Yachting's Eccentric Genius.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Boat books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52958588141932,"sku":"P9030","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/1920\/5996\/files\/UFFA-Yachtings-Eccentric-Genius-e1717556264356.jpg?v=1764846336","url":"https:\/\/www.boatbooks-aust.com.au\/products\/uffa-yachtings-eccentric-genius","provider":"Boat books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}