Bill Lapworth

Bill Lapworth
Born
Charles William Lapworth

(1919-12-12)12 December 1919
Detroit, Michigan
Died3 April 2006(2006-04-03) (aged 86)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
OccupationNaval architect
Known forSailboat designs

Charles William Lapworth (12 December 1919 – 3 April 2006) was an American naval architect who designed a large number of sailboats, many of them for Cal Yachts. He was active as a designer from the early 1950s until the 1980s. Described as "one of the foremost West Coast naval architects in the post-World War II period", he has been nominated to the US National Sailing Hall of Fame.[1][2][3]

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  2. ^ National Sailing Hall of Fame. "C. WIlliam Lapworth 1919 – 2006". nshof.org. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. ^ "C. William Lapworth". O'Connor Mortuary. 3 April 2006. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.