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Crossbow II

Crossbow II was a late 1970s proa sailboat, the successor craft to Crossbow.

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Crossbow II was a late 1970s proa (or asymmetrical catamaran) sailboat, the successor craft to Crossbow.1

The catamaran was designed by Rod Macalpine-Downie and was built by former Olympian Tim Whelpton at his boatyard in Upton near Acle.1

It revised the world sailing speed record of its predecessor until 1980, finally reaching 36 knots (41 mph), a record it held until 1986.1

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  1. "Sir Timothy Colman's memories of Crossbow 40 years on". Anglia Afloat. 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-01-04. Retrieved 2015-01-03.