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17 AMERICAN EXPRESS E1
Last update: 1997
1979 designer T. Willye, built by Peter's Custom Yacht, breadth: 2,44m weight 1100kg, sails: 33/50m2

1979 Singlehanded Farallone Race, San Francisco, elapsed time 13h03: 8e/16 PHRF, Norton SMITH
May, US magazine "Latitude 38",


Mora Long Distance Race, 61h30': 7e/16
August "Latitude 38",

29 September, TRANSAT 6.50: 1st/32 20d07h. + 1st leg: 32d08h, 5,26 knts, Norton SMITH, américan, 33
October, November & 1980 January, 'Amy & Norton' "Latitude 38", full articles
Norton Log, 1980 January & February "Latitude 38", see below bottom page,
Photo extraite du livre "25 ans de Voiles et Voiliers":

"Voiles et Voiliers",

19?? New owner Douglas McNaughton

1981 June, leaving St Thomas singlehanded, Douglas McNaughton
20 June, arrived in Bermuda
August "Latitude 38",


October "Latitude 38",

55 American Express,
26 September, TRANSAT 6.50: DNF/25. Douglas McNAUGHTON

1982 February-March "Latitude 38", full articles

57 American Express,
1983 June "Latitude 38"

TRANSAT 6.50: DNF/42. Douglas McNAUGHTON

49 Sicli Farma,
1993 TRANSAT 6.50: 7th/59 at 2d17h of the first. Andrea ROMANELLI italian
"Bateaux",

1994 Avril: A Vendre visible 56 110KF

1995 Avril "Voiles et Voiliers",


1997 Juillet: A Vendre 79, TBE, HB6cv, 7 voiles, visible 56 52KF
Annonce Mini AMERICAN EXPRESS 1979 - Visible en Sardaigne. - Reconditionné en 1993 et 2001, 3 Mini Transat (79/93/97) - Prix: 110 KF.
Mât 3 étages, TE 1,90m. Minitransat proto Wylie,  "American Express"  mast and quill '93, 3 minitransat ('79/'93/'97) Lit.30.000.000, visible in Sardinia

1980 January, "Latitude 38",











February, "Latitude 38",