Flyer (yacht)
| Nation |
 Netherlands United States
|
|---|---|
| Launched | 1977 |
| Racing career | |
| Skippers | Conny van Rietschoten |
| Notable victories | 1977–78 Whitbread |
Flyer (also known as Alaska Eagle 1981-2013) is a 20-metre (65 ft) one off aluminium ocean racing ketch designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built by Jachtwerf W. Huisman. She won the 1977–78 Whitbread Round the World Race skippered by Conny van Rietschoten.
Barry Pickthall; Cornelis van Rietschoten (1979), Flyer: the quest to win the Round-the-World Race, Stanford Maritime, ISBN
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