The Association notes with sadness the passing of one of the greatest yacht designers of all time. Earlier this year Olin Stephens turned 100. He remained very active even in recent years and had some involvement with the development of the new S&S 34. On 13th September 2008 he sailed on. Click here to read the tribute in Sail-World.com.

To read more about Olin’s life and other details, you can click here for further links.