Frank Bethwaite b. 1 January 1920

  • Designer
Bethwaite was a aircraft pilot who initially designed gliders, then designed sailing dinghies such as the Northbridge Junior and later the 4.5 metre Northbridge Senior. After founding a company Starboard Products, later Bethwaite Design, he developed the Laser 2 (two crew Laser) and the Taser. Their final boat design developed by his son Julian was the 49er FX, a new Olympic sailing class.
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  • aircraft pilot (ANZSIC code: 490) 1940 -
  • aircraft pilot (ANZSIC code: 490) 1 January 1940 -
References [<ExternalResource: Malcolm Brown (1 January 2012), 'Frank Bethwaite'.>, <ExternalResource: Frank Bethwaite (1984), 'High Performance Sailing', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Frank Bethwaite (1 January 2009), 'Higher Performance Sailing'.>, <ExternalResource: anon. (2012), 'Frank Bethwaite', Sydney, NSW.>] [<ExternalResource: Malcolm Brown (1 January 2012), 'Frank Bethwaite'.>, <ExternalResource: Frank Bethwaite (1984), 'High Performance Sailing', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Frank Bethwaite (1 January 2009), 'Higher Performance Sailing'.>]
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