Peter Antony Milne (20 September 1934 – 23 May 2008) was a British boat designer. He designed more than forty craft, including the
Fireball,
Skipper and
Javelin dinghies.
Milne was born in
Stockport, Cheshire
Stockport was a rural district in the administrative county of Cheshire from 1894 to 1904. The district was the successor to the Stockport Rural Sanitary District formed in 1875.
The rural district was originally composed of eight civil parishe ...
and was educated at
St John's College, Hurstpierpoint. He also served as editor of ''
Classic Boat
''Classic Boat'' is a British traditional boating magazine published by The Chelsea Magazine Company. It was first published in 1987 and defines classic boats as "boats which endure". It was the first magazine in the UK dedicated to traditional b ...
'' magazine.
References
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1934 births
2008 deaths
People from Stockport
People educated at Hurstpierpoint College
Boat and ship designers
British magazine editors
External links
Sailboat Data - Designer Peter Milne- has some biographical data and links to boats he designed