William P. Ficker

William P. "Bill" Ficker was an American sailor in the Star class. He won the 1958 Star World Championships together with Mark Yorston and finished third in the 1959 edition. Subsequently, Ficker was the skipper of the successful 1970 America's Cup defender Intrepid.[1]

Ficker was inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame in 2016.[2]

References
  1. "Archived copy". www.ali6.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "William Peter Ficker 2016 Inductee". Nshof.org. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
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