- Clark Mills (boatbuilder and designer)
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Clark Mills (1915, Michigan - December 11, 2001, Clearwater Florida[1]) was an American designer and builder of boats.
He was best known as the designer economical and practical boats such as the Optimist pram, Windmill, Com-Pac 16 and others. He began building boats before World War II and after the war opened the Mills Boat Works in Clearwater, Florida.
See also
- Optimist pram
- Windmill
- Com-Pac 16
- Naval architecture
References
- International Optimist Dinghy Association: Clark Mills, designer of the Optimist
- Sailing Magazine, March 1999: An 8-foot giant of a sailboat
- Hutchins Company Profile discusses the Com-Pac 16 designed by Clark Mills.
- Builder of Snipes.
Footnotes
Categories:- American boat builders
- American designers
- Yacht designers
- 1915 births
- 2001 deaths
- American engineer stubs
- Shipbuilding stubs
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