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Frank Prout

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Francis Prout (7 July 1921 Greenwich, Greater London, England – 23 February 2011 Woodbridge, Suffolk, England) was a British sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He was eliminated in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[1]

Together with his brother Roland Prout, in the family firm of G. Prout & Sons, he developed the pioneering Shearwater III racing catamaran in 1956 and several later designs.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Frank Prout's obituary
  2. ^ "Prout Catamarans - a History". Katamarans. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. ^ McCave, Fred. "The Prout Story". CanveyIsland.org. Retrieved 28 July 2020.