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2 unusual facts about John Winter


John Winter

John Strange Winter (1856–1911), pen name of English novelist Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Stannard

Louis Krages (1949–2001), alias John Winter, German race car driver and businessman



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Dinghy sailing

Trapezing during a race first appeared in 1934, on the Amazon A Class Rater Vagabond sailed by Peter Scott (son of the famous Scott of the Antarctic), and John Winter.

Drimys winteri

When Sir Francis Drake sailed round the world in 1577-80, of the four ships accompanying the Golden Hind at the outset, the only ship that successfully rounded Cape Horn with him was the Elizabeth, captained by John Winter; the two ships separated in a storm and Winter turned back.