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Jim Drake (1929 – 2012) was an American aeronautical engineer who is widely credited with the invention of the sport of Windsurfing. He patented his windsurfing concept in 1968. Drake conceptualized, designed and hand built the first board and articulating sail rig prototype in his garage.
Jan 26, 2022 · Jim Drake, a top photographer for Sports Illustrated whose pictures of Muhammad Ali, Joe Namath, Arnold Palmer and others, both in action and away from their fields of play, were among the...
James Richard Drake (December 2, 1944 – January 10, 2022) was an American film and television director. Life and career
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Jim Drake (1944-2022) was a director and assistant director for TV shows and movies, such as Police Academy 4, Speed Zone and Buffalo Bill. He was born in the USA and died in Freeland, Washington, U.S.
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Jun 20, 2012 · Jim Drake, the co-inventor of the Windsurfer and father of modern windsurfing, has passed away at the age of 83. The North American aeronautics engineer improved the early design by Peter Chilvers and Newman Darby.
Jan 31, 2022 · Jim Drake, a top photographer for Sports Illustrated whose pictures of Muhammad Ali, Joe Namath, Arnold Palmer and others, both in action and away from their fields of play, were among the magazine’s most indelible images from the 1960s to the ’80s, died Jan. 10 at his home in Philadelphia.
Jul 4, 2012 · Jim Drake, an aeronautical engineer who helped design the X-15 rocket plane and the Tomahawk Cruise Missile and in his spare time created the Windsurfer, a surfboard with a sail that became...