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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

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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.