William Fife III (1857–1944) Scotland
Three generations of a family of Scottish yacht designers and builders, William Fife III was born in the small village of Fairlie on the Firth of Clyde. His father William Fife II (1821–1902) and grandfather William Fife I (1785–1865) had also been designers and boatbuilders in Fairlie. The family business operated from a yard on …