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page attempts to record what is known about the origin
and history of the origami design known as the Yacht.
Please contact me if you know any of this information is
incorrect or if you have any other information that
should be added. Thank you. There are several versions of the Yacht. I have not separated them on this page. ********** 1951 Diagrams for a cut version of the Yacht (using the cut to obtain the colour change sail) appear in 'Origami: Folding Paper for Children' by Claude Sarasas, which was first published by Kodansha in Tokyo in 1951.
********** 1959 An uncut, colour-changed version appears, as 'A Yacht', in 'Pocket Guide to Origami: Bow-Wow Book', by Isao Honda, which was published by the Asahi Origami Club, Tokyo in 1959.
********** A simpler version, without the colour change, appears as 'Simple Sailboat', in 'Fun-time Paper Folding' by Elinor Tripato Massoglio, which was published by Childrens Press in Chicago in 1959
********** 1964 Both versions of the Yacht appear in 'Secrets of Origami', by Robert Harbin, which was published by Oldbourne Book Company in London in 1964. The design is said to be Japanese.
********** 1965 The simpler version of the design, in which the base is folded backwards to create a stand, appears as 'Sailboat' in 'The World of Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published in the USA by Japan Publications Trading Company in 1965.
********** 1968 The simpler version of the design also appeared, as 'Sailing Boat', in 'Your Book of Paperfolding' by Vanessa and Eric de Maré, which was published by Faber and Faber in London in 1968, where it was said to be a traditional Japanese design.
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