Domina C. Jalbert

Inducted: 1988
Born: 1904
Died: 1991

Mr. Domina Jalbert was a world renowned researcher and inventor of parachutes, sails, and kites. He was born in Quebec but lived for many years in Woonsocket, RI. He was the designer of the Dolly Spinnaker for the yacht Stars & Stripes, which won the 1987 America’s Cup. He was a track star in his youth, and a former administrator and track coach at Mt. St. Charles Academy.

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