Colin Ryrie

{{short description|Australian sailor}}

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Colin Stirling Ryrie (23 December 1929 – 7 July 1972) was an Australian Olympic sailor. He competed in the Finn class at the 1956 and 1964 Summer Olympic games.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/63518 |title=Colin Ryrie |work=Olympedia |accessdate=2 June 2020}}

In 1954 he and Jules Feldman formed Modern Magazines Pty Ltd and launched Modern Motor. Other titles followed in 1965, including Modern Boating, Hi-Fi Review, Rugby League Week and Electronics Today.{{Cite web |last=Feldman |first=Sandra |date=2014-02-02 |title=Publisher who put modern motoring first |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/publisher-who-put-modern-motoring-first-20140202-31v65.html |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}} A son, Kim Ryrie, co-designed the Fairlight CMI.{{Citation |last=O'Grady |first=Anthony |title=Showbiz Rock 'N' Roll Becomes Boom 'N' Bust |journal=The Bulletin |volume=102 |issue=5332 |pages=62 |publication-date=1982-09-21 |publisher=John Haynes and J.F. Archibald |issn=0007-4039}}

He was later commodore of the Royal Prince Edward Yacht Club in Sydney. He died in July 1972 after a boating accident late at night in Sydney Harbour.{{cite news |title=Top Yachtmans Dies in Harbour Boat Smash |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7QtkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=COUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1139%2C3074302 |accessdate=23 May 2020 |work=Sun-Herald |date=9 July 1972 |page=5}}