TYD#450.
- 6m. 19'-8" L.O.D, the smallest boat, that I would ever consider going offshore on.
- Plywood Model with cruiser roof. Retractable keel.
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TYD#450.
- 6m. 19'-8" L.O.D, the smallest boat, that I would ever consider going offshore on.
- Plywood Model with cruiser roof. Retractable keel.
TYD#831.
- A little bit of history, in 1983, when this project was started, so did Perini Navi in Italy. The vision of large sailing Yachts is in sight, and opportunities began to loom on the horizon.
- At the same time, Ed Dubois is also contacted to offer a preliminary proposal to the client, amongst others, I presume.
- To make a long story short, Ed Dubois ended up with the contract with the launching of Aquel in 1985; he was on his way to the Stratosphere World of the Mega Yachts segment of the Yachting World. And, very successful until the end of his life at the age of 63, far too early to die.
- To get back to our approach, the 150' Schooner project was probably too ambitious, and more expensive to build at the C&N shipyard in England. At 122', Aquel had to be less costly being constructed in New Zealand.
- With a favorable exchange rate at the time, that boat started a trend of building large sailing yachts in that country, many penned by Ed Dubois.
CLASS950.
With the proliferation of the various classes: Mini Transat, Class 40; IMOCA Class, and many others,
One has not caught on, the Class950.
-And this is my latest.
- But, by strolling down, you can view my previous efforts, going back to 2009.
MODEL2016.
- Schematic sections, Drawings 2020 to 2024.
MODEL 2024
For earlier designed versions 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023. Please.
Search: IMOCA 2024.
You will see a list of writing and design materials dedicated to that previous period.
-Now, I will reopen the dialogue with the last Model drafted in 2024.
Very hard to believe.
- From being 27 years old then to now, and into the future. After my first adventures in Designing Yachts with Illingworth and Associates in England, then with Andre Mauric in France, and finally with Dick Carter in the USA, I bit the bullet and established my practice in Newport, R.I. in 1974.