Sailing and Foiling.

You are Sailing, I am Foiling. 

Doug Peterson RIP.

As the America's Cup today went back to New-Zealand, the Yacht Designer Doug Peterson passed away. I remember when in 1995, after the victory of the N-Z boat in San-Diego, a design team he was involved with; he told me: "Was it a licking or was it a licking". Straight forward alright, and straight forward dedication to his goal of designing some of the most "bestest" I.O.R boats of the time.

12 Metre and J Class.

                                          

- What could have been before Intrepid, the Twelve Metre Class boat, and now with the elegance of arguably the most Majestic class of Sailboats, the J's.

- With such an introduction, I might have to explain something.

Great Loop Cruiser. What do you think?

When you don't know?
Difficult choices and many questions about what is the ideal Great Loop Cruiser. I think I had the answer when I won the International Design Competition sponsored by the magazine Passagemaker and the Westlawn School for Yacht Design.
If specifically not drawn for the G.L.C, nevertheless this "Trawler" seems to me like a great candidate for a voyage taking you from salty seas to brackish deltas, to freshwater. The name is more associated with fishing the high seas rather than anything else, so maybe she can become the "Traweller".

Ron Holland! Guess what?

- Ron was in town last week. That is Ron Holland, one of the most talented yacht designers in the world. We go back something like 45 years. First, I met him at the Tower, the Carter Offshore office; a submarine observation Tower, lookout for U. Boats during WW11. At the time, Dick Carter was at the top of the rarified world of yacht design, and we always had a string of visitors and clients. - -

- Subsequently, I saw him in Sardinia during the 1973 One Ton World Championship. Where Ydra, a Carter boat, won. Let it be said that another upcoming young yacht designer, Doug Peterson, stole the show by coming in second, but would have won the event except for a navigation mistake.

The List.

2026. With recent downloads, I realize that I have not updated The List for a very long time. I'll be working on it.

- Have plenty of paper in your tray.

- My old Website bit the dust when the server company got sold. The migration of the content to the new site was very unsatisfactory, prompting the development of a new one. This takes time and will not be in full running mode for a while. But do not despair, it will be done. So, in a measure of continuity and to lessen the disruption, I am opening this Blog with a list covering most of the Design work that has been done over so many years.

- New Website@:

https://www.tantonyachtdesign.com

Work in progress, as they say.

- Yes, the List is a little hard to figure out because of the chronological order of the Plans without differentiation if you are looking for something specific. Like, for example, Powerboats or Sailboats between 40 and 50 feet, etc. This will come when due. Meantime, here it is and where we are.

Les Voiles de St. Barth.

Proteus ahead of Bella Mente... view from our villa.

Pictures by Dominique Tanton.

Logistics and Onshore Chef for the Proteus Team.