Best Yacht Designer in the GRP Era

[E39mad]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned German Frers.

I love that bow angle on Rebecca. 4 spreader rig on the mizzen is pretty cool.

Bit on the large side sir, how about something a little smaller.

Swan 46. It's the signature transom roll.

Clearly you have not read all the posts! Been mentioned by me and others.

 

[johnalison]

Since you mention bow angle, I have long thought that Kim Holman designed the most attractive bows, with the Twister as a typical example.

 

[Yorkshire Exile]

I have diligently read all 222 posts and I'm amazed nobody has mentioned Terry Tupperware. I don't own one of his designs, just a distant dream.

 

[Poignard]

Since you mention bow angle, I have long thought that Kim Holman designed the most attractive bows, with the Twister as a typical example.

As a friend of mine likes to say "Not a bad line in her".

 

[Sybarite]

Germain Frers, Chuck Paine, Michel Joubert, Philippe Harlé, Philippe Briand.

 

[geem]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned German Frers.

I love that bow angle on Rebecca. 4 spreader rig on the mizzen is pretty cool.

Bit on the large side sir, how about something a little smaller.

Swan 46. It's the signature transom roll.

Rebecca is here in Falmouth Harbour, Antigua at the moment. She really is a stunning yacht. There are however, another dozen equally stunning yachts from various designers. Valsheda looks rather good but dont think she qualifies.......

 

[doris]

All a designer does is design to a brief, the clue is in the word! If a manufacturer then prices it out of the market, its not the design.

 

[johnalison]

All a designer does is design to a brief, the clue is in the word! If a manufacturer then prices it out of the market, its not the design.

These big boats are all very well but the really hard thing to do is design an attractive small boat, say 24-30ft. I reckon that I could design a beautiful 50-footer, and if it floated it would be bound to go tolerably well, OK, with a bit of modification, but very few small craft are what I would call attractive and comfortable. Something like the Marieholm 26 perhaps.

 

[DownWest]

These big boats are all very well but the really hard thing to do is design an attractive small boat, say 24-30ft. I reckon that I could design a beautiful 50-footer, and if it floated it would be bound to go tolerably well, OK, with a bit of modification, but very few small craft are what I would call attractive and comfortable. Something like the Marieholm 26 perhaps.

Length really helps to make it pretty AND comfortable. Just look at Van de Stadt's little offerings, like the Corribee. Nice, yes, comfy, not. Add ten feet and the same proportions work well.

 

[PeteCooper]

That's a shock for Robert Tucker!

 

[DownWest]

That's a shock for Robert Tucker!

OOOps. Quite right.. But the idea is valid Relatively easy to make long boats look pretty, much more tricky when short, if you want to put normal size people in.