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This section lists boat designers and naval architects for sail and power boats, monohulls and multihulls (catamarans, trimarans, proas and outriggers), pleasure craft and commercial vessels. You will also find some designers who specialize in the interior of the boat.

Resources in This Category

• 3DNAV

  http://www.3dnav.eu/
  Design and engineering for yachts and professional boats, CNC plugs and moulds, sail and motor projects, service for shipyards and individual builders,design and complete building process.

• Alan Andrews Yacht Design

  http://www.andrewsyacht.com/
  Designs high performance racing and cruising yachts using CAD design programs. Includes race bulletins and race results.

• Allswater Marine Consultants

  http://www.allswater.com/
  Providing naval architecture, marine engineering and survey services located in Canada.

• Alucraft

  http://www.alucraftboats.com.au/
  Aluminium boat builders and designers in Henderson, Western Australia. Design and construction of aluminium vessels for pleasure or commercial purpose.

• Berckemeyer Yacht Design

  http://www.berckemeyer-yacht.de/
  Design of modern and classic sailing yachts for professional and amateur boatbuilders.

• Bill Dixon

  http://www.dixonyachtdesign.com/
  Offers naval architecture and interior design for custom and production sailing, motor, and superyachts. Includes news and reviews section.

• Bloomfield Innovation

  http://bloomfieldinnovation.com/
  Specializes in catamaran sailing and motor yachts 20 to 200 feet; developed from Crowther technology base. Stock plans available, including Crowther sailing plans. Located in Australia.

• Burnett Yacht Design

  https://www.burnettyachtdesign.co.uk/
  Designs traditional gaff rigged cruising boats. Information on vessels, drawings, and photos. Also includes designs in collaboration with Nigel Irens.

• C. W. Paine Yacht Design Inc.

  http://www.chuckpaine.com/
  Designers of motor and sailing yachts. Includes design history and recent launches. Based in the USA.

• Cantieri Sangermani

  http://www.cantierisangermani.com/
  Services include design of custom motor and sail yachts, boatbuilding, restorations, and brokerage. Located in Italy. [English and Italian]

• Ceccarelli Yacht Design and Engineering

  http://www.ceccarelliyachtdesign.com/
  Designer of racer and cruiser sailboats and commercial and leisure motor yachts, including Italian America's Cup yachts. [English and Italian]

• Choydesign

  http://choydesign.com/
  Design of sail and power catamarans from 40 to 200 feet, including luxury and performance yachts and passenger vessels.

• Christian Grande & Partners

  http://www.christiangrande.com/
  Designers of power yachts. Includes photos and events section. Located in Italy.

• Craig Loomes Design Group

  http://cld.co.nz/
  Designers of wave piercing power catamarans to 52 metres. Sail and power pleasure yachts and commercial vessels also undertaken. News section and gallery.

• Cutfinger Watercraft

  http://www.cutfinger.com/
  High speed experimental boat and propulsion design.

• Damien Smith Design

  http://www.damiensmithdesign.com.au/
  An eclectic range of designs from electric picnic cruisers to power trimarans, including C Class sailing catamaran Ronstan. Based in Australia.

• Daniel Skira Yacht Designs

  http://www.skirayachtdesign.com/
  Provides custom yacht designs for wavepiercers, power work boats and yachts, and sailboats. Includes news and gallery.

• Daniel Z. Bombigher

  http://www.classic-yacht-design.com/
  Designer of classic yachts and marine painter.

• David M. Cannell & Associates

  http://www.dmcmarine.com/
  Naval architects, consultants and surveyors of commercial vessels and private yachts.

• Dick Zaal Yacht Design

  http://www.dickzaalyachtdesign.nl/
  Provides an overview of yacht design services offered, photos, and information about completed and current projects. [English and Dutch]

• Dudley Dix Yacht Design

  http://www.dixdesign.com/
  Boat designs and boat plans, with descriptions, photographs and drawings, history and prices.

• East Cape Marine

  http://www.nzboatbuilders.com/
  Lists lightweight composite power catamaran designs from 7m to 30m. Located in New Zealand.

• Elliott Marine

  http://www.elliott-marine.com/
  New Zealand designer Greg Elliott offers performance cruising and racing boats. Owners' forum, race results, news, library of boat models.

• Farr Yacht Design

  http://www.farrdesign.com/
  Long-standing specialists in racing yachts with their own one-design fleet. Design boats for all the major racing events worldwide.

• Farrier Marine

  http://www.f-boat.com/
  Trimaran and catamaran sailboat designs including both production trimarans and plans for home builders.

• G.L.Watson & Co. Ltd.

  http://www.glwatson.com/
  Specialize in the design of presidential and royal yachts. Offer new designs, replicas, and restoration and refit management services.

• Gerard Dijkstra & Partners Lutra Design Group

  http://www.gdnp.nl/
  Yacht designers of classic and modern sailing yachts for cruising and racing. Includes general company information, services offered, sample designs, current projects, and related links.

• Ginton Naval Architects

  http://www.ginton.com/
  Naval architects specializing in large ocean-going power yachts.

• Gregory C. Marshall Naval Architect Ltd.

  http://www.gregmarshalldesign.com/
  Designers of production and custom luxury motor yachts in Canada. Specialize in composite engineering using vacuum infusion.

• Guido de Groot Design

  http://www.guidodegroot.com/
  Interior and exterior design for luxury motor yachts.

• Guy Saillard

  http://www.saillard-guy.com/
  Naval architect for sail and power boats, based in France. [English and French]

• HR Offshore Developments

  http://homepage.eircom.net/~orourkepj/index.htm
  Designers of the Hellraiser 223, a fast offshore angling/patrol craft.

• Ivan Erdevicki Naval Architecture and Design

  http://www.ivanerdevicki.com/
  World-renowned designer for sailing and motor yachts and work boats. Includes company history, press clippings, news, and newsletters.

• J Kinder Design

  http://www.jkinder.de/
  Design spectrum ranging from power, sail and superyachts to vehicles and interiors of both.

• John Shuttleworth Yacht Designs Ltd.

  http://www.john-shuttleworth.com/
  Prolific designer of catamarans and trimarans, from large racers to stock plans for cruising models. Articles on design and sailing. Based in the UK.

• Jonque de Plaisance

  http://www.jonquedeplaisance.net/
  Modern junks designs with classic Chinese aesthetics. Information on construction for amateur builders. [English/French]

• Kasten Marine Design

  http://www.kastenmarine.com/
  Specialize in classic sail and motor design, custom and stock plans. Includes articles on design and boat building.

• Kelsall Catamaran

  http://www.kelsall.com/
  Catamaran designer and builder. Larger custom designs or high performance racers, power or commercial, professional or home boat builders.

• Ken Freivokh Design

  http://www.freivokh.co.uk/
  Designers of exclusive custom yachts, both monohulls and catamarans, including interiors.

• Kvartet

  http://www.kvartet.spb.ru/
  Engaged in sail and power yacht and commercial ship design, and modeling. Also supply parts. [English, Russian]

• Lidgard Yacht Design

  http://www.lidgarddesign.com/
  Designers of yachts and powerboats, both monohulls and multihulls, for the home builder and professional alike. Includes sample designs, current projects, company information, and related links.

• MacNaughton Group

  http://www.macnaughtongroup.com/
  Yacht and commercial boat design and brokerage. Also sell marine publications. Offer online yacht design instruction courses.

• Malcolm Tennant Multihull Design Limited

  http://www.tennantdesign.co.nz/
  One of New Zealand's leading designers for multihulls, both power and sail, commercial and pleasure vessels. History, news and articles, model information including photos, brokerage.

• McBride Boat Designs

  http://www.mcbridedesign.co.nz/
  Specializes in design of fishing and marine farming vessels, as well as pleasure craft.

• Michael Storer Wooden Boat Plans

  http://www.storerboatplans.com/
  Plans for traditional looking wooden sailing and power craft with modern performance. Australia.

• Mills Design

  http://www.mills-design.com/
  Performance yacht design for IRC, IRM and all types of racing and cruising.

• New Cruise

  http://www.newcruise.de/
  Offers yacht project development and custom design, motor and sail, from 40-160 ft. Located in Hamburg, Germany. [English and German]

• NorthStar Yachts

  http://www.northstaryachts.com/
  Builder of motor yachts from 74 to 105 feet. Specifications and photos of models, history, news.

• Ocean Limo

  http://www.oceanlimo.com/
  Designs and manufactures luxury power catamarans and monohulls. Press releases, charter section, gallery.

• Ocke Mannerfelt Design

  http://www.ocke.se/
  Focus on the design and conception of both motor and sailboats of any size and function. Also marine industrial design and architecture of houses.

• Paolo Bisol Yacht Design

  http://www.paolobisol.com/
  Naval architect, located in France. Sailing yacht and power boat design. [English, Italian, French]

• Parker Marine Enterprises

  http://www.parker-marine.com/
  Offer online construction manuals, catalogs, study plans, and full stock plans. Consulting for new construction and major restorations. Includes section on books and brokerage.

• Perrotti Performance Design

  http://www.perrottidesign.com/
  Design of racing and cruising sailboats. Offer naval architecture and marine engineering.

• Reichel Pugh Yacht Design

  http://reichel-pugh.com/
  Naval architecture and yacht design for race boats and high performance cruisers. Includes news section.

• Response Marine, Inc.

  http://www.responsemarine.com/
  Specialise in the design and sourcing of welded aluminum boats, both commercial and recreational.

• Rick Etsell, Naval Architect

  http://www.etsell.com/
  Specializes in steel and aluminum workboats, heavy duty yachts, and classic motoryachts.

• Rob Ford Yacht Design

  http://www.rfyacht.com/base.htm
  Dissertation for Ford's BEng in Yacht and Powercraft Design and ideas for future designs.

• Robert H Perry Yachts Designers Inc.

  http://www.perryboat.com/
  Yacht and motor boat design and consulting, specifically performance oriented cruising yachts.

• Ron Given Catamaran Design

  http://www.givencats.com/
  Designer of performance cruising and racing catamarans (sail and power) with offices in New Zealand and New Caledonia. Includes design timeline, process overview, and news.

• RunningTideYachts, Ltd.

  http://www.runningtideyachts.com/
  Offers multihull sail design featuring a mast-aft sailing rig and a gamefishing catamaran. Also monohull, trimaran, motorsailing, and race sailboat design.

• Schionning Designs

  http://www.schionningdesigns.com.au/
  Multihulled sailing boats made in Newcastle, Australia. Many stock designs and study plans available. Includes owners' reports.

• Smith Marine Design

  http://www.smithmarinedesign.com/
  Specialize in powerboats for sportfishing and cruising. Includes some articles by the designer.

• Spear Green Design

  http://www.speargreen.com.au/
  Naval architecture, marine interior design, project management and design documentation for private and commercial vessels, power and sail.

• Spirited Designs

  http://spiriteddesigns.com.au/
  Craig Schionning catamaran designs and kits for home builders. Includes information on the building process and projects underway.

• Stimson Yacht Design

  http://www.stimsonyachts.com/
  Designs sail and power craft for racing, cruising and commercial work. Production or custom. Includes gallery and news sections.

• Tboats

  http://tboat.com/
  Design and produce a range of performance racing and cruising yachts for professional and amateur construction. Includes articles, newsletters and photo/video gallery. Located in New Zealand.

• TC Design

  http://www.tcdesign.co.nz/
  Multihull designers of both racing and cruising yachts (power and sail) in New Zealand. Includes background on designer Tim Clissold, and news.

• Ted Brewer Yacht Design

  http://www.tedbrewer.com/
  Provides stock plans for sail and power vessels or can create an original yacht design.

• Tripp Design Naval Architecture

  http://www.trippdesign.net/
  Designers of racing and cruising yachts, with an emphasis on high performace. Newsletter, race results, press clippings. Company philosophy and design overview.

• Verme Yacht Projects

  http://www.verme.it/
  Lists company's design projects. Located in Italy.

• WB & Nod Yacht Design

  http://wbn-design.com/
  Specialize in custom yacht design, systems analysis and modifications, including disabled access upgrades.

• Yacht & Powercraft Design Services Ltd

  http://www.yacht-designer.co.uk/
  Offers yacht and powercraft design and consultancy services by Stuart Roy. Includes Roy's qualifications and information on tank testing, powering, stability calculations, and other design issues. Summary of services and prices.

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