The Westerly Konsort proved to be popular right from the outset and remains one of Westerly’s most popular cruisers with eight hundred and twelve built between 1979 and 1992. The project to introduce a ‘gap filler’ between the Centaur and Longbow models demandeded the yacht being designed twice: the first brief from the builder was […]
Boat Plan Sets Game changers Historical Yachts Model Plans Production Yachts Yacht RegisterSeventy years ago, a busy time for Newman & son, the Poole yacht builder. In the previous ten years eight new custom Laurent Giles designs of various sizes left the yard. 1948 saw the start of construction of another two: the 38’ racing cutter Tilly Whim named after a cave on the Jurassic coast of […]
Boat Plan Sets Game changers Historical Yachts Model Plans Yacht RegisterWhen three is not a crowd it is a triune According to Jack Giles dairy notes “the design team worked together extremely happily, Van de Stadt producing a very beautiful set of lines, and John Illingworth applying his practical knowledge to the sail plan, masting and rigging with, as results have shown, very easy and […]
Game changers Historical Yachts Racing Yachts Yacht RegisterIn earlier posts we have referred to Laurent Giles use of research in the towing tank and wind tunnel. Inspired by a need to know more it appears that Jack spent more time at these Institutions than he did at his desk. Much of what we consider common place design features exist because Giles and […]
Game changers Historical YachtsA culture is only as great as its dreams, and its dreams are dreamed by artists. Who said that? Ok we don’t expect you to know, we don’t expect you to check our web page to find out. It was L. Ron Hubbard, science fiction novelist and founder of the Church of Scientology. He also […]
Game changers Historical Yachts SuperyachtsIn 1938, a year before Whooper, the designs for Wapipi were commissioned and she commenced building in Plymouth by Morgan Giles (no connection) for Commander W. B. Pirie. When delivered she sailed under the burgee of the Royal Northumberland Yacht Club. She was later owned by Sir Derrick Gunston. Wapipi shared Whooper’s hull lines with […]
Game changers Historical Yachts Racing YachtsNow developed into Henry Lloyds clothing store, this once tiny cottage at the northern end of Captains Row, Lymington, formerly housed the very first design studio of Laurent Giles and Partners, the firm of Yacht Architects and Owner’s Agents established by Jack Giles in 1927. Then the telephone number was just Lymington No 6, and […]
Game changers Owners Page Uncategorised Yacht RegisterEtain was Laurent Giles’ second commission designed after Marcel Bar’s much admired 52 ft gaff yawl Clymene. In reality, upon referring to Jack Giles’ original hand written calculation book it becomes apparent that the very first sketches and preliminary calculations for Etain were undertaken more than a year after those of Clymene, and although she […]
Game changers Historical YachtsThe fourth and largest of Giles’ nine Myth of Malham type offshore racing yachts, at 55’ Gulvain was in 1949 the largest British offshore racing yacht to be built since the end of the Second World War. Her hull, with full reverse sheer, reverse transom counter and sweeter bow overhang represented the logical development of […]
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