Boat design by Ted Brewer pdf full#

Founder of the Yacht Design Institute, a highly respected designer for more than 30 years, and a frequent contributor to sail, cruising world, and other magazines, Ted Brewer has again revised his classic primer. Understanding boat design has been the place to look for quick, uncomplicated answers since 1971.

Boat design by Ted Brewer pdf full#

What are the advantages of a cutter rig over a sloop? Why does one sailor swear by a full keel, while others won't have anything but a fin keel? Why does one powerboat have more flare in its topsides than another? And what is flare? Why do some hull shapes look 'right'? How big an engine and propeller will it take to move that powerboat? What elements make a boat safe, or comfortable? If one boat has a round bottom and another's is veed, what difference does it make in the way they perform?

In 2006, where he still sells stock plans and writes for Good Old Boat magazines. Where he donated time, for several years, lecturing at the Silva Bay Shipyard School. One of these yachts, GLOBE STAR, circumnavigated the globe in '81 without the use of sextant, compass or instruments of any kind.From 1970 to 1979, Ted worked in partnership with Bob Wallstrom, who had a hand in many of the designs during this period.In '79 Ted moved to Washington state and, in the next 20 years, produced 160 more designs including the beautiful Whitby 55 ketch, the handsome 45' schooner SOPHIA CHRISTINA and the fast and powerful 70' schooner TREE OF LIFE, winner of the 2000 Antigua Race Week.In 1999 Ted and his wife Betty moved to Gabriola Island, B.C. In partnership with Bob Wallstrom he produced over 100 custom and production designs, from 18' catboats to the exquisite 62' teak ketch TRAVELLER III and, from the sublime to the ridiculous, even a 64' 3 masted schooner approved by the USCG for daysailing 125 passengers.In the mid '70s Ted pioneered his, widely copied, radius bilge method of building metal hulls and, over the years, designed dozens of steel and aluminum craft from 30 to 100 feet. He assisted in the modification of WEATHERLY for the successful 1962 Cup defense and did all the drawings for the Bill Luders' designed 12 meter yacht AMERICAN EAGLE, and supervised her construction.In 1967 Ted moved to Brooklin, Maine to hang out his shingle but still did all of Luders drafting, including the conversion of EAGLE to an ocean racer. 'Bill' Luders Jr.Īs assistant designer.While with Bill he worked on everything from 5.5 meter sloops (about 50 of them), to 12 meter America's Cup racers, ocean racing yachts and power boats.

Then, in late 1960 he had a chance to move to Connecticut and work for A. During his years with Cuthbertson, Ted was racing aboard 8 meter yachts in Lake Ontario and sailing his own small boats up and down the lake. He was lucky to get a job as yacht broker with George Cuthbertson, who later founded C&C Yachts and, at the same time, Ted was working on the Westlawn School of Yacht Design course.Ted learned a great deal about design from George and also from Dick Telford, a boat builder, a very capable designer, and a good friend who also worked there. In 1957 he was a Lieutenant in the Canadian Army and resigned his commission to return to his first love, boating.

BrewerFrom Designers website:Ted was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1933.