Biography
I built my first trimaran, a Jim Brown designed Searunner 31, in 1973, and have been involved with multihull sailing, design and construction ever since. I worked with multihull designers Jim Brown and Dick Newick in the late 1970's on the SIB (Small is Beautiful) project
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| Building Searunner 31 'Shadowfax' in Mom and Dad's driveway, Long Island, New York |
My first large design was the 52' trimaran, Juniper, which I built in southern Virginia. Juniper was launched in 1981. I sailed her extensively for 25 years, cruising with my wife and family from Nova Scotia to the Caribbean. She was sold in 2006 to the renowned Dutch seafarer, Henk de Velde, who in 2007 embarked on a singlehanded round the world voyage. (his 6th circumnavigation!)
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| Juniper, launched in 1981. Still going strong in 2010. |
I started my yacht design business in 1983 after I returned from a two year cruise on Juniper. Shortly thereafter, I developed the concept of the forward cockpit - pilot house catamaran, and the first of the Atlantic Cats was launched in 1985. The innovative forward cockpit concept of the Atlantic Cats sparked lots of interest right from the start, and has grown steadily in popularity. Many Atlantic Cat owners regularly complete long ocean passages with small crews. The Atlantic Cats currently in production are the A48 and the A 57, with some of the other boats available on a custom basis.
My book, The Cruising Multihull, was first published in 1990, and is still in print.
In addition to the Atlantic Cats, I've designed other catamarans with an aft cockpit layout, as well as a series of powerful, fast trimarans. As of 2009, there were approximately 65 CWD boats sailing the world over.
I divide my time between my current boat, Javelin, an Atlantic 55, on which I've logged 22,000 miles in 6 years, and South Dartmouth, MA.
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| Javelin sailing in Georgetown Harbor, Great Exuma, Bahamas |