The designer who made the performance cruiser a category. The Valiant 40 and the Tayana 37 are among the most widely voyaged production hulls ever drawn.
- First commission
- 1970
- Honours
- Cruising Hall of Fame 1989; American Boatbuilders Hall of Fame 1995; National Sailing Hall of Fame 2023
- 1973Valiant 40 — with Nathan Rothman; the original performance cruiser
- —Tayana 37
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