Gerard Dykstra // Iconic Yacht Designer
On the Wind Sailing
English - April 09, 2019 04:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 497 ratingsWilderness Sports Society & Culture Places & Travel 59north sailing andyschell captain crew crewoffshore mate miakarlsson ocean offshore Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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#261. Gerard Dykstra is one of the world's iconic yacht designers. He's most notable to me as the designer of the Bestevaer 53, by far my favorite of all the aluminum expedition yachts which are now so popular. And he designed the first one for himself as a very simple, robust personal cruising yacht. He's also designed some of the most iconic superyachts like the Panamax ketch HETAIROS and the infamous MALTESE FALCON. Not to mention a few tall ships to boot. I first met Gerard in Isafjordur, Iceland and later talked to him on Skype about his career as a sailor first, then as a designer.