Success
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Westlawn
Has a Remarkable Record Supplying
Talented Designers for the Marine Industry
Partial
List (last updated 10/1/13)
Designers
(Westlawn alumni*)
Tom Fexas,
Independent Designer
Bruce King, Independent Designer
Jack Hargrave,
Independent Designer, Designer for Hatteras, Burger,
others
Gary Mull, Independent Designer
Bill Cook, Independent Designer
Bill Shaw, Designer for Pearson,
Designer at Sparkman & Stephens, Chief Designer for 12M Columbia
Charlie Morgan, Independent Designer,
President Morgan Yachts
Rod Johnstone,
Independent Designer, Founder & Designer J/Boats
Andrej Justin, Independent Designer,
Coutts Justin Design
Royal Lowell, Independent Designer,
Designer for Jarvis Newman, Bruno Stillman, others
Dave Gerr, Independent Designer
David P. Martin, Independent Designer,
Designer for Ocean Yachts, Egg Harbor, Pacemaker, others
Rodger Martin, Independent Designer,
Chief Designer Derecktor Shipyards
John S. Hall, Design Coordinator,
Huckins Yacht Corporation
Britton Chance, Independent Designer
Ted Brewer, Independent Designer
Geoffrey van Aller, Chief Designer,
Trinity Yachts
Walter Greene, Independent Designer and
Builder
E. E. Ewbank, Independent Designer
Robert Harris, Independent Designer,
Designer for Jeanneau, others
Guy Ribadeau Dumas, Independent Designer
Dieter Blank, Independent Designer
Eric A. Ogden, Independent Designer,
Marine Surveyor
Lynn Senour, Independent Designer,
Designer for Nordic Tugs, American Tugs, Delta Marine
Dudley Dix, Independent Designer
Glenn Henderson, Director of
Engineering, Hunter Marine Corporation
Stephen Pollard, Independent Designer
David Beach, Independent Designer,
Architect for NMMA
Jay Coyle, Independent Designer,
Technical Editor for Yachting Magazine
Doug Zurn,
Independent Designer
Bob (Robert L.) Watkins, Chief Naval
Architect at Derecktor Shipyard
John Cherubini, Independent Designer,
Designer Founder Cherubini Yachts
Bob Loeser, Head Of American Bureau Of
Shipping Yacht Division
Walter Altmann, Architect/Designer for
Knight & Carver
Richard McBride, Independent Designer
Dave Napier, Designer, Bertram
Fred Geiger, Designer, Trumpy
Robert F. MacNeill,
Independent Designer, Marine Consultant, Former President Carver Boats
Walter G. Hahn, Designer, American
Custom Yachts
Gerry Douglas, President and Designer,
Catalina Yachts
Richard C. Lazzara,
Designer, Lazzara Yachts, Gulfstar
David Pugh, VP Engineering, Glacier Bay
Catamarans, Designer Maxum Yachts
Livingston Brooks, Designer, Hatteras Yachts
Michael E. Hartline, Head of Design
& Engineering, Cabo Yachts, Engineering Supervisor, Ocean Yachts
William C. Frank, Designer, Offshore
Yacht Design
Ken Hankinson, Hankinson Associates,
Designer Glen-L Marine Designs
Richard S. Brooke, Independent Designer,
Surveyor for RINA
Don Beeck,
Designer, Burger Boat Company
G.M. Bruce Livingston Jr.,
Director/Plant Manager, Grand Banks Yachts
Don Flippen, Vice President Engineering,
Egg Harbor Yacht Company
John Chad Chadwick, Designer, Jack Hargrave and Hargrave Custom
Yachts
Eric Henseval,
Independent Designer, Architect for Van Peteghem-Lauriot-Prevost
(MVP-VLP), Arradon Team
Patrick J. Bray, Independent Designer
John Van Hoboken, Vice-President of
Research, Chris-Craft
Massimo Gregori,
Independent Designer
Luc St. Onge,
Designer, Doral
Andrew R. Setzer, Independent Designer
Bruce Roberts-Goodson, Independent
Designer
Otto Ranchi, Independent Designer
George Meese,
Independent Designer
D.A.J. (Dan)
Parker, Designer & President, Monaro Marine Ltd.
George Menezes,
Designer, Sabre
Daniel L. Chamberlain, Designer, Luhrs/Mainship, Engineer SP Systems/Gurit
Jack Hornor, Independent Designer &
Marine Surveyor
James Loeschen,
Designer, Jack Hargrave and Hargrave
Custom Yachts
J. Henry Martinak,
Independent Designer, Designer Cafι Yachts
Thurber Whitey, Project Manager, Rybovich Spencer
Stephen L. Davis, Marine Illustrator
Peter Eikenberry,
USCG Officer, Boating Safety
Lysle Gray, USCG Civilian Supervisor Of Boating Safety, Former
President American Boat & Yacht Council
Nicholas DiMatteo,
Designer, Tom Fexas Yacht Design
John Kingdon,
Designer, American Bureau Of Shipping
Bob Basnight,
Marine Artist, Designer, Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Norfolk
Naval Shipyard
Norman Nudelman, Independent Designer,
Former President Westlawn
Andrew Eaton, Designer, Bakewell-White Yacht Design
James "Kimo"
Worthington, Director Of Sailing Operations America3 Team, Shore Manager,
Disneys Black Pearl Volvo Ocean Race Team
David Fox, Designer, US Navy Combatant
Craft
John Swarbrick, Designer Taskforce
Australian Americas Cup defense: Kookaburra I, II & III
William A. Schumacher, Independent
Designer
Rodney Cull,
2nd Engineer, 375-ft Lurssen Motoryacht "Pelorus"
Jim Kyle, Head of R&D/Production,
Bowmar Marine
James Backus,
Independent Designer, Designer For Pearson, Robert
Perry, Former President Westlawn
Ivan Erdevicki,
Independent Designer, Designer for Bertram
Karl Junghans, Independent Designer,
Designer for Crhis Craft, Broward, Rybovich
Edwin E. Echols, Jr.,
Chief Designer, Alan C. McClure Associates, Inc.
Glyn
Hutchinson, Captain 150-ft Palmer Johnson Motoryacht "Amorazur
II"
Don Blackman, Designer, Blackman Boats
Kevin Dibley, Independent Designer
Brad Wood, Designer, Craig Loomes Design Group Limited
Dave Robertson, Independent Designer,
President Gig Harbor Boatworks
Harold Conway, Managing Member, C&S
Boatworks LLC
Wolfgang Schneider, Independent
Designer, Designer Marine Concepts, Invader Boats, Silverline
J. Jopie Helsen, President, Sailors
Wharf Yacht Yard
Cortland Steck, Independent Designer,
Designer Manta Catamarans, Hunter Marine
Franηois Chevalier, Professor of Naval
Architecture, University of Nantes, Marine Author, Marine Artist, Illustrator,
Journalist
William J. Lind, Former Senior Designer,
Sparkman & Stephens, Director of Engineering, Americas Division of American
Bureau of Shipping
David B. Wyman, Naval Architect, Ocean
Engineer, Marine Surveyor
Jerry Swartz, Designer, Island Packet
Boats
Rolf ven der Sleen, Designer, Grampian
Glen L. Witt, Designer, Glen-L Marine
Designs
Laurie McGowan, Independent Designer
Mike Waller, Independent Designer
Arch McTainsh,
Designer, Nautic Marine
*Many Westlawn students have gone on to successful careers
in the marine industry even without completing the entire Westlawn program.
Americas Cup Campaigns with Westlawn Alumni
as Team Members
12M
Columbia Team
12M
Weatherly Team
12M
Defender Team
12M
Courageous Team
12M
American Eagle Team
12M
Taskforce Team - Kookaburra I, II & III,
12M
Nippon Challenge Team
12M
Challenge France Team
12M
Stars & Stripes Team
12M
USA Team
12M
America3 Team
IAC
Young America Team
IAC
Prada Team
IAC
America One
IAC
Ville de Paris Team
IAC
Team New Zealand
IAC
Team Alinghi
IAC
BMW Oracle Racing Team
IAC
Team Shosholoza
IAC
Team Victory Challenge
AC
32 BMW Oracle
AC
33 BMW Oracle
AC
34 Artemis AC45
Designers,
Organizations & Professional Associations
(in addition to the above who have employed Westlawn alumni
& students)
Sparkman & Stephens
Farr Yacht Design Ltd.
Robert Perry
C.W.
"Chuck" Paine
Pedrick Yacht
Design, Inc.
Tripp Design, Naval Architecture
Riechel Pugh
Coutts Justin Design
Glade Johnson Design, Inc.
Paola D. Smith
Jack W. Sarin Naval Architects
Alan Andrews Yacht Design
Alan C. McClure Associates, Inc.
John W. Gilbert Associates, Inc.
M. Rosenblatt & Son, Inc.
MacLear & Harris, Inc.
E.Y.E. Marine Consultants
Kelsall Catamarans
A. E. Bill Luders,
Jr.
William Atkin/Atkin & Co.
Laurie Davidson
Gregory C. Marshall Naval Architect Ltd.
Paul Bieker
Francis & Francis
Nigel Gee & Associates/BMT Group
IMT Marine Consultants Limited
Studio Scanu
Groupe Faroux
Benford Design
Group
Ross And Associates PTY Limited
Van Peteghem-Lauriot-Prevost
(MVP-VLP)
Craig Loomes
Design Group Limited
Arradon Team
Brazil
I Volvo Ocean Race Program
Ericson
4 Volvo Ocean Race Program
Setzer Design Group
Bakewell-White
Yacht Design
Marine Concepts
Sharp Design
A.M.2 Naval Architecture
Michael Porter
Overing Yacht Designs
Moose Island Design
International Marine Enterprise
NavCal Marine Services
Navalex International, Inc.
Lee Dana and Associates
North Sails
Sailboats Northeast, Inc.
Z Sails
Southern Spars
Hood Yacht Systems
Bowmar Marine
Composite Engineering
United States Coast Guard
United States Navy
Naval Sea Systems Command
Ultradynamics/Ultrajet
Boeing
Fraser Aero Technology
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
The Walt Disney Company
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
SP Systems
Watts for Yachts
The Northern Lights Marine Group, Inc.
N.D. Yachts
Manchester Marine Group
Offshore Yacht Service
Sailors Wharf Yacht Yard
Berti and Lewis Replicas
Prospection Pty Ltd
Fraser Yachts Worldwide, MC
Union River Boat Company
Aerospace at Sea-Level LTD
American Bureau of Shipping
American Boat & Yacht Council
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)
Department of Public Works, Halifax Nova
Scotia
National Marine Manufacturers
Association
Panama Canal Commission
RINA (Registro Italiano Navale)
Boating Magazine
Sail Magazine
Yachting Magazine
Professional Boatbuilder Magazine
Offshore Magazine
Performance Boats Magazine
University of Nantes
Sul Ross State University
Skagit Valley College
Art Center College of Design
Boatbuilders
who have employed Westlawn alumni and students
Abeking
& Rasmussen
Admiral Marine Works
Advanced Fiberglass Industries
A.F. Theriault & Son Ltd.
Allied Boat Company
Amels
American Custom Yachts
American Tugs
Apple Creek Boatworks
Avondale Shipyards
Bayliner
Bertram
Blackman Boats
Blue Seas
Bluewater Yacht Builders Ltd
BMC Design Ltd
Bollingers Machine Shop and Shipyard
Bradford Marine Group, Inc.
Bradley Boat
Britton Boat and Canoe
Broward
Bruckmann Yachts
Bruno Stillman
Burger Boat Co.
C&C Yachts
C&S Boatworks, LLC
C. A. Surdyke and Company
Cabotcraft
Cabo Yachts
Cafι Yachts
Carija Boatworks
Cape Dory Yachts
Cape Yachts
Carver Boats
Catalina Yachts
Century Boats
Chantiers Navales de Biot
Chaparral Boats
Cheoy Lee
Shipyard
Cherubini Yachts
Chris Craft
Christensen Shipyards
Clipper Marine
Cobalt Boats
Columbia Yacht Corporation
CompositeWorks
Conrad Industries
CW Hood Yachts, Inc.
Davis Boatworks
Delta Marine
Derecktor
Shipyards
DESCO Marine
De Vries Shipyard
Dickson Marine
Doral
Douglas Marine Craft
Driscoll Boat Works
Dyna Craft
Eagle Yachts
Egg Harbor
Elan
Ericson Yachts
Feadship
Ferretti
Fibercraft, Inc.
F.lli Marchi Boatyard
Fjord
Fountain
Four Winns
General Dynamics/Electric Boat
Glacier Bay Catamarans
Godfrey Marine
Gowen Marine
Grady White Boats
Grampian
Grand Banks
Gulf Craft
Gulfstar
Halmatic
Hans Christian Yachts
Hargrave
Custom Yachts
Harris
Harstad Trawler Co.
Hatteras
Yachts
Henderson Yachts
Heesen Shipyards
Helmsman Marine, Inc.
Hi Star
Hinckley Yachts
Hodgdon Yachts
Huckins Yacht Corporation
Hunter Marine Corporation
Hustler
Incat Crowther
Intermarine Savannah
Invader Boats
Irwin Yachts
Island Packet Yachts
Islander Yachts
J/Boats
Jamestown Metal Marine Sales, Inc.
Jarvis Newman
Jeanneau
Jefferson Yachts
Jersey Yachts
JFA Shipyard
John Williams Boat Company
Jongert
JS Yachts
K&M Yachtbuilders
Kanter Yacht
KMT Nord Composite Sailing Solutions
Knight & Carver
Krogen Express Yachts, LLC
Larte S.t.l.
Lantana Boatyard
Lazzara Yachts
Luhrs/Mainship
Maierform S.A.
Manta Catamarans
Mapso
Marchi
Mares
Mariah Boats
Marine Concepts
MARITECH
Maxum Yachts
Metalcraft Marine
Mickelson Yachts
Mikazaki
International
Mochi Craft
Modutech Marine, Inc.
Moise Cadorette
Monaro Marine
Ltd.
NASSCO (National Steel and Shipbuilding
Co General Dynamics)
Nautaline
Nautic Marine
Navar Inc.
Network Marine
Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock
Co.
Nimble Boats
Norsafe
Northwind Marine
Nordhaven
Nordic Tugs
Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Nor-Tech High Performance Boats
North American Fiberglass Molding
Ocean Sky Boatworks
Ocean Yachts
OMC
P.A.E.
Boatbuilders
Pacemaker
Pacific Seacraft
Palmer Johnson
Pan Oceanic Marine
Pearson Yachts
Prairie Boat Works, Inc.
Pursuit Fishing Boats
Ranger Yachts
Riostar
Robertson and Caine
Royal Denship
Rybovich
Spencer
S2 Yachts
Sabre Yachts
Safehaven Marine
Santa Cruz Yachts
Santana Yachts
Seacraft
Shipyard Corporation
Seafarer Yachts
Seaforth Marine Group
Seaswirl
Service Marine
Shipbuilders Ltd.
Shipman Carbon Yachts
Silverline Boats
Skipper
Soca Sailboats
Solcio
Southern Spars
Spectrum
SR Sailboats
St. Augustine Marine
Sunwand Yachts
Swiftships
Tan Boat Ltd
Tartan
Tayana Yachts
Tiara Yachts
Timmerman Yachts
Todd Shipyards
Tomco Marine Group, Inc.
Tornado
Trinity Yachts
Trojan
Trumpy
US Marine
Van Dam Woodcraft
Viking Yachts
VSR Lab d.o.o.
W.D. Schock Corp.
Wayfarer Yachts
Wellcraft
Westerly Marine, Inc.
Westport Shipyards
Westsail
Whitby Boatworks
Wooden Boatshop