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How to Commission a Yacht Design and Have It Built.

Commissioning a yacht design is really quite an adventure that can bring months of enjoyment. Seeing your boat come to life, well, there just isn't anything else quite like it. The complete process is pretty straightforward, and this article tells how it is all done.

So You Want to Be a Boat Designer...?

Here at Sponberg Yacht Design, I get asked for advice by a lot of people about how to become a boat designer. It is not necessarily the smartest career move, but it can be done. This article explains why, and what you can do about it.

Engineering the Sailboat—Safety in Numbers

This is one of my early magazine articles that appeared in SAIL magazine in 1985, reprinted and updated here.