A client came to us wanting our take on the popular MicroCruiser beach-able sailboat category. This 18-footer will be built of 6mm Okoume ply/epoxy, with a 100kg weighted centerboard, and 100 Liters of water ballast capacity on each side. The cat-ketch rig carries 215 sq ft on the tapered carbon main and mizzen masts, with…
Oracle Team USA win 34th America’s Cup!Riding Bieker Boats Engineered / Core Builders Built Foils It was an epic battle on San Francisco Bay – ending in an eight race Oracle Team USA winning streak to win the Cup after being down 8-1 in a first to 9 event. It was a hard won regatta…
The B1 Cherub (Bieker’s first Cherub) was designed for David Chisholm of Integra Composites in the UK. The company name for the skiff is the GT60. The goal was to a produce a design which would fit within the UK Cherub class rule but have the potential to have appeal outside that class. I used…
The B53 is a high performance cruising/racing catamaran built using resin infused carbon and epoxy composites for light weight and strength. She has innovative bow shapes and a chiseled aesthetic which give her a great combination of low windage and high lift when hard pressed. The boat has proven to be very competitive on the…
The Bieker 765 was designed for Phil Jameson, a professional foredeck hand whom I met through my America’s Cup work. Phil wanted to build the boat himself and sail it under the NZ Sportboat rule. I designed the boat with plenty of ballast to avoid turtling in the capsizes that are inevitable with these sorts…
The hull is a comparatively high volume displacement shape, with a rocker profile for easy low ride handling and un-sticky takeoff characteristics. The platform concept minimises aerodynamic drag and heeling moment, with minimal tramp area. Stiff single piece wing beams located in rebated deck sockets maximise effective beam when heeled to windward through a curved,…
The CodeX for Code7 Marine has been a fun project and Code7 Marine has been a great client – they have the creative mindset to push us towards highly innovative design solutions and aesthetics. In addition, Code7 Marine has the boatbuilding talent and attention to detail necessary to properyy execute the design vision. The boats…
The Eagle Class 53 is a high performance catamaran primarily designed for day trips and casual over-nighters in warmer climates. It is built with the highest quality pre-preg carbon composite construction. The Eagle uses a hybrid wing sail combination that balances the advantages of a wing with the practicality of a soft sail. The boat…
