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German Frers started as a draughtsman working in the office of his father, German Frers Sr., at the age of 15. In 1957 at the age of 16 he designed his first creation, a 10 m. offshore racing sailboat which was also the first one to be built in GRP in Argentina. In 1965 he moved to New York to work with the famous Sparkman & Stephens design group which were the leading naval architects in the field at that time. During three years spent with the firm contributed to several of their projects and become one of the principal in-house designers developing several models which became classics in their class. Left S&S in 1968 to continue his own career as a designer and while still living in New York designed 4 yachts - Beau Geste, Wizard of Paget, Quest of Paget and Simba- for American and Bermudian clients.

In 1970 moved back to Buenos Aires to take charge of the design office founded in 1928 by his father.

He has produced more than 600 designs, sail and power, cruising and racing from 20 to 200 feet megayachts, which are considered to be amongst the best in the world. The list of clients and yachts reads like the who’s who in yachting around the world, from Europe and Great Britain, North and South America, Japan, the Far East, Australia and New Zealand.

These designs have won all the major trophies in the world including Admiral’s Cup, Onion Patch, Bermuda Race, Transpacific,Whitbread Round the World Race, Sardinia Cup, Buenos Aires-Rio Race, S.O.R.C., Kenwood Cup, Copa del Rey, San Francisco Big Boat Series, Giraglia Race, Settimana delle Bocche, Two Ton Cup World Championship, Martini Middle Sea Race, Maxi World Championship, Nioulargue, etc.

In 1989 moved to Italy to lead the Moro di Venezia design team for the Challenge to the XXVII America’s Cup.

Il Moro di Venezia III won the first World Championship for the new America’s Cup Class in May 1991 and set the trends and parameters for all challengers and defenders to develop Il Moro di Venezia V was the winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup in the final against New Zealand and the right to challenge for the America’s Cup.

After the America's Cup experience, he decided to open his own Italian design office, run by his talented son.

More recently, he has been involved full time with the Italian Team competing for the America’s Cup, designing for the Prada Challenge, “Luna Rossa”, winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup and the right to challenge for the 2000 America’s Cup.

German Frers carries on also his collaboration as exclusive designer for the Finnish shipyard Nautor line of Swans, Hallberg-Rassy line of production cruisers, the Hylas line produced by Queen Long Marine, for the Carribean Yacht Charters USA line and Storebro in Sweden.

Designs (132)

Name LOA (ft) First Built Last Built Rig
ALBATROZ 27 25.75 1977 — Masthead Sloop
BENETEAU R/C 42 43.67 1983 — Masthead Sloop
BLUEWATER 56 (FRERS) 54.08 2011 — Masthead Sloop
CIRRUS 3/4 TON (FRERS) 33.14 1977 — Masthead Sloop
CLUBSWAN 42 42.58 2005 — Fractional Sloop
CS 395 40.15 1979 — Masthead Sloop
CS 50 49.86 1987 1988 Masthead Sloop
DAWN 41 41.75 1985 — Masthead Sloop
DAWN 48 48.08 1983 1985 Masthead Ketch
DUFOUR 30/31 FRERS 30.5 1980 — Masthead Sloop
DUFOUR 3800 30.67 1980 1984 Masthead Sloop
DUFOUR 39 (FRERS) 39.3 1982 1994 Masthead Sloop
DUFOUR F39 39.3 1984 — Masthead Sloop
ESTE 24 24.61 1995 — Fractional Sloop
ESTE 31 31.27 1999 — Fractional Sloop
EUPHORIA 54 54 2014 — Fractional Sloop
F 36 36.25 1982 — Masthead Sloop
F&C 40 40 1987 — Masthead Sloop
F&C 44 44 1978 1992 Masthead Ketch
F3 36.35 1981 1983 Masthead Sloop
FIRST 42 (BENETEAU) 42.92 1981 1985 Masthead Sloop
FIRST 435 (BENETEAU) 43.5 1984 1987 Masthead Sloop
FIRST 456 (BENETEAU) 45.5 1982 — Masthead Sloop
FIRST 51 (BENETEAU) 51.28 1987 — Masthead Sloop
FRERS 26 25.26 1981 — Fractional Sloop
FRERS 30 29.5 1987 — Masthead Sloop
FRERS 33 33.25 1986 1992 Masthead Sloop
FRERS 36 36 1984 — Masthead Sloop
FRERS 38 38.5 1988 — Masthead Sloop
FRERS 39 38.75 1973 — Masthead Sloop
FRERS 40 (HOLBY) 40.12 1986 — Masthead Sloop
FRERS 41 40.5 1987 — Masthead Sloop
FRERS 43 43 1988 — Masthead Sloop
FRERS 45 45 1989 — Masthead Sloop
FREYA 44 (S&S) 43.67 1968 1976 Masthead Sloop
GANNET 40 40.17 1985 — Masthead Sloop
GRAND SOLEIL 42 (FRERS) 41.5 1989 — Masthead Sloop
GRAND SOLEIL 45 (FRERS) 45.73 1988 — Masthead Sloop
GRAND SOLEIL 52 (FRERS) 53.48 1987 1991 Masthead Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 31 31.56 1992 2009 Fractional Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 310 30.91 2010 — Fractional Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 34 33.73 1990 2005 Fractional Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 340 35.93 2019 — Fractional Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 342 33.86 2005 2018 Fractional Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 36 35.66 1989 2003 Masthead Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 37 37.14 2003 2012 Masthead Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 372 37.24 2010 — Fractional Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 39 38.88 1991 2003 Masthead Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 40 40.68 2002 2015 Masthead Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 40 MKII 40.68 2015 2018 Masthead Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 400 42.85 2020 — Fractional Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 40C 42.85 2020 — Fractional Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 412 41.37 2011 2021 Fractional Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 42 (FRERS) 43.37 1990 2001 Masthead Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 43 MKI 44.52 2001 2016 Masthead Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 44 47.41 2016 — Fractional Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 45 46.33 1988 1996 Masthead Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 46 48.5 1995 2005 Masthead Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 48 49.18 2004 2013 Masthead Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 48 MKII 49.18 2013 2020 Masthead Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 50 53.61 2020 — Fractional Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 53 — 1992 2006 Masthead Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 54 54.92 2006 2012 Masthead Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 55 54.72 2012 2017 Masthead Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 57 60.5 2019 — Fractional Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 62 61.94 1997 2011 Cutter
HALLBERG-RASSY 64 65.12 2011 2018 Masthead Sloop
HALLBERG-RASSY 69 72.9 2024 — Fractional Sloop
HYLAS 42 42.08 1985 1990 Masthead Sloop
HYLAS 44 44.17 1984 1993 Masthead Sloop
HYLAS 45.5 46 1993 — Masthead Sloop
HYLAS 46 46.25 1995 — Masthead Sloop
HYLAS 51 51 1991 — Masthead Sloop
HYLAS 54 54.08 1999 — Cutter
HYLAS 55 55.42 1997 — Masthead Sloop
HYLAS 56 54.08 2011 — Masthead Sloop
HYLAS 60 59.17 2019 — Fractional Sloop
HYLAS 63 63 2013 — Masthead Sloop
HYLAS 70 69.58 1995 — Masthead Sloop
IDYLLE 1350 (BENETEAU) 44.29 1983 — Masthead Sloop
IDYLLE 1550 (BENETEAU) 51.44 1985 1987 Cutter
MALBEC 410 40.55 2006 — Masthead Sloop
MOODY 379 37.75 1980 1982 Masthead Sloop
MOORINGS 51 50.83 1985 — Cutter
MYSTIC 60 60 1987 — Cutter
NEW ORLEANS MARINE 41 41 1982 — Masthead Sloop
NEW YORK YACHT CLUB 42 (FRERS) 42.58 2005 — Fractional Sloop
NIAGARA 31 31.25 1977 — Masthead Sloop
RANGER 26 (FRERS) 25.26 1983 — Fractional Sloop
ROY 43 43.5 1984 — Masthead Sloop
SOMO 34 33.14 1980 — Masthead Sloop
STANDFAST 56 55.77 1990 1993 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 115 115.48 2015 — Masthead Sloop
SWAN 36-2 36.61 1988 1996 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 40 (FRERS) 40.25 1992 2001 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 44 (FRERS) 44 1988 1994 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 44 MK II (FRERS) 44.11 1996 2002 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 45 45.37 2001 — Fractional Sloop
SWAN 46 47.08 1983 1997 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 46 MKII 47.08 1989 1997 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 46 MKIII 46 2004 2007 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 48-2 (FRERS) 49.51 1995 2002 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 48-3 (FRERS) 51.77 2019 — Fractional Sloop
SWAN 51 51.25 1980 1985 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 51-2 55.45 2024 — Solent
SWAN 53 53 1987 1995 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 53-2 54.07 2005 2009 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 54 54.07 2016 — Fractional Sloop
SWAN 55 (FRERS) 58.23 2021 — Fractional Sloop
SWAN 55CC (FRERS) 54.98 1990 1997 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 56 57.51 1996 2006 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 56R 57.51 1998 — Fractional Sloop
SWAN 57 RS 57.38 1996 2001 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 57CC (FRERS) 57 1990 1997 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 58 62.7 2020 — Fractional Sloop
SWAN 59 58.67 1984 1990 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 60 (1994-2003) 61.83 1994 2003 Fractional Sloop
SWAN 60 FD 61.89 2006 — Fractional Sloop
SWAN 61 60.5 1985 1990 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 65 (FRERS) 65.98 2018 — Fractional Sloop
SWAN 651 65.68 1982 1991 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 66 S 66.01 2006 — Masthead Sloop
SWAN 68 67.68 1992 2004 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 68 (TRAD) 68 1992 2004 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 70 70.05 2001 2005 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 77 78.77 1992 2003 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 80 81.69 1999 2004 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 80-2 FD 82.28 2010 2012 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 80-2 S 82.28 2010 — Masthead Sloop
SWAN 82 S 81.66 2002 2012 Fractional Sloop
SWAN 86 85.75 1988 1990 Masthead Sloop
SWAN 90 FD 88.91 2007 — Masthead Sloop