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German Frers

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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. \n\nIn 1970 moved back to Buenos Aires to take charge of the design office founded in 1928 by his father. \n\nHe 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. \nThese 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. \n\nIn 1989 moved to Italy to lead the Moro di Venezia design team for the Challenge to the XXVII America’s Cup. \nIl 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. \n\nAfter the America's Cup experience, he decided to open his own Italian design office, run by his talented son. \n\nMore 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. \n\nGerman 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