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17th January 2015

Hand-drawing skill in the superyacht spotlight

Superyacht UK administrator Member news, News BMT Nigel Gee, Pendennis Shipyard

David Rowles, a third year student from Coventry University, scooped the top prize in the inaugural Superyacht UK Design competition at the CWM FX London Boat Show.  The contest was sponsored by BMT Nigel Gee and Pendennis Shipyard.

Eight students from Plymouth, Wolverhampton, Coventry and Central Lancashire Universities were invited by Superyacht UK, an association within the British Marine Federation, to take part in the competition.   The event is designed to raise the profile of the essential hand-drawing skill which is quickly becoming a lost art; it is also to increase awareness of the marine industry as a potential career option and ensure more talent is available for the design houses.

The design houses fully supported this new initiative with Mark Tucker (Design Unlimited), James Claydon (Claydon Reeves) and Philippe Briand (Philippe Briand Ltd) joining Superyacht UK Vice Chairman Peter Brown from Burgess Yachts on the judging panel.

Philippe Briand commented: “I am delighted to be supporting this competition inspiring young British design talent. The BMF and Superyacht UK are doing a fantastic job to grow the British superyacht industry with this contest. I too am committed to the British superyacht industry and community and have relocated my Head Office to London to be at the centre of the yachting world.”

David’s philosophy was not to simply start drawing first, but think before starting; ensuring the client’s experience of joy and excitement on his own yacht was captured by the designer.  This was praised by the judges who could see he had clearly thought about the client.  He had clearly listened to the brief, without stilting his imagination.

Sharing his views of the competition, David Rowles said: “It has been an amazing experience as I am totally enthused by boats.  The competition has presented a lot of opportunities and there is so much to be achieved from being involved.  It will also help to get us recognised.  The invitation was a nice surprise, and I entered with hesitating.”

It wasn’t a clear cut decision however; two of the students – Andrei Carasu from Plymouth University and William Morris from the University of Wolverhampton – were awarded Highly Commended for their efforts.

Also taking part were Adam Dempsey and Jake Donnelly from the University of Central Lancashire, Mark Hopper from Coventry  University, Richard Marshall from the University of Wolverhampton and Guneet Sidhu from Plymouth University.

James Roy, Yacht Design Director of competition sponsor BMF Nigel Gee Ltd said: “It has been a pleasure to spend two days with these bright, creative and above all else enthusiastic young designers. Their commitment was evident from the start and with a mix of backgrounds the final results covered a broad range of creative ideas. I have no doubt that they will all go far in their chosen fields and commend them all for the effort they put into their work.”

In addition to BMT Nigel Gee, the competition was also sponsored by Pendennis Shipyard, with the winner receiving a four week paid internship at Pendennis Shipyard.

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Picture attached of all the students and their designs. Individual images of each student and their design available at: http://www.w-w-i.com/cwm_fx_london_boat_show_2015/

For more information please contact Camilla Colborne on 01784 223614 or email ccolborne@britishmarine.co.uk

Notes to editors

The design brief was for a long range explorer vessel, measuring 75m and 2,800 gross tonnes, for a young single male client in his late 30s.  To include a master cabin and five additional guest cabins, with room for a crew of approximately 28 and be able to transit the North West Passage and also the Polar regions.  Full brief available on request.

Superyacht UK, part of the British Marine Federation, is the association supporting superyacht businesses in the UK, comprising naval architects, designers, service, finance and legal companies, equipment manufacturers and superyacht yards. For more information, visit www.superyachtuk.com.

The British Marine Federation has over 1,600 members representing an industry employing more than 35,000 people in the UK. Members are drawn from both the seagoing and inland sectors of the marine industry covering the leisure boat, hire fleet, commercial workboat and superyacht categories and supporting services. For more information about the work of the BMF and how to join, please visit the website at http://www.britishmarine.co.uk/.

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