Germán Frers, Sr. (born July 4, 1941, in Argentina) is a

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renowned for designing successful racing

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. He designed his first yacht in 1958. There is a design team consisting of Germán Frers and his son

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, supported by a team of engineers, architects and designers, some of whom have been with the company for more than 25 years. The company has designed more than 1,000 yachts. The designs range from exotic super yachts to no-nonsense racing hulls. Yachts designed by the Frers team have won many different yachting events around the world including: the Admiral's Cup, Onion Patch, Bermuda Race, Transpacific,

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, Sardinia Cup, Buenos Aires-Rio Race, S.O.R.C. (Southern Ocean Racing Circuit), Kenwood Cup, Copa del Rey, San Francisco Big Boat Series, Giraglia Race, Settimana delle Bocche, Two Ton Cup World Championship, Martini Middle Sea Race and the Maxi World Championship. Successful yachts designed by Frers include: Scaramouche I and II, Noryema X, Recluta, Hitchhiker, Retaliation I and II, Ragamuffin IV and V, Congere, Morning Star 45', Morning Star 50', Bribon IV and V, Nitissima, Enteara, Volcano, Kodiak, Flyer, Bumblebee III and IV, Guia 2000, Boomerang, Kialoa V, Ondine VIII, Matador and Il Moro di Venezia I, II and III. His largest project was

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's 156 ft ''

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'', launched in 1997 at the

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yard. At the time of her launch, ''Hyperion'' was the largest sloop ever made; Her mast was the tallest ever made as well as the longest single piece carbonfiber object. Frers is married to Delfina Serralunga Pes. Their daughter,

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, is a racing driver. Frers' son Germán "Mani" is also a yacht designer and is responsible for a sister-company headquartered in the city of Milan which is currently tasked with creating the largest sloop in history.

Boat designs

ARA Fortuna III The Fortuna III is a yacht owned and operated by the Argentine Navy. The ship was designed by naval architect German Frers, and she is built in carbon fiber. ''Fortuna III'' set the sailing record of 24 hours and two minutes between Buenos Air ...

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*Cirrus 3/4 (IOR 3/4 ton; built by Taylor Santander, ES (former shipyard in Spain (seized in 1985))
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CS 50 The CS 50 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Germán Frers. Production The boat was built by CS Yachts in Canada, with one example completed in 1987. The design went out of production in 1988. Design The CS 50 is a recreational kee ...

CS 395 The CS 395 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Germán Frers and first built in 1979. Production The boat was built by CS Yachts in Canada, but is now out of production. Design The CS 395 is a small recreational keelboat, built pre ...

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Nautor's Swan Oy Nautor AB is a Finnish producer of luxury sailing yachts, based in Jakobstad. It is known for its ''Nautor's Swan'' range of yachts models. The company was founded in 1966 by Pekka Koskenkylä. The designers Nautor has worked with four ...

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**Pandora 23 **Pandora 27 **Pandora 28 **Pandora 31 *

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* Hylas Yachts * D`Angelo 24 *Numerous large yachts, see

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References

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Boat designs

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