Nigel Irens RDI is a

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designer. He is the designer of the ''Adventure'' which is a 35m

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motor yacht which completed a

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in 1998. He also designed the which is a 23 m sailing trimaran used by

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to break the world record for solo

in 2005. In addition to performance yachts, his design portfolio includes cruising designs such as Roxane,website for Irens' ''Roxane-Romilly'' family
''www.roxane-romilly.co.uk/'', accessed 9 November 2019 and other sailing designs of traditional appearance such as the ''Westernman''details of Nigel Irens' ''Westernman'' 40-ft-Pilot-Cutter
''sandemanyachtcompany.co.uk'', accessed 9 November 2019

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. He also designed the

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''Rangeboat'' which is a 12m power craft of traditional appearance. Irens' designs are recognized for their simplicity, efficiency, and, essential

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. They synthesise traditional forms with modern materials and methods of construction, with

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masts, laminated frames, and epoxied strip wood strongly in evidence. The late

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worked for Irens at the start of his career as a yacht designer. They collaborated on projects and worked together on designs such as ''Zinnia'', a 30ft gaff cutter, ''Kilrush Nomad II'', a 43ft gaff cutter,Rob Peake: Celebrated naval architect Ed Burnett has died
''www.classicboat.co.uk'', accessed 10 November 2019 the ''Westernman''

and the ''King Alfred'' dinghy''King-Alfred'' Dinghy page at school website
to be built by King Alfred School in London. By 2012, the school had built three, and use them to introduce students to dinghy cruising.

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