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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 Germán Frers, Jr., 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,
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V, Ondine VIII, Matador and Il Moro di Venezia I, II and III. His largest project was
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's 156 ft '' Hyperion'', 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, Delfina Frers, 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

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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 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 predo ...
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Dufour Yachts Dufour Yachts is a French sailboat manufacturer which was founded in 1964 by naval architect and engineer Michel Dufour. It was purchased by Fountaine Pajot in 2018, and Dufour remains a separate brand A brand is a name, term, design, ...
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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 nav ...
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Hallberg-Rassy Hallberg-Rassy Varvsaktiebolag (HR) is a Swedish shipyard internationally known for producing high quality blue water sailing yachts. The company's yard is located in Ellös on the island of Orust, Västra Götaland. History Harry Hallberg fou ...
**Hallberg-Rassy 31 from 1992 **Hallberg-Rassy 310 **Hallberg-Rassy 34 from 1990 **Hallberg-Rassy 342 from 2005 **Hallberg-Rassy 36 **Hallberg-Rassy 37 **Hallberg-Rassy 372 from 2009 **Hallberg-Rassy 39 from 1990 ** Hallberg-Rassy 40 **Hallberg-Rassy 412 **Hallberg-Rassy 42 from 1991 **Hallberg-Rassy 43 from 2001 **Hallberg-Rassy 45 **Hallberg-Rassy 46 from 1995 **Hallberg-Rassy 48 **Hallberg-Rassy 53 from 1996 **Hallberg-Rassy 54 **Hallberg-Rassy 55 **Hallberg-Rassy 62 **Hallberg-Rassy 64 from 2011 * Kong & Halvorsen **Dawn 48 **Dawn 41 *
Hinterhoeller F3 The Hinterhoeller F3 (or F 3) is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Argentine naval architect Germán Frers as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1981.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', ...
* Niagara 31 * Pandora (former shipyard in Argentina) **Pandora 23 **Pandora 27 **Pandora 28 **Pandora 31 *
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* Mystic Yachts * Hylas Yachts * D`Angelo 24 *Numerous large yachts, see
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See also

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References

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