Germán Frers Sr. (born July 4, 1941) is an Argentinian

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known for designing racing

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. He designed his first yacht in 1958 and has been involved in the design of more than 1000 yachts, including '' Kialoa V'' and '' Hyperion'', which, when launched in 1997 was the largest sloop ever made. 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,

Whitbread Round the World Race The Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three or four years since 1973. Originally named the Whitbread Round the World Race after its initiating sponsor, British brewing company Whitbread, in 2001 it became the Volvo Ocean Ra ...

, 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. Frers is married to Delfina Serralunga Pes. Their son, Germán Frers Jr., also became a yacht designer, and their daughter, Delfina Frers, is a racing driver.

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* ARA Fortuna III *

Beneteau Beneteau or Bénéteau () is a French sail and motorboat manufacturer, with production facilities in France and in the United States. The company is a large and recognized boat builder, with its holding company (Groupe Beneteau) now also holdin ...

*Cirrus 3/4 (IOR 3/4 ton); built by Taylor Santander, ES (former shipyard in Spain (seized in 1985))
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(largest IOR race sailboat encyclopedia on the Internet) * CS 50 * CS 395 * Dufour Yachts * Sirena Marine: Euphoria Yachts **Euphoria 54 **Euphoria 68 **Euphoria 84 *

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 The Hallberg-Rassy 40 is a Swedish sailboat, that was designed by Germán Frers and first built in 2002. The yacht is a high quality blue water cruiser capable of extended ocean passages. The design is built by Hallberg-Rassy in Sweden and th ...

**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'' ...

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 ...

ClubSwan 42 The ClubSwan 42, also called the Club Swan 42 and the New York Yacht Club 42 (NYYC 42), is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a one design racer-cruiser and first built in 2005. Production The design was a joint project ...

Swan 36-2 The Swan 36-2 is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers and Andrew Winch as a coastal Cruising (maritime), cruiser and first built in 1988. The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Swan 36, but is now usuall ...

Swan 40 Frers The Swan 40 Frers, also referred to as the Swan 40-2, is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a cruiser- racer and first built in 1992. The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Swan 40, but is now usual ...

Swan 44 Frers The Swan 44 Frers is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers, with styling by Andrew Winch, as a blue water cruiser and first built in 1988. The design was built in two versions. The design was originally marketed by the manufact ...

Swan 45 The Swan 45 is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a one design racer-cruiser and first built in 2001. The boat was accepted as a World Sailing international class in 2005. Production The design was built by Oy Nautor A ...

Swan 46 Mk I The Swan 46 Mk I, also just called the Swan 46, is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a cruiser- racer and first built in 1983. The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Swan 46, but is now sometimes r ...

Swan 46 Mk II The Swan 46 Mk II is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a cruiser- racer and first built in 1989. The Swan 46 Mk II is a development of the Swan 46 Mk I with a modified keel and other changes. Production The design was ...

Swan 46 Mk III The Swan 46 Mk III, also called the Swan 461 and the Swan 46-3, is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a cruiser and first built in 2004. The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as the Swan 46, but is now us ...

Swan 48 Frers The Swan 48 Frers, also called the Swan 48-2 and the Swan 48-2 Frers, is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a blue water cruiser- racer and first built in 1995. The design was originally marketed by the manufacturer as th ...

** Swan 48-3 Frers **

Swan 51 The Swan 51 is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1980. It was the first Swan design by Frers and led to a long collaboration between Frers and the manufacturer. Production The design w ...

** Swan 53 Mk I ** Swan 53 Mk II ** Swan 55 Frers ** Swan 55CC Frers ** Swan 54 ** Swan 56 ** Swan 57CC Frers ** Swan 57 RS ** Swan 58 ** Swan 59 ** Swan 60 ** Swan 61 ** Swan 62 ** Swan 65 Frers ** Swan 651 ** Swan 66 **

Swan 68 The Swan 68 is a Finnish sailboat that was designed by Germán Frers as a blue water cruiser- racer and first built in 1991. The boat was built with two different transom designs, angled and reverse. Production The design was built by Oy Na ...

** Swan 77 ** Swan 78 ** Swan 80 ** Swan 80-2 ** Swan 82 ** Swan 86 ** Swan 88 ** Swan 90 ** Swan 95 ** Swan 98 ** Swan 105 RS ** Swan 108 ** Swan 115 ** Swan 120 ** Swan 128 ** Swan 131 ** Swan 601 * Niagara 31 * Pandora (former shipyard in Argentina) **Pandora 23 **Pandora 27 **Pandora 28 **Pandora 31 *

Wally Yachts Wally Yachts is a yacht brand headquartered in Monaco. Company history Founded by Italian entrepreneur Luca Bassani in 1994, Wally started out with sailing boats and then branched out into designing motoryachts, including the 118 WallyPower. ...

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

list of large sailing yachts This article lists active sailing yachts of and upwards in length. This list features vessels with sails which were classed as yachts when they were launched as well as any vessels which were subsequently converted to operate with sails and re-cl ...

References

* * *''Best Boats to Build or Buy''

Ferenc Máté Ferenc Máté (born 1945 in Hungarian Transylvania) grew up in Budapest. He escaped Hungary with his mother after the crushing of the 1956 revolution by Soviet tanks. He graduated from the University of British Columbia and worked on a railro ...

, Albatross Publishing House, 1982 {{DEFAULTSORT:Frers, German Argentine yacht designers Living people 1941 births Frers family

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