Arthur Edmunds (May 18, 1933 – July 21, 2005) was an American naval architect, credited with designing 29 sailboats as well as other boats of various types and forms. He is recognized as a top naval architect in the US. Edmunds's best known production sailboat was the Allied Princess 36.
Early life Arthur H. Edmunds Jr. was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 18, 1933. He attended the US Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. He served in the United States Coast Guard and became a lieutenant in September 1962."Lieutenants", Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers United States Coast Guard Reserve in the Order of Precedence, CG-238, United States Coast Guard, December 31, 1963, page 85. He became a marine architect and a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.
Career After completing his military service, Edmunds worked at a shipyard before joining Chris Craft as a sailing yacht designer before starting his own design firm in 1968 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Edmunds' design firm operated for 30 years. Leon Slikkers, founder of Slikcraft, and later S2 Yachts, hired Edmunds, who became "S2's in-house designer." Edmunds designed S2's sailboats until 1980, and also provided engineering and design contributions to yachts designed by the firm Graham & Schlageter.
Edmunds is the author of several books including Buying a Great Boat and Designing Power & Sail, published March 1, 1998, by Bristol Fashion Publications, Inc. .
Edmunds was known to "prowl boat repair yards" as a learning experience and to aid him in designing better boats.
Designs Edmunds is credited with designing 29 sailboats as well as motor boats.
Sailboats +YearManufacturerModelSize1966Chris CraftCherokee 229.8-meter 1968Chris CraftComanche 4212.8-meter1971Allied Boat CompanyMistress 3912.1 meters 1972Allied Boat CompanyPrincess 3611.0 meters1973Allied Boat CompanyContessa 3611.0 meters 1975S2 YachtsS2 7.07.0 meters 1975S2 YachtsS2 8.0C8.0 meters 1976S2 YachtsS2 8.0 B SD7.9 meters 1976S2 YachtsS2 8.0B Sail Drive7.9 meters1976S2 YachtsS2 8.0B8.0 meters1976S2 YachtsS2 6.86.8 meters1977S2 YachtsS2 9.2A9.2 meters1977S2 YachtsS2 9.2C9.2 meters1977S2 YachtsS2 11.0A11.0 meters 1977Allied Boat CompanyWright 4012.3 meters 1977Allied Boat CompanyMistress 39 Mk II11.8 meters 1978S2 YachtsS2 7.37.3 meters1979S2 YachtsS2 11.011.0 meters 1980S2 YachtsS2 8.58.5 meters1980Sovereign Yacht CompanySovereign 7.07.0 meters1980S2 YachtsS2 8.5 SD8.5 meters1980S2 YachtsS2 11.0C11.0 meters 1980 Allied Boat CompanyPrincess 36 Mk II11.5 meters 1981Sovereign Yacht CompanyPrincess 247.3 meters 1981Sovereign Yacht CompanySovereign 237.0 meters1984S2 YachtsS2 8.6 SD8.5 meters1984S2 YachtsS2 8.68.6 meters
Motorboats Power Tri
Sources Buying a Great Boat, Bristol Fashion Publications, published 2000. Building a Fiberglass Boat, Bristol Fashion Publications, 1999. Designing Power and Sail (with Robert Lollo), Bristol Fashion Publications, 1998. Fiberglass Boat Survey, Bristol Fashion Publications, 1998.
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