 Klaus
Röder, Carpe Diem Yacht Design
Klaus Röder, a graduate of
the the Southampton Institute (Yacht and Powercraft Design), is the
owner of the Carpe Diem Yacht Design firm in Tutzing, Germany. Before
enrolling in the Institute, Klaus learned boat building as a trainee in a
German shipyard, and is thus especially well prepared for the close
cooperation with boat builders, which is a prerequisite for a successful
end product. Today, this young
designer has some 15 designs of sailing and motor boats in the water.
 Klaus
likes to design with wood -- mahogany on the outside, teak and
other, light woods in the interior. He won the first prize in
the category "The ideal 10m cruising yacht" in "Yacht of the year 2000"
competition, organized by the German sailing magazine Yacht. His design
(left, click on thumbnail for larger image) received praise
for its "intelligent details and attractive retro design." The
yacht is being built in Turkey.
Klaus is a long-time MultiSurf
user. He takes advantage of the program's parametric capabilities, makes
extensive use of components and puts to work the program's many
other rich features, especially the scalability of models, and all the
tools that make it possible to indicate and visualize the curvature
qualities of curves and surfaces.
 Another handsome Carpe Diem
design is this 45 square meter cruiser built by Bootswerft Glas (left).
The mahogany strip-planked boat is a beauty inside and out. More pictures
and details may be found on the boatyard's
site. This is also a very fast boat, so fast indeed that it carries a
four point handicap in its class.
 Abraxas (right) was
designed for a Swiss client to be used on the Lake of Constance. She features
a retractable keel and carbon rigging.
Klaus'
web pages include many more designs, including catamarans and power
boats. We are pleased to see how skillfully this designer is combining his
flair for design with the latest technological advancements.
Dipl.Ing. Klaus Röder
Carpe Diem Yacht Design
Traubingerstr. 10
82327 Tutzing, Germany
Tel. +49-(0)8158 - 2586 33
Fax +49-(0)8158 - 2586 44
mobile +49-0172 - 8250867
klaus.roeder@yacht-design.de
Previously featured
designers:
Donald L. Blount
and Associates
Andrew Wolstenholme
Hans-Maarten Bais
Fabrizio Merolli
Navatek Ships
Paul Bogataj
Jaron Ginton
Kapteyn & Stromenger
Bob Davis
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