Dieter Empacher

In 1963, Dieter Empacher came to the United States from Germany. The following year he joined Ted Hood's design team and for the next 18 years helped create some of the worlds leading offshore racing and cruising yachts. As Design Manager for Ted Hood's Little Harbor Boat Yard his responsibilities were designing, supervising construction, and training young designers. His work included such well-known yachts as the twelve meter Independence, the Canadian Cup winner Dynamite, and several of Hood's famous Robins'. Other work included custom designs for experienced yachtsmen and standard designs for quality production builders as: AMF, Bristol, Gulfstar, Hatteras, Tartan and Hinkley. Sail magazine refered to him as "one of North America's most prominent designers."
Early in 1982 Dieter opened his own yacht design and consulting firm in Marblehead, Dieter Empacher Inc. Since then his work has been with boatyards from Maine to British Columbia and with such well known companies as Hood, Dions, Bristol, Concordia and Cooper Yachts.

Dieter Empacher Inc.
75 Evans Rd.
P.O. Box 194
Marblehead, Mass 01945
(781)631-5705
FAX(508)744-2440
www.dieterempacher.com

Sailboats Designed By Dieter Empacher

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MODEL LOA FIRST BUILT FAVORITE COMPARE
BRISTOL 27-2 27.00 ft / 8.23 m 1987
BRISTOL 32 32.00 ft / 9.75 m 1966
BRISTOL 33.3 33.33 ft / 10.16 m 1986
BRISTOL 35.5 35.50 ft / 10.82 m 1978
BRISTOL 39 39.00 ft / 11.89 m 1966
BRISTOL 41.1 41.14 ft / 12.54 m 1981
BRISTOL 43.3 43.25 ft / 13.18 m 1986
BRISTOL 45.5 45.25 ft / 13.79 m 1979
BRISTOL 47.7 47.00 ft / 14.33 m 1979
BRISTOL 48.8 49.00 ft / 14.94 m 1989
BRISTOL 51 51.08 ft / 15.57 m 1990
BRISTOL 51.1 51.00 ft / 15.54 m 1987
BRISTOL 54.4 54.25 ft / 16.54 m 1985
BRISTOL 56.6 56.50 ft / 17.22 m 1986
CAPE DORY 270 27.25 ft / 8.31 m 1984
HADLEY 27 27.25 ft / 8.31 m 1998
KANTER 42 42.16 ft / 12.85 m 1990
KANTER 47 47.17 ft / 14.38 m 1992
KANTER 51 51.00 ft / 15.54 m 1990
KANTER 53 53.08 ft / 16.18 m 1993