German Frers

German Frers started as a draughtsman working in the office of his father, German Frers Sr., at the age of 15. In 1957 at the age of 16 he designed his first creation, a 10 m. offshore racing sailboat which was also the first one to be built in GRP in Argentina. In 1965 he moved to New York to work with the famous Sparkman & Stephens design group which were the leading naval architects in the field at that time. During three years spent with the firm contributed to several of their projects and become one of the principal in-house designers developing several models which became classics in their class. Left S&S in 1968 to continue his own career as a designer and while still living in New York designed 4 yachts - Beau Geste, Wizard of Paget, Quest of Paget and Simba- for American and Bermudian clients.

In 1970 moved back to Buenos Aires to take charge of the design office founded in 1928 by his father.

He has produced more than 600 designs, sail and power, cruising and racing from 20 to 200 feet megayachts, which are considered to be amongst the best in the world. The list of clients and yachts reads like the who’s who in yachting around the world, from Europe and Great Britain, North and South America, Japan, the Far East, Australia and New Zealand.
These designs have won all the major trophies in the world including Admiral’s Cup, Onion Patch, Bermuda Race, Transpacific,Whitbread Round the World Race, Sardinia Cup, Buenos Aires-Rio Race, S.O.R.C., Kenwood Cup, Copa del Rey, San Francisco Big Boat Series, Giraglia Race, Settimana delle Bocche, Two Ton Cup World Championship, Martini Middle Sea Race, Maxi World Championship, Nioulargue, etc.

In 1989 moved to Italy to lead the Moro di Venezia design team for the Challenge to the XXVII America’s Cup.
Il Moro di Venezia III won the first World Championship for the new America’s Cup Class in May 1991 and set the trends and parameters for all challengers and defenders to develop Il Moro di Venezia V was the winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup in the final against New Zealand and the right to challenge for the America’s Cup.

After the America's Cup experience, he decided to open his own Italian design office, run by his talented son.

More recently, he has been involved full time with the Italian Team competing for the America’s Cup, designing for the Prada Challenge, “Luna Rossa”, winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup and the right to challenge for the 2000 America’s Cup.

German Frers carries on also his collaboration as exclusive designer for the Finnish shipyard Nautor line of Swans, Hallberg-Rassy line of production cruisers, the Hylas line produced by Queen Long Marine, for the Carribean Yacht Charters USA line and Storebro in Sweden.

Sailboats Designed By German Frers

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MODEL LOA FIRST BUILT FAVORITE COMPARE
ALBATROZ 27 25.75 ft / 7.85 m 1977
BENETEAU R/C 42 43.67 ft / 13.31 m 1983
BLUEWATER 56 (FRERS) 54.08 ft / 16.48 m 2011
CIRRUS 3/4 TON (FRERS) 33.14 ft / 10.10 m 1977
CLUBSWAN 42 42.58 ft / 12.98 m 2005
CS 395 40.15 ft / 12.24 m 1979
CS 50 49.86 ft / 15.20 m 1987
DAWN 41 41.75 ft / 12.73 m 1985
DAWN 48 48.08 ft / 14.65 m 1983
DUFOUR 30/31 FRERS 30.50 ft / 9.30 m 1980
DUFOUR 3800 30.67 ft / 9.35 m 1980
DUFOUR 39 (FRERS) 39.30 ft / 11.98 m 1982
DUFOUR F39 39.30 ft / 11.98 m 1984
ESTE 24 24.61 ft / 7.50 m 1995
ESTE 31 31.27 ft / 9.53 m 1999
EUPHORIA 54 54.00 ft / 16.46 m 2014
F 36 36.25 ft / 11.05 m 1982
F&C 40 40.00 ft / 12.19 m 1987
F&C 44 44.00 ft / 13.41 m 1978
F3 36.35 ft / 11.08 m 1981
FIRST 42 (BENETEAU) 42.92 ft / 13.08 m 1981
FIRST 435 (BENETEAU) 43.50 ft / 13.26 m 1984
FIRST 456 (BENETEAU) 45.50 ft / 13.87 m 1982
FIRST 51 (BENETEAU) 51.28 ft / 15.63 m 1987
FRERS 26 25.26 ft / 7.70 m 1981
FRERS 30 29.50 ft / 8.99 m 1987
FRERS 33 33.25 ft / 10.13 m 1986
FRERS 36 36.00 ft / 10.97 m 1984
FRERS 38 38.50 ft / 11.73 m 1988
FRERS 39 38.75 ft / 11.81 m 1973
FRERS 40 (HOLBY) 40.12 ft / 12.23 m 1986
FRERS 41 40.50 ft / 12.34 m 1987
FRERS 43 43.00 ft / 13.11 m 1988
FRERS 45 45.00 ft / 13.72 m 1989
FREYA 44 (S&S) 43.67 ft / 13.31 m 1968
GANNET 40 40.17 ft / 12.24 m 1985
GRAND SOLEIL 42 (FRERS) 41.50 ft / 12.65 m 1989
GRAND SOLEIL 45 (FRERS) 45.73 ft / 13.94 m 1988
GRAND SOLEIL 52 (FRERS) 53.48 ft / 16.30 m 1987
HALLBERG-RASSY 31 31.56 ft / 9.62 m 1992
HALLBERG-RASSY 310 30.91 ft / 9.42 m 2010
HALLBERG-RASSY 34 33.73 ft / 10.28 m 1990
HALLBERG-RASSY 340 35.93 ft / 10.95 m 2019
HALLBERG-RASSY 342 33.86 ft / 10.32 m 2005
HALLBERG-RASSY 36 35.66 ft / 10.87 m 1989
HALLBERG-RASSY 37 37.14 ft / 11.32 m 2003
HALLBERG-RASSY 372 37.24 ft / 11.35 m 2010
HALLBERG-RASSY 39 38.88 ft / 11.85 m 1991
HALLBERG-RASSY 40 40.68 ft / 12.40 m 2002
HALLBERG-RASSY 40 MKII 40.68 ft / 12.40 m 2015
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