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Modern Classic Yacht Design
Hello and welcome to Kasten Marine Design, Inc.
Our main focus is custom yacht design, from concept to launch. Our specialty is to design boats for ocean voyaging; luxury charters; and all-around family cruising.
Our mission is to combine an owner's wishes with graceful aesthetics, human-friendly design, competent analysis, maximum performance, robust structure, and classic form.
Whether the vessel will be constructed in wood, steel, aluminum or composite, a handsome and functional design is our goal.
Strength, safety, comfort, performance, style, grace... these are the essential attributes of a yacht. These qualities have shaped an approach to yacht design that I call Modern Classic.
You might ask, "Is it even possible to combine ruggedness and elegance in the same vessel?" We say, "Yes, absolutely!"
A distinguishing characteristic of our design work during the last few decades has been a focus on Nomadic Watercraft, in other words the design of truly pelagic blue water boats.
Here you will find over two hundred web pages and well over a thousand images. The Site Map is a handy index to it all, and the News Page highlights what has recently been added.
For more information about our design services, please inquire.
Advanced Modeling and Analysis
Computer aided modeling is by far the most efficient and precise means of defining hull form. With the virtual model one can easily optimize the aesthetics, layout, structure, performance, stability, and seakeeping.
Once the virtual model has been developed and faired, it can be used for defining all of the structural parts so they can be pre-cut via Computerized Numerically Controlled parts cutting. In addition to being clean and extremely accurate the "CNC" process saves considerable fabrication time for the builder. The result is a more accurate and higher quality product at a more favorable cost.
Over the years we have found Maxsurf to be the most advanced, most complete and best integrated suite of software available to design, analyse, and pre-build any type or size of boat. In order to help promote these tools for boat design and boat building, Kasten Marine Design, Inc. represents Maxsurf products throughout the Western United States, including Alaska and Hawaii.
To discover how we use CAD to best advantage, please see our Design Stream article. For more information about Maxsurf products, please inquire.
Other Languages..??!!
Nederlands, Francais, Italiano, Deutsch, Espanol, Portugues Svensk, Dansk, Norsk, Polska, Ελληνικά, Türkçe, Русский, Suomi, Bhasa Indonesia..!
To read our web site in any of these languages, check out the Translations page.
Copyright 2012 Michael Kasten
Here my pretty,
I launch you proudly
Until some vagrant zephyr
Strays this way
To fill your sails
And waft you hence.
- Krazy Kat, 1918
How inappropriate
to call this planet "Earth,"
when it is quite clearly...
"Ocean."
- Arthur C. Clarke, 2001
Please see the Plans List page to review our available Boat Plans.
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