Tony Castro (Yacht Designer)
- Tony Castro (Yacht Designer)
Tony Castro, is based on the South Coast of England in Southampton and has been designing sailing and motor yachts for 25 years, with about 6,000 boats launched to date that include custom boats and One-design production models.
After leaving Ron Holland’s design team in 1980, Castro's first significant racing yacht design was "Justine", the first and only yacht to win the One Ton Cup with five straight firsts. He works with many of the world best known boatyards, including the Royal Huisman, Jongert, Palmer Johnson, Neptunus, CS Yachts, Laser, and Jeanneau.
His designs have won prestigious Yacht of the Year awards, a Superyacht Design award and his designs have won several World championships. He has also designed yachts for use in television drama productions by the BBC.
Achievements
* 4 International Offshore Racing (IOR) World Championships
* Designer of the only IOR boat ever to win all its races in a World Championship
* International 6m World Champion
* Designer of 4 "Boat of Year" awards in the UK, France and USA
* Admirals Cup Winner 1989
* Co-Designer for "BLUE ARROW" a British America’s Cup Challenge
ee also
*Laser SB3
External links
* [www.tonycastro.co.uk Offcial website]
* [http://www.superyachttimes.com/yachts/search/?name=&yacht_type=0&min_length=&max_length=&year_from=&year_to=&shipyard=0&country=0&hull=&designer=85 Yachts designed by Tony Castro]
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