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Gerr, Dave: - Dave Gerr is a naval architect specializing in the design of yachts and commercial craft to 180 feet.

He has worked on vessels ranging from 440-foot cruise ships to a 60-foot BOC racer, a 60-mph jet-drive runabout, a 7-knot, 25-foot cruising motor launch, 100-foot aluminum motoryachts, and an assortment of 40- and 50-foot auxiliaries and motorsailers.

Owner of his own design firm, Gerr is a graduate of Westlawn School of Yacht Design and has studied physics at New York University and industrial design at Pratt Institute.

He has a particular fascination with the relationship between science and art, function and beauty, and finds in naval architecture a rewarding harmony among these.

Dave Gerrs articles on boat design have appeared in Cruising World, Ocean Navigator, SAIL, Yachting , and WoodenBoat .

He is a contributing editor for Boatbuilder and Offshore magazines.

He is the author of The Nature of Boats and The Elements of Boat Strength , both published by International Marine.