McCurdy & Rhodes

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McCurdy & Rhodes
TypePrivately held company
IndustryBoat building
Founded1965
FoundersJames A. McCurdy and Philip ("Bodie") H. Rhodes
Headquarters
Oyster Bay, New York
,
United States
Key people
Chief Designer: Ian A. McCurdy
ProductsSailboat and powerboat designs
Websitemccurdyandrhodes.com

McCurdy & Rhodes is an American naval architecture design firm, originally based in Cold Spring Harbor, New York and now located in nearby Oyster Bay, New York. The company specializes in the design of fiberglass sailboats.[1][2]

The company was founded in 1965 by James A. McCurdy and Philip ("Bodie") H. Rhodes. Rhodes is the son of naval architect Philip L. Rhodes and both company principals got their start at Philip L. Rhodes, Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, where McCurdy was head of the Yacht Design Section and Bodie Rhodes did design work.[1][2][3]

History[]

After its formation, the firm was involved in the design of many boats for Seafarer Yachts in the 1970s and 1980s.[1][2][4][5]

McCurdy's son, Ian A. McCurdy, graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a degree in civil engineering and also graduated from the University of Michigan, with BS and a MS degrees in naval architecture and marine engineering. In 1980, Ian A. McCurdy joined McCurdy & Rhodes from his previous post at the American Bureau of Shipping, where he was an engineer in charge of computer analysis, working on structure and stability of large commercial ships. After this father's death, Ian A. McCurdy became the chief designer.[1][2][6]

In the 1980s the firm redesigned Philip L. Rhodes' steel Rhodes 77 for aluminum construction for a single boat built by the Burger Boat Company in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.[7][8]

The firm has produced more than 100 designs for boats from 22 to 95 ft (6.7 to 29.0 m) length overall, with a focus on off-shore racers.[9]

Boats[]

Summary of production boats designed by McCurdy & Rhodes:[1][2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e McArthur, Bruce (2022). "McCurdy & Rhodes". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "McCurdy & Rhodes". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Philip Rhodes". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Seafarer Yachts 1965 - 1985". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Seafarer Yachts". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. ^ McCurdy & Rhodes (14 January 2022). "About McCurdy & Rhodes - Naval Architects Since 1965". mccurdyandrhodes.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  7. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Rhodes 77 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  8. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Rhodes 77". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  9. ^ McCurdy & Rhodes (14 January 2022). "McCurdy & Rhodes - Naval Architects Since 1965". mccurdyandrhodes.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

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