Graham Radford Yacht Design
FROM THE PAST .......... 1977 to 1987
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The years at Adams Yacht Design
After a stint sailing on the original "HELSAL" - including the 1973 record breaking Sydney / Hobart race - Graham Radford started working with Joe Adams in 1974. Graham basically served an apprenticeship before he became a partner in Adams Yacht Design (A.Y.D.) in 1977 and stayed there until 1987 The following pages show photos and descriptions of some of the yachts designed at Adams Yacht Design during those years.
It was a very interesting and productive time at A.Y.D. - which has not been matched since - with many well known one-off and production yachts completed and a string of line honours wins in most of the offshore races on the East Coast.
Other designs completed but not shown in the following pages include the A28, Traditional / A36, A8M, A13M, A&R 10.6M, A&R12.5M, A98 Charter yacht, A54 steel cruising yacht and the Naut 40 (Concept 40) - as well as modifications and new layouts and construction drawings for earlier Adams designs such as the A40, A12M and A45. The designs completed still form a significant part of the plans and production yachts available under the A.Y.D. banner.
Since leaving A.Y.D. and starting his own business in 1987, many of the so called Adams owners and builders have come to Graham Radford for advice, modification to their yachts or for their new designs.
"BUTTERCUP" A15.2M
Designed 1984 for Don McIntyre for the
86/87 BOC Challenge - not ready in time.
Aluminium construction. Originally with
stub keel & dagger c' board it was
changed to a deep draft bulb keel before
launching in 1990 and subsequently
competed in the 1990/91 BOC finishing
second in Class II.
Buttercup sailed twice around the world
before making a quick trip to
Commonwealth Bay, Antarctica 1992/93.
Sold to the USA for another
circumnavigation.
Another A15.2M, "SHUTEN-DOHJI II" -
Minoru Saito - completed both the
1990/91 and 1994/95 BOC Races.
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