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TED BREWER


 
 
 


Name:  Ted Brewer
Company: Ted Brewer Designs
Country: Agassiz, Canada
email: brewer@island.net
website:  www.tedbrewer.com

Ted Brewer currently lives in Agassiz, BC with his wife Betty.  He no longer accepts custom design work, but continues to sell stock plans, and writes articles for cruising magazines.

(c) Ted Brewer Designs


Brief Biography:
Ted Brewer was born in Hamilton, Ontario in 1933.  In 1957, he was a lieutenant in the Canadian army when he resigned to return to his first love, boating.  He worked as a yacht broker with George Cuthbertson, who later  founded C&C yachts, while at the same time, worked on the Westlawn School of Yacht Design course.  In 1960, he moved to Connecticut and worked with Bill Luders Jr. as an assistant designer.  During this time, he worked on all types of boats including sail, power, ocean going yachts and racing yachts.
In 1967, he started his own design firm.  In partnership with Bob Wallstrom, he produced over 100 customs and production designs. 

Accomplishments:
Altogether, Ted Brewer has completed over 270 designs including customs and production boats.  He is also an author of four books, one of which is "Understanding Boat Design" which has been popular for the last 30 years.  He has cruised extensively in the waters of Hawaii, Mediterranean, Caribbean and the Great Lakes.


Notable production designs:
Morgan 38, Whitby 42, Aloha 28Aloha 34......