C-Class Catamarans

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(click any image to enlarge) 2013 Fill Your Hands In response to the 2013 America’s Cup the C-Class competitors began developing daggerboard foils that would lift the boats clear above the water. We had designed a foiling boat back in 2007 called Off Y’er Rocker that was a successful foiler, but not fast enough to … Read more

About Steve

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Although my degree is in Civil Engineering, my profession has always been yacht design. In 1973, fresh out of university, I joined the C&C Yachts design group in Oakville, Ontario. After seven enjoyable years at C&C I ventured off to start Steve Killing Yacht Design, initially to design sailboats but, as you can see from … Read more

America’s Cup

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(click on images to enlarge) 2013 Emirates Team New Zealand The America’s Cup provides an outlet for innovative development in the world of sailing and is an opportunity to use some of the most sophisticated tools in the industry to advance the science. Steve was selected as a member of the 30-strong design team for … Read more