Welcome to Bruce Kirby Marine
Nearly 50 years ago I began combining my original calling as a journalist with that of marine design.
It's been a great ride since then with more than 60 boats off the drawing board and into the waters of
the world, and with tens of thousands of words written, mostly about the sport of sailboat racing. From
the creation of the Laser in 1969 - 70 to the introduction of the PIXEL in late 2004, great satisfaction
has come not so much from the boats themselves as from knowing the people who sail them - so many races,
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Future of Sailing
When discussing the Future of Yachting the question immediately arises “The future for whom? It’s one of those YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE topics.
More than ever before the sport is a strange mixture of dissimilar parts. We have the pure professionals tearing around the world in
the Volvo 70s with square-topped mainsails, bowsprits, double rudders and twin dagger boards; the really high priced help in the
America’s Cup; and there are the pros who stand behind their owners and instruct them on every move - I think they’re called tacticians.
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Kirby Designs A - Z
Of the 60 + designs turned out since 1958, when Bruce Kirby was a working newspaperman
designing boats in the evenings and weekends, a complete list has never been compiled
until now. The purpose of the list to to help owners of these boats to know when and why
their vessels came into being, and where possible, to tell where information on them can
be found. As more designs are being turned out each year the list will continue to be a
work in progress. To view the current list, please choose from the "KIRBY DESIGNS" page.
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