Greg Elliott: From Sports boats to record holders and cruising tourers

10:19 PM Mon 23 May 2011 GMT

'Elliott's cruising designs are designed to be sailed by just a single crew.' Elliott Marine Click Here to view large photo

Latterly top New Zealand designer Greg Elliott has been better known as the creator of the Elliott 6, the Womens Keelboat to be used for the 2012 Olympics. Designing the Olympic keelboat is another tick in a list of many boxes for Elliott - who began designing in his teens. He started out as a boat building apprentice - a five year exercise which included a design stint at Auckland Technical Institute. His first design was a 26fter named Outsider, which was very successful, and the commissions flowed from there. Elliott's name has become synonymous with the sports boat match ...

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by Richard Gladwell
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