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Arthur De Fever
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Arthur DeFever, who designed Island Eagle, got his start after World War II designing tuna clippers. Here's a picture of a beautiful one, the Mermaid, launched in 1949 (From Pacific Motor Boat, November 1949). I think that Art DeFever is now about 88 or 89, which means that he was 33 or 34 when he designed this one.

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For more details on Art DeFever, visit http://www.defevercruisers.com/defever_history.asp

Before designing tuna clippers, Art DeFever worked with renowed West-coast Naval Architect Ted Geary (see http://www.r-boat.org/html/geary/skahill2/skahill2.html)

Here's an interview with Mr. DeFever, published in Yachting magazine of September 1969:

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Last Modified: Sep 14, 2008