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Hunt Design Home > About C. Raymond Hunt Associates
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History of C. Raymond Hunt Associates
C. Raymond Hunt Associates was founded in 1961 as a partnership between Ray Hunt and John Deknatel, the current President of the firm. This association was originally formed to deal with the heavy flow of projects that resulted from the extraordinary performance of Ray Hunt's designs. |
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About Ray Hunt
C. Raymond Hunt was an internationally known and respected helmsman and yacht designer, designing both sailboats and powerboats which won international championships and skippering boats of his own design to world championships. |
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The Hunt Deep-V
Conceived and patented by C. Raymond Hunt in 1963, the high-deadrise, or deep-V, hull is proven and accepted as the ultimate hullform for speed with comfort and safety in rough water. Even today, his original deadrise angle remains proven as the optimum. |
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The C. Raymond Hunt Associates Staff
The staff at C. Raymond Hunt Associates is led by John Deknatel, President, and Winn Willard, Vice President. The five designers, ranging from 10 to 35+ years of service with Hunt Associates, are well-educated and experienced in naval architecture and design and work to apply the deep-V concept to a wide range of vessels from 10 to 120 feet. |
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Services and Capabilities
Hunt Associates offers a full range of design, naval architecture, and engineering services to the marine industry, commercial and military operators, private clients, and manufacturers. Our specialty is high-performance powerboat design based on the Hunt Deep-V hull pioneered by Ray Hunt nearly 50 years ago. |
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