


Simonis Voogd Design is an international Naval Architectural and Yacht Design studio with well over 30 years of experience and over 260 successfully completed projects ranging from the modest Hobie 13 (1983) to the most extravagant mega maxi's such as “Nicorette II and III” (90ft, 2000 and 2004) and “Les Folies” (85ft, 1999). Alexander Simonis (1959) and Maarten Voogd (1966) have both individually been award winning designers and are in partnership since 1991. Simonis Voogd Design originated in Cape Town. Since 1999 the head office is based in The Netherlands.









“In general we are performance orientated, if it is sailboats or powerboats. We like speed and simplicity. Speed is very much weight driven and the simpler a boat is, the more speed potential it can have.”