History & Philosophy

Since 2005, KD Marine Design has provided Marine solutions to maritime industries locally and globally from our Cape Town Offices. As a small-to-medium craft design firm, we design and produce vessels custom to your operational needs whilst keeping the process efficient and cost-effective by using the latest technologies and insights at our disposal.

With a dedicated and close-knit team of industry specialists, KD Marine Design offers services such as; Stability, performance prediction, seakeeping analysis, finite element analysis of composite structures, computational fluid dynamics and sailing performance prediction.

We strive for excellence through innovation and the tireless pursuit of better solutions within the marine industry. Our team are committed to staying at the forefront of technological advancements in naval architecture through the continual evaluation and implementation of new technology, techniques and software tools.

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The crew

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Keith Davies

CEO and Naval Architect

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Jacques Olwage

Structural Engineer

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Yussuf Hank

Design Engineer

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John Possnett

Naval Architect

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Greg de Stadler

Systems Design Engineer

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Tayler Grondein

Product Designer

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Daniel Visser

Draughtsman

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Gottlieb Bester

Draughtsman

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Stefano Siciliano

Design Engineer

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