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.
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.
The crew
Keith Davies
CEO and Naval Architect
Jacques Olwage
Structural Engineer
Yussuf Hank
Design Engineer
John Possnett
Naval Architect
Greg de Stadler
Systems Design Engineer
Tayler Grondein
Product Designer
Daniel Visser
Draughtsman
Gottlieb Bester
Draughtsman
Stefano Siciliano
Design Engineer
Work with us!
Now that you’ve met the team, take a look at the services we offer.