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Juan Kouyoumdgjian

In 1999, his international debut design shook the world’s leading international offshore race, the Admiral’s Cup, to its core.  When faced with the radical and very fast Krazy K-Yote Two, the sailing establishment rebelled and hobbled her rating. But the young gun with the unpronounceable surname name was here to stay. 

Now known simply as Juan K, his boats have won three Volvo Ocean Races, two Olympic golds, seven world titles, and set nine records.  The Argentinean has also worked on six America’s Cup challenges. “Passion is what drove me to become a designer,” says 48-year-old Juan Kouyoumgjian. “I started out in the Optimist, took a brief detour into golf. But by 17, I was back into boats with Mani Frers, the son of Germán who is also the designer that influenced me most”. A degree from Southampton was capped off by a spell with Philippe Briand before Juan K opened his own studio in La Rochelle, France, in 1997. “My first boat was an eight-metre. A day sailer. Then I go the commission for a 50’ for the Admiral’s Cup that was built by Goetz shipyard”.

That was Krazy K-Yote Two. What made her revolutionary? The Admiral’s Cup was quite a world championship for national teams with three kinds of boat each: small, medium and large. Krazy K-Yote Two was the French team’s big one. The mast had no shrouds. It could twist and torque (an unprecedented forerunner of the modern wingmasts not covered by the International Measurement System which assigned handicaps at that time. So essentially Juan K found a gap in the rules, ed.’s note). She was podium-competitive in real-time and had a very advantageous handicap. So, in adjusted time, which was what counted for the classification, Krazy K-Yote Two won with minutes to spare. That did not go down well. Krazy K-Yote Two’s handicap was increased and the owner withdrew her from the event in protest.  

What has changed in the design world in the interim?  There are many different categories in sailing. Olympic sailing is focused on One Designs built by a single builder. It’s impossible to slot in design elements that will improve performance. So I don’t think we’ll be having any more champions like Paul Elvstrøm who revolutionised some classes. The America’s Cup has shifted away from boats like the ones used for Valencia 2007 to crazy flying machines which I would call hybrids. There is huge technological development in offshore, however.  I have worked on both the Volvo Ocean Race and IMOCA, currently the most interesting class in yacht design.  

Is there any difference between the designing you did for the Star and Finn Olympic and the VOR craft?  (Juan K’s Star took gold at Beijing 2008 and the Finn he developed gold, silver and bronze at Rio 2012, ed.’s note).

I don’t think it’s different. Designing is always a challenge, an intellectual exercise. The only thing is there is no financial reward for the Olympics. And if you get it wrong, you will do yourself immense professional damage. But I like it. 

The project has to be very intuitive. You need to interact with the sailor that will be using the boat. Introducing innovations was fascinating. 

Do you use the same approach even for such different designs?  Generally speaking, my approach starts from the physical data. But you need great mental openness to solve problems. Technology – computers – can help with simulations but I don’t think you could even entertain the idea of a computer-generated boat.  

Do you think foils are the future for sailing?  I don’t think that all top-down innovations from the likes of the America’s Cup or IMOCA will have a direct impact on everyday boats, cruising craft, partly because they are designed for light yachts. What is happening in the America’s Cup will probably only make the jump to IMOCA. 

What projects are you working on at the moment? We are working on two different solo IMOCA projects and also on designs for The Ocean Race, formerly the Volvo Ocean Race. Craft very similar to the IMOCAs.  Then there is the design for a 125’ for Nautor’s Swan and a 22-metre too (Juan K. also penned the SwanClub 50 and 36, ed.’s note)

What boat best epitomises your work?  ABN Amro I. She won the Volvo Ocean Race 2005-2006 three rounds in advance. But there was a lot of hesitation at the start. She was very different from the Bruce Farr boats which had dominated the scene until then. She had twin rudders, for instance.  Plus I had a very close relationship with the team. It’s a project I’m very fond of. 

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How One Yacht Designer Broke the Rules of Boat Making

Yacht designer juan kouyoumdjian is the man behind the boats that won three volvo ocean races, two olympic gold medals and seven world championship titles..

Juan Kouyoumdjian , more conveniently known as Juan K, is one of the very top sailing yacht designers working today. His naval architecture firm just celebrated its twentieth year in business. Juan K’s racing yachts have broken so many records it is hard to remember them all. As his website states, his firm has three Volvo Ocean Races wins, two Olympic gold medals, nine offshore speed records, seven World Championship titles and six America’s Cup involvements.

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He is responsible for numerous iconic offshore race boats. Among the three most famous are Rambler 88, Speedboat 100 and ABN Amro. His spectrum is amazing. He has designed Olympic class Finn boats and a production boat, a Beneteau First 30. Juan K also created the new Swan Club 50 , now in production and selling fast in Europe. It was just voted boat of the year for its class by Sail Magazine. All together there are 25 Juan K designs.

Here is what sailing star Tony Rey of Cloud 10 Racing had to say when he spoke to Observer recently:

“Juan is at the vanguard of performance yachting because he combines analytical precision, cutting edge design tools, and a creative passion for boat speed that shines above all. The guy is brilliant and possibly very slightly crazy. His work in the Olympic classes shows how his creative approach to an established design can bear fruit. and, is latest collaboration with Swan is a stunner!”

Juan K was recently at the Paris boat show and Observer, where he spoke with Observer about his work.

Juan congratulations on your twentieth year in business. That is a terrific milestone. I hope you have twenty more amazing years.

Thank you, I hope so too, not much hair left but hopefully the brain will still work.

What do you think has been the biggest challenge in racing yacht design in the last 20 years?

Good question, I would say dealing with the rule makers and regulators. That is a sad answer and I wish it were not so but it is. There are structural and handicap rules. My job is fundamentally to break those rules and bypass them…but I need to leave the rule maker with options so as not to create conflict.

Can you give me a specific example?

Yes, on Crazy Coyote in 1999 we did a rig that had no shrouds, a free-standing rig. It was completely banned. Now of course we see yachts with this rig all around us. Another is the canting keel. We designed a number of these with mechanical innovations in the pin axis that went beyond the rules. The rule makers thought we were crazy. Again, now all the Volvo boats, as well as boats like Rambler 88, do it the way I originally designed it.

Beyond the rule issue what are the other major areas of innovation in the design/build process.

As a naval architect, of course my primary responsibility is to come up with hull shapes, keels and rigs that will be the fastest possible. You try be the very best at these. But, beyond that the major issues are in the innovation of all the systems. If the whole project is not put together in a proper coordinated way it would not matter how great all the components are. After I lock myself in a room to design the components I need to see how the whole package comes together. I cannot just call my buddy and say, “Bring me the rig or the electronic package.” There is the human factor to know all the very best smartest component suppliers. These relationships are sometimes as important as the designs.

What are you not comfortable with? What trends do you see in yacht racing that concern you?

I think my greatest levels of discomfort are related to execution. So far, we have spoken about design and how it is all put together, but your design needs to be built properly. Design and build are intrinsically related. In other words, you can only design to your level of execution and you can only execute to your level of design. I must keep this in mind all the time in my design process. I need to know beforehand exactly what can be built.

I am always pushing for more performance, and when that cannot be executed properly is where the frustrations for me and the boat owner are the most pronounced. If the design is not properly executed at the level required it can be worthless. I try to learn from those mistakes and modify the design for the next time. On the bright side, when a design is built properly and the boat goes on to win race after race and breaks speed records, the reward is considerable.

Juan, what is the one boat you designed that you think is a breakthrough? The boat with a big wow factor?

It is difficult to pick but I would have to say ABN AMRO . That boat was a big leap. Even though it was within a restricted rule, I think it opened the eyes of the sailing world. To understand that you could go offshore in a very high performance boat with canting keels, and use composites and not have any structural problems, marked a change. ABN AMRO was pushed to the limits and she still won the Volvo race in 2005-2006. The sustained boat speed was just incredible. The change to the 70’ from the 60’ for the Volvo was a real opportunity. I got a great amount of input from the crew and the rest of the team. I also used new computer technology that I continue to modify and use today.

Which of the great races Volvo, America’s Cup, Sydney to Hobart , Vendee Globe or any other you can think of is the proving ground for the latest in racing yacht design?

Well it used to be the America’s Cup, but clearly it is not anymore. Foiling or flying catamarans or monohulls do not influence the larger world of boat design. They will not trickle down. For sure there is something there that will evolve into the future. There is however another side to this.

One should not think this is the only way of yachting. There are plenty of sailors who want to be in contact with the water , who want to relate to the water and the ocean. If you look at the most watched, most in demand videos or even still photographs, they are always about boats off-shore sailing through waves and in touch with a wet environment. The pinnacle of our sport should never be about avoiding the water . So, to the extent that the America’s Cup with its “fly time” clock celebrates the opposite, it limits the overall appeal.

The Volvo, when it went to one design, basically killed off any possibility to innovate or improve the engineering.

So, basically you’re left with the Vendee Globe. As of now it is the primary place for monohull development. There is no other race that pushes the limits of design like the Vendee.

What will the next 20 years look like for Juan K naval architects?

The next 20 years will be all about performance. I don’t see myself involved in anything but performance. I don’t know what form and what shape that will ultimately take…everything is in such transition, but the demand for performance in design, materials and engineering will be relentless. Look at MACIF the 30meter trimaran with Francois Gabart solo sailing around the world and smashing records. It was an unmatched feat of performance at all the levels I just mentioned. Envelopes will be pushed on every aspect in the boats of the future.

This question is on many sailors’ minds. Now that the New Zealand Americas Cup has returned to monohulls, will you be designing a boat for a challenger?

I am in conversations with a few potential challengers, nothing to announce at this time, but stay tuned.

Jonathan Russo has been a sailing enthusiast for 30 years. Read his full bio here .

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Juan K: In Pursuit of Performance

Published on March 1st, 2018 by Editor -->

Juan Kouyoumdjian, more conveniently known as Juan K, is one of the very top sailing yacht designers working today, with his naval architecture firm having just celebrated its twentieth year in business.

Juan Kouyoumdjian

His spectrum is amazing, from the Olympic class Finn boats to the Beneteau First 30, the Swan Club 50, up to speedsters ABN Amro, Speedboat, and Rambler 88. These designs have gone on to three Volvo Ocean Races wins, two Olympic gold medals, nine offshore speed records, seven World Championship titles and six America’s Cup involvements.

“Juan is at the vanguard of performance yachting because he combines analytical precision, cutting edge design tools, and a creative passion for boat speed that shines above all,” observes professional sailor Tony Rey. “The guy is brilliant and possibly very slightly crazy.”

Jonathan Russo with the Observer recently caught up with Juan for this update :

What do you think has been the biggest challenge in racing yacht design in the last 20 years?

Good question, I would say dealing with the rule makers and regulators. That is a sad answer and I wish it were not so but it is. There are structural and handicap rules. My job is fundamentally to break those rules and bypass them…but I need to leave the rule maker with options so as not to create conflict.

Can you give me a specific example?

Yes, on Crazy Coyote in 1999 we did a rig that had no shrouds, a free-standing rig. It was completely banned. Now of course we see yachts with this rig all around us. Another is the canting keel. We designed a number of these with mechanical innovations in the pin axis that went beyond the rules. The rule makers thought we were crazy. Again, now all the Volvo boats, as well as boats like Rambler 88, do it the way I originally designed it.

Beyond the rule issue what are the other major areas of innovation in the design/build process.

As a naval architect, of course my primary responsibility is to come up with hull shapes, keels and rigs that will be the fastest possible. You try be the very best at these. But, beyond that the major issues are in the innovation of all the systems. If the whole project is not put together in a proper coordinated way it would not matter how great all the components are.

After I lock myself in a room to design the components I need to see how the whole package comes together. I cannot just call my buddy and say, “Bring me the rig or the electronic package.” There is the human factor to know all the very best smartest component suppliers. These relationships are sometimes as important as the designs.

What are you not comfortable with? What trends do you see in yacht racing that concern you?

I think my greatest levels of discomfort are related to execution. So far, we have spoken about design and how it is all put together, but your design needs to be built properly. Design and build are intrinsically related.

In other words, you can only design to your level of execution and you can only execute to your level of design. I must keep this in mind all the time in my design process. I need to know beforehand exactly what can be built.

I am always pushing for more performance, and when that cannot be executed properly is where the frustrations for me and the boat owner are the most pronounced. If the design is not properly executed at the level required it can be worthless.

I try to learn from those mistakes and modify the design for the next time. On the bright side, when a design is built properly and the boat goes on to win race after race and breaks speed records, the reward is considerable.

What is the one boat you designed that you think was a breakthrough?

It is difficult to pick but I would have to say ABN AMRO. That boat was a big leap. Even though it was within a restricted rule, I think it opened the eyes of the sailing world. To understand that you could go offshore in a very high performance boat with canting keels, and use composites and not have any structural problems, marked a change.

ABN AMRO was pushed to the limits and she still won the 2005-6 Volvo Ocean Race. The sustained boat speed was just incredible. The change from 60-feet to 70-feet for that edition was a real opportunity. I got a great amount of input from the crew and the rest of the team. I also used new computer technology that I continue to modify and use today.

Which of the great races such as the Volvo Ocean Race, America’s Cup, Vendee Globe is the proving ground for the latest in racing yacht design?

Well it used to be the America’s Cup, but clearly it is not anymore. Foiling or flying catamarans or monohulls do not influence the larger world of boat design. They will not trickle down. For sure there is something there that will evolve into the future, however, there is another side to this.

One should not think this is the only way of yachting. There are plenty of sailors who want to be in contact with the water, who want to relate to the water and the ocean. If you look at the most watched, most in-demand videos or still photographs, they are always about boats offshore sailing through waves and in touch with a wet environment.

The pinnacle of our sport should never be about avoiding the water. So, to the extent that the America’s Cup with its “fly time” clock celebrates the opposite, it limits the overall appeal.

The Volvo Ocean Race, when it went to one design, basically killed off any possibility to innovate or improve the engineering. So, basically you’re left with the Vendee Globe. As of now it is the primary place for monohull development. There is no other race that pushes the limits of design like the Vendee Globe.

What will the next 20 years look like for Juan K naval architects?

The next 20 years will be all about performance. I don’t see myself involved in anything but performance. I don’t know what form and what shape that will ultimately take…everything is in such transition, but the demand for performance in design, materials and engineering will be relentless.

Look at MACIF, the 30meter trimaran tha Francois Gabart sailed solo around the world and smashed records. It was an unmatched feat of performance at all the levels I just mentioned. Envelopes will be pushed on every aspect in the boats of the future.

With the America’s Cup returning to monohulls, will you be designing a boat for a challenger?

I am in conversations with a few potential challengers, nothing to announce at this time, but stay tuned.

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The new 88-footer, designed by Juan Kouyoumdjian, replaces David’s previous yachts, Rambler 90 and 100, both of which won numerous regattas, including the Caribbean 600 in 2011, the Newport to Bermuda Race in 2012, and and the Block Island Race in 2011 and 2013.

Famously Rambler 100 capsized in the 2011 Fastnet Race after losing her keel. (The salvaged boat was rebuilt and is competing in the 2014 Sydney Hobart Race as Perpetual Loyal.)

The new Rambler is what David terms ‘the little boat’, some way short of the 100-footers that are about to do battle in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race, such as Jim Clark’s Comanche and Bob Oatley’s Wild Oats XI. Indeed, you could say that it’s a slightly odd length, midway between the super maxis and bigger than the vigorous group of 72ft Mini Maxis, so therefore designed primarily for handicap racing.

The yacht has a canting keel, long daggerboards and a deep chine, not unlike the latest generations of IMOCA 60s. But then the designer, Juan K (as he is best known), is renowned for the last, super-powerful generation of IMOCA 60s such as Pindar and Hugo Boss – often argued as too powerful for solo racing – and for Volvo Ocean Race winner ABN AMRO.

Owner George David says: “We’re targeting the Transatlantic Race 2015, but the RORC Caribbean 600 and Les Voiles de Saint Barth are right up there.

“Les Voiles de Saint Barth is a great venue and event. It starts with St Barth and all that means, plus typically solid sailing breezes that bend around the island and have their gusts and lulls. This is a regatta where you need to get in front and stay in front; it rewards those who can sail where they want.”

David and his crew are regulars at Les Voiles de Saint Barth, where they have won three of their four outings in the race.

Clubswan 43 for the Racing-Cruising Experience

With a well-established Swan One Design Circuit and a high participation of ClubSwan Yachts in the established regattas, Nautor Swan broaden the range by introducing the ClubSwan 43, by Juan Kouyoumdjian .

Previously announced as a forty-one footer, the LOA has been changed to meet the new regulations in the ORC regattas and events, providing the owners an exciting range of racing possibilities.

‘The upgrade of the ClubSwan 41 to a ClubSwan 43, came up from the need to meet up the new ORC regatta regulations in order to give our owners a 360° round range of possibilities to participate to the events around the world. By making an analysis of the circuits around the world, we came up with the solution to have a product that was not limited to just a specific category but something going beyond’, says Federico Michetti, ClubSwan 43 Product Manager.

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Designed by Juan Kouyoumdjian, the ClubSwan 43 project is the cutting edge of contemporary yacht design , she has been conceived as the perfect crossover : a full racer able of competing in the most captivating races worldwide and with the possibility to offer a ‘sport-cruising’ experience. ‘The ClubSwan 43 is the best of the two worlds, a pure racer with a stylish and elegant interior design. It would be thrilling to watch her competing as in real time and rating races’, says Juan K, Naval Architect.

The yacht has been developed as a One Design package, taking advantage of Nautor’s expertise in this segment, which includes a professionally managed Class and she will be able to take part in the dedicated Swan One Design Circuits, such as The Nations League and the Swan One Design Worlds.

Importantly, she is also being conceived to be competitive under ORC Cat. B. so will relish participating in the most important rating regattas around the world, providing an exciting range of racing possibilities for Owners.

The interior design has been envisioned by studying the needs of Owners considering this model and combines practicality and comfort for both racing and cruising modes. Lucio Micheletti speaking about the project said: “In drawing up the interior design of the ClubSwan 43, my focus was on simplicity. I tried to reduce and simplify the basic concepts, and I organized the spaces imagining all the activities that are onboard.’

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Juan welcomed with pleasure and enthusiasm the challenge of designing this version of the Optimist, which, while complying with the strict limits of the class rules, would be able to be faster and perform better than other models on the market, having the ability and skills to propose useful and marine innovations that would clearly distinguish the new boat.

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With a well-established Swan One Design Circuit and a high participation of ClubSwan Yachts in the established regattas, Nautor Swan gives a new boost to the range by introducing the ClubSwan 43. Designed by Juan Kouyoumdjian, the brand-new ClubSwan 43 is at the cutting edge of contemporary yacht design, she is a perfect crossover: a full racer able of competing in the most captivating races worldwide and with the possibility to offer a ‘sport-cruising’ experience.

For this innovative project, Nautor Swan’s in-house experts and Juan K are combining forces with a leading team of professionals in the field. Pure Design & Engineering has been entrusted for the engineering, while the interior design comes from the drawing tables of Lucio Micheletti, Micheletti+Partners.

The yacht has been conceived as a One Design package, as per Nautor’s expertise in this segment, which includes a professionally managed Class and she will be able to take part in the dedicated Swan One Design Circuits, such as The Nations League and the Swan One Design Worlds. Importantly, she is also being conceived to be competitive under ORC Cat. B. so will relish participating in the most important rating regattas around the world, providing an exciting range of racing possibilities for Owners

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Designed by Juan Kouyoumdjian, the ClubSwan 43 project is the cutting edge of contemporary yacht design, she has been conceived as the perfect crossover: a full racer able of competing in the most captivating races worldwide and with the possibility to offer a ‘sport-cruising’ experience. “The ClubSwan 43 is the best of the two worlds, a pure racer with a stylish and elegant interior design.” Says Juan K, Naval Architect. “It would be thrilling to watch her competing as in real time and rating races.”

The ClubSwan 43 will be constructed, as every yacht with Nautor Swan’s signature, without compromise and to the highest standards possible. Both hull and deck will be built using E-glass in epoxy resin with carbon reinforcements, complemented with carbon mast and boom.

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The interior design has been envisioned by studying the needs of Owners considering this model and combines practicality and comfort for both racing and cruising modes.

Lucio Micheletti speaking about the project said: “With the new ClubSwan 43 we introduced new green materials, playing not only on style, but working on the project’s environmental impact with a constant desire to discover new elements from research and innovation. “

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Hvorostovsky in Moscow

With Guest star Sondra Radvanovsky Constantine Orbelian, conductor Philharmonia of Russia

A Magical Match Made in Moscow. In June 2008, Dmitri Hvorostovsky invited Sondra Radvanovsky to be his guest star in the prestigious Moscow concert series ‘Hvorostovsky and Friends,’ with conductor Constantine Orbelian and the Philharmonia of Russia. This glamorous occasion, captured on film for Russian television, marked these artists’ first-ever musical collaboration – and proved to be a historic event that documented for posterity one of those all-too-rare instances of magical artistic alchemy between two great opera stars. Their electrifying performance was an instant sensation, and a potent preview of the two stars’ effusively acclaimed later appearances together in Il Trovatore at Covent Garden, The Met and The San Francisco Opera.

Delos recorded the live concert, to be released later as the critically-acclaimed CD, ‘Verdi Opera Scenes’. The Russian TV show, featuring their national baritone hero and his dazzling guest, was broadcast throughout the Russian Federation. Upon obtaining that film footage, Delos collaborated with California film editor Steve Scoville, who expertly synched the footage with Delos’s concert audio. The result, available for the first time on this DVD, takes the viewer/listener to Moscow’s Great Hall for the concert’s most unforgettable moments, with stunning ‘you are there’ sonic and visual impact. Bonus feature interview with Maestro Orbelian.