Colin Mudie
Colin Mudie (11 April 1926 – 11 March 2020)[1] was an Edinburgh-born yacht designer, author, naval historian, balloonist, and advocate for the handicapped sailor.[2] He studied engineering at Southampton University, before working under yacht designers including Laurent Giles and Uffa Fox. He then set up his own firm.[3] He received the award of RDI (Royal Designer for Industry) for Small craft/ naval in 1995.[3][4]
Yachts[edit]
Mudie is particularly celebrated for his range of boat designs, including motorsailers, small sailing cruiser/racers, luxury yachts, and tall ships. Among the tall ship designs are examples for crews which include both handicapped and able-bodied crew members.
Motorsailers[edit]
Mudie designed the early range of Hardy motorsailers.[5]
Cruiser/racers[edit]
Mudie's cruiser/racer yacht designs include:[3]
- SUNSPOT -13.8 feet (4.2 m) 1972
- WING 25 -25 feet (7.6 m) 1963
Luxury yachts[edit]
Mudie designed a number of luxury yachts, including:[6]
- Zinat Al-Bihaar 60.99 metres (200.1 ft) Omani RYS 1988
- Ashena 46.51 metres (152.6 ft) built by Wadia 2006
- Passionata 27.4 metres (90 ft) built by Astilleros Udondo 1973
Tall ships[edit]
- The 'Little Brigs' TS Bob Allen and TS Caroline Allen[7][8]
- INS Sudarshini (A77) is a sister ship of INS Tarangini (A75); three-masted commissioned 1997
- INS Tarangini (A75) constructed in Goa - design by Colin Mudie, launched 1 December 1995.
- KLD Tunas Samudera training ship, Royal Malaysian Navy -launched in 1989. Colin Mudie also designed a sister ship (the Young Endeavour)
- STS Young Endeavour (Australian Young Endeavour Youth Scheme) laid down by Brooke Marine (which became Brooke Yachts during the vessel's construction) Built 1986-1988
- STS Lord Nelson for the Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST), launched 1986
- TS Royalist Groves and Guttridge, East Cowes, Isle of Wight. launched on 3 August 1971
Replicas[edit]
- Matthew, a replica of John Cabot's 15th century caravel, the Matthew, 1996. Built at Redcliffe Wharf by the Bristol Classic Boat Company.
Books[edit]
Mudie authored several books on boats and their history of development:[9][10]
- Motor Boats and Boating (Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, 1972) ISBN 9780600359807
- Power Boats (Transatlantic Arts, 1976) ISBN 9780600370451
- Power Yachts (with Rosemary Mudie) (Adlard Coles Ltd., 1 Jul 1977) ISBN 9780229986637
- The Story of the Sailing Ship (with Rosemary Mudie) (Exeter Books, 1980) ISBN 9780896730571
- Advanced Sailboat Cruising Hardcover (with G.Hales Handford) (Macmillan, 1981) ISBN 978-0333318072
- The Sailing Ship. A voyage through the ages (ed., with Rosemary Mudie) (Roydon Publishing Company, 1984) ISBN 9780946674060
- Sopranino (with Patrick Ellam) (Sheridan House Inc, 1986) ISBN 9780246129437
- Sailing Ships: Designs and Reconstructions of Great Sailing Ships from Ancient Greece to the Present Day (Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2000) ISBN 9780713653243
References[edit]
- ^ "HAPPY 90th BIRTHDAY Colin Mudie RDI". Hardy Owners Club, www.facebook.com. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Remembering Colin Mudie". Marine Industry News. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "page for Colin Mudie". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Colin Mudie: Ship designer, author and balloonist". Advertiser and Times. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "About". www.hardymarine.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
'...initially built small motor sailers designed by Colin Mudie...'
- ^ "3 yachts by Colin Mudie". www.boatinternational.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "The Little Brig Sailing Trust - About us". www.littlebrig.org. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ "The Little Brig Sailing Trust - Sail with Us". www.littlebrig.org. Archived from the original on 2017-02-26. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
- ^ "page: books by Colin Mudie". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Amazon search for Colin Mudie". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2019.