William Hand American Engineer
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1874
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| Died |
1946
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Engineer
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William H. Hand Jr. (1875–1946) was an American yacht designer. Hand has been described as one of the most prolific yacht designers of the 20th century with an exceptionally good eye for handsome boats. Hand's career began around 1900 with the design of small sailboats, but he soon shifted to V-bottomed powerboats. These latter were his specialty until after World War I, when he directed his talent to seakindly schooners including the famous examples Bowdoin and S.S.S. Lotus. Later during the 1930s, motorsailers became his passion; examples still sailing include 56' STEADFAST (a ketch) built at Wheeler Shipyard in Brooklyn, NY. Hand's office was in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Advertisements in The Rudder and Motorboat magazines, as well as MIT archives indicate he did business in New Bedford, Massachusetts prior to Fairhaven but moved offices due to the hurricanes of 1938.
