stylized profile drawings & general arrangement plans using AutoCAD & supported with
3D color renderings using Rhino Software for "real life" visualisation. This can be
coupled further with Animation.
FMD has a growing portfolio of expedition style motor yachts, luxury motor yachts & refit/
conversion proposals of various sizes, to satisfy a wide range of tastes & desires.
Whether starting from scratch or using the Clients napkin scrawls, FMD can develop an
idea into reality & assist in shipyard choice, project management, delivery & operation.
"After years of being washed around the deck of stern trawlers deep in the wilds of the
Southern Ocean, it didn't take long to garner a healthy respect for Mother Ocean & the
soundness of a robust vessel, so my designs reflect this focus & tend to start with a
foundation of safety, sea-kindliness & operational ease. My styling stems from the
symbiotic melding of explorer style vessels & luxury motor yachts, which incorporates
current Client desires to sail to remote locations but still look the part, whether anchored
in a lagoon in Madagascar or stern-to in Monaco. Globe trotting one week, cocktail
parties the next, all in comfort, style & safety." says designer & company proprietor
Captain Grant Maughan
All FMD designs are the vision of Grant Maughan. After spending years working on the
commercial side of boating on deep-sea trawlers, tugs & dive support/ research vessels
in locations as diverse as the Antarctic Circle, Borneo & Africa, Grant moved into
yachting, spending several years criss-crossing the Pacific & diving the Red Sea &
Seychelles before becoming involved in the build of the 184' Halter Expedition yacht
"Samantha Lin (now Pangaea). Years of operating the 184 led to the position of build
Captain on the Danish constructed 206' Expedition motor yacht "Big Roi" (now "Force
Blue").
In the design of his yachts, he utilizes his practical sea-going experience, a fusion of
skills garnered from the yachting & commercial industries, a wealth of hands-on
shipyard experience.
Captain Maughan holds an MCA Master Class 4 (3000 ton yacht), an Australian Master
Class 4 & an Australian MED 1 (Engineering).
FMD is not aligned exclusively with any single shipyard or naval architecture firm which
allows maximum flexibility for the Clients desires of build location & preferred
consultants. FMD has worked, consulted & visited many shipyards worldwide including
facilities in the US, Scandinavia, Mediterranean, Australia & New Zealand in order to
study the best locations for building no-nonsense yachts.
