Partial to Morelli and Melvin for wow.
Dick Newick for
classic stuff.
Richard Woods for his creativity.
Chris White who told me one of the smartest pieces of
advice I’ve ever received: “It costs just as much
money and time to build a piece of junk as a good
boat. Might as well build a good one.”
Kurt
Hughes for mathematically precise designs.
Rob Denny for his proas but more so for his sharing of information and ideas and his “you can do it” attitude and
advice.
Bob Oram has some nice
boats.
Derek
Kelsall with his flat panel construction ideas.