Hi, I'm Brian Dixon, designer of the Great Alaskan. I got my boat design training from the Westlawn School of Yacht Design - Professional Program. The Great Alaskan was first designed as an assignment for Westlawn, then later on I fleshed out the design and put together the builder's manuals, construction drawings, and what not and had a design check accomplished by a professional naval architect (who gave it his blessings) and a structural check by a mechanical engineer with large scale marine design experience. Then after that, I offered the plans for sale in both printed and digital format. All in all, it took me about 3 years to accomplish all this, but mostly because I do have a regular day job (as a senior software architect / electrical engineer), a family, and a too-long list of hobbies...
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Brian Dixon
