Testimonials

"I have been following Philippe's career for some years now and am constantly struck by his aesthetic sensibility and desire to innovate. Combined with his technical know-how as a naval architect, this makes him a powerful and positive influence in the superyacht industry today."

Justin Ratcliffe - Editor, SuperyachtDesign

"Philippe Briand is to sailing yacht design what: Hitchcock is to suspense and Lennon and McCartney to song writing.  His designs are like watching Von Karajan conduct or when El Cordobez enters the Corrida. His finished work is the Rolls Royce of cars and the De Beers of Diamonds.  He is in short, a true master of his art."

Frances & Michael Howorth - Freelance Super yacht Journalists

"I consider Philippe Briand to be among the most talented of today's naval architects. In the early Eighties, when I first met him, he stood out head and shoulders over his peers, not only demonstrating that he could design a highly successful IOR racing yacht, but proving with his success in International events that he was also a world-class helmsman and skipper. Since those days he has gone from strength to strength as a naval architect and he now leads his profession in the world of superyachts with designs for both sail and power vessels that not only perform superbly, but are also beautiful to the eye. I am confident that even greater things lie ahead."

Roger Lean-Vercoe - Chairman, Boat International

“I would not like to talk about Philippe as a designer: everybody knows him for the beautiful and fast sailing boats he designs, not to mention the fact that nowadays he’s also known for the unique motor yachts he’s creating. I would rather prefer to talk about him as a friend. Our first meeting was in the occasion of a trip we did together to meet the owner of P2, the 38m sailing yacht that has inaugurated our collaboration. I was a bit worried: I was on my way to spend quite a lot of time with a sailing rockstar. French furthermore! I was more prepared for hard time than an easy going meeting. I could not have been more wrong. It was an extremely pleasant meeting, we spent very good and enjoyable time together. It was the beginning of a good friendship that it is renewed by the time and by the projects that we’re doing together.”

Giancarlo Ragnetti - Ceo. & General Manager, PERINI NAVI  S.p.A

"Through our collaboration with Philippe, we enjoyed sharing the same taste for efficiency and integrity in design . He was relentless in finding solutions and searching for improvements in providing the best for the client."

Guillaume Rolland - Principal Architect, Christian Liaigre

“In my opinion, Briand's three core strengths are his dynamic creativity combined with efficiency, his innovative and farsighted vision and care for harmonious, balanced forms”

Matteo Zaccagnino - Editor, Yacht Capital

“Alloy have been working with Philippe Briand and his office for more than three years on a large ketch which is soon to be launched. The development phase of the build process has been an efficient and pleasant experience and all of the Briand team have been very responsive to our requests and suggestions. We would have absolutely no hesitation in working with Philippe and his team in any future project”.

Tony Hambrook - Managing Director, Alloy Yachts

“In 2003 Philippe Briand shocked the sailing community with the record breaking Mari Cha IV. Today, one decade later, he hasn't lost his magic touch, which is a perfect mix between design, high performance, elegance and uniqueness. I am stunned by all his recent yachts, too many to be mentioned...  whether they are cruiser, racers, mega or small, custom or series, sailing or power, you can recognize his unique style from a long distance.”

Andrea Brambilla - Chief Editor Yacht & Sail

“For me Philippe Briand is one of the yacht designers who excels at crossing from design of racing yachts to cruising yachts and now with the Vitruvius concept into motor yachting. His ideas are always innovative but never too radical to allow the construction of a good, efficient, seaworthy superyacht “

Tork Buckley - Technical Consultant and Editor