Peter Bouma: evolution not revolution

Peter Bouma: "Every now and then I go back to looking at old workboat designs to see why a particular design is the way it is."

“From the numbers point of view it can look like a fantastic boat – but when a design gets out onto the waves and starts bouncing around, then you know if its workable or not,” says Peter Bouma, Naval Architect at Vripack.

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