Andrew Winch

Andrew Winch is an internationally known[1][2] English yacht designer based in Barnes, London.[3] He has been selected as one of two design teams for business jet interior development of the Boeing 787.

Yacht designer

Founded in 1986, Winch Design is a London-based design studio.[4][5]

List of yachts designed

This is a list of yachts designed by Winch, as listed on the website.

Yacht name Year Centurion 40 N°1 Helisaure II 1986 Swan 36 1988 Royal Eagle II 1988 Sensation 1988 Cyclos III 1989 Windship 105 1990 Centurion 59 1990 Victoria of Stratheim 1990 Yeoman XXX 1991 Oyster Fleet 1991 Sunfast Fleet 1991 Sun Odyssey Fleet 1992 Althea 1992 Thriller 1992 Feeling 546 1992 Wauquiez 60 1992 Sunfast Fleet 1991

Yacht name Year Sun Odyssey Fleet 1992 Teel 1992 Hetairos 1993 Naos 1993 Wauquiez 48 1994 White Rabbit 1994 Nefeli 1994 Dynasty 72 1995 Claire 1996 Minerva 1996 Concepta 65 1997 Golden Opus 1997 Shaman 1997 Surama 1997 Lady Aviva 1998 54m Motor Yacht 1998 Solemates 1998

Yacht name Year Gesar 1999 Unfurled 2000 Maxsamba 2000 Cakewalk 2000 Bermie 2001 Campbell Bay 2002 Alithia 2002 Whisper 2003 Scheherazade 2003 Phoenix 2004 Alfa Four 2004 Hamilton II 2005 Dubai 2006 Gu 2006 Netanya 8 2007 Carcharias 2007 Sarafsa 2008 St. David 2008

Yacht name Year Al Mirqab 2009 Xanadu 2009 Slipstream 2009 Cloud 9 2009 Sea Owl 2010 Phoenix 2 2010 Imagine 2011 Infinite Shades 2011 Aurara 2011 Whirlwind 2011 Hermitage 2011 Ace 2012 Sea Rhapsody 2012 Madame Gu 2013 Equanimity 2014 Z. 2014 Freefall 2015 Dilbar 2016

Awards

Winch has won a number of International Superyacht Society awards for design and styling, including[6] the:

• 1992 award for Best Sail 23m+ as stylist and interior designer
• 1996 award for Best Power 43m+ as stylist and interior designer, and Best Power Interior as interior designer
• 1997 award for Best Power 43m+ as stylist and interior designer
• 2001 award for Best Power 43m+ and Best Sail 23m-36m as interior designer
• 2002 award for Best Sail 36m+ and Best Sail Interior as interior designer
• 2006 award for Best Sail 23m-36m as designer and interior designer
• 2009 award for Best Power 40m-65m as designer, stylist and interior designer, and Best Overall Interior

In recent years, awards are given for approximately 7 categories.

Aircraft design experience

Lufthansa Technik is a Hamburg, Germany–based subsidiary of Lufthansa[2] that has been tasked to design the Boeing 787 into a business jet. Boeing has announced one 787-8 order and three 787-9 orders in the business jet segment.[7] Around 2001, Winch was first commissioned to work with the firm to convert a client's Boeing BBJ.[8]

Andrew Winch Designs and Lufthansa Technik have partnered to design a business jet interior for the 787.[2][9] The team has been described by journalists as "one of the most innovative and technically competent design teams[7]

787 design specifics

The LHT/Winch design has a forward lounge (certified for 12 people) which incorporates a 50 inch plasma screen on the forward bulkhead. Aft from the forward lounge are two guest cabins, to right and left. An additional VIP suite is planned. Upon entering the main number 3 door, there is a highly visible dining and conference room is intended to be a prime feature of the design. There is an integrated movie theater, which is also designed as a second social seating area. Further aft is a VIP suite with a full width master stateroom.[10]

Custom design for Roman Abramovich

Roman Abramovich's Boeing 767, The Bandit, landing at Ben Gurion Airport, Israel

He designed a private Boeing 767-33A/ER, registered in Aruba as P4-MES for Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. It is known as The Bandit[11] due to its livery. Originally the aircraft was ordered by Hawaiian Airlines but the order was cancelled and Abramovich bought it from Boeing and refitted it to his own requirements by Andrew Winch, who designed the interior and exterior. The aircraft was estimated in 2016 to cost US$300 million and its interior is reported to include a 30-seat dining room, a boardroom, master bedrooms, luxury bathrooms with showers, and a spacious living room. The aircraft has the same air missile avoidance system as Air Force One.

References

1. Big-Ticket BBJ: Large Boeing order underscores hot interest in wide-body VIP versions of 787 and 747-8, Aviation Week and Space Technology, 13 November 2006, p. 42
2. Joe Sharkey (17 October 2006). "For the Super-Rich, It's Time to Upgrade the Old Jumbo Jet". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
3. Howorth, Frances and Michael (12 August 2013). "Andrew Winch". SuperYacht Business. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
4. "Our Team – Andrew Winch Designs". Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
5. "Our Studio – Andrew Winch Designs". Archived from the original on 18 June 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
6. "ISS Yacht Award Winners over the Years". International Superyacht Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
7. FLUG REVUE update: Week ending 22 October 2006 Archived 21 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
8. Aero-News Network: The Aviation and Aerospace World's Daily/Real-Time News and Information Service
9. Lufthansa Technik – MRO, maintenance, overhaul, aircraft components repair Archived 24 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
10. Mike Vines (January 2007). "Dreamliner VIP Interiors". AvBuyer. World Aviation Communications Ltd. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
11. "20 Private Jets And The Famous People That Own Them". WorldLifeStyle. 2016. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.

External links

• Official website