The Shape Of Water

Dutchman Cor D Rover takes yacht design to its outer limits.

- Julia Zaltzman

Dutch designer Cor D Rover is a master of functional luxury. His background in naval architecture and mechanical engineering forms the basis of his innovative designs today. Once tasked with the strength calculations for Heesen’s 44m Octopussy – the fastest megayacht at the time of its 1988 launch – he has spent the past 20 years fully immersed in the aesthetic side of his craft, creating custom yachts that “trigger outside the-box thinking”.