Paul Gartside

Paul grew up in the family-owned boat yard in Truro, Cornwall which built traditional plank-on-frame boats. This is where Paul began building his own boats while still in elementary school. By the age of 16, he was building a 24 foot Atkin schooner. After school he studied naval architecture in Southampton and worked with the McGruer yard in Scotland.

In 1982 the family sold the yard in Cornwall and moved en masse to Canada. Since then Paul has worked primarily has a naval architect, designing a wide variety of wooden yachts and has also built a number of custom and spec boats. Paul is a member of the Royal Institute of Naval Architects.