Ray Haslar
Owner of Davidson 35'
Jive Talkin'
2005 Yachting New Zealand Yachtsman of the Year
Winning the line and handicap honours in the 2005 Auckland to Fiji Ocean
Race, Haslar quotes:
"I give full credit to winning this race to Kevin Dibley who designed us a
new keel and rudder earlier in the year. Jive performed superbly with top
speeds of 21.6 knots"
2005 Yachting New Zealand Yachtsman of the Year
Winning the line and handicap honours in the 2005 Auckland to Fiji Ocean
Race, Haslar quotes:
"I give full credit to winning this race to Kevin Dibley who designed us a
new keel and rudder earlier in the year. Jive performed superbly with top
speeds of 21.6 knots"
Graham Rowe
Past Owner of Dibley 8 metre
Supergroove
Multiple winner of the New Zealand Trailer Yacht Championships and a long
list of other achievements
"I enjoyed Kevin's full support during my ownership of "Supergroove".
Kevin is always approachable and helpful and at various times freely gave
advice, data and measurements. His assistance was instrumental in the
successes we enjoyed while campaigning "Supergroove"
Multiple winner of the New Zealand Trailer Yacht Championships and a long
list of other achievements
"I enjoyed Kevin's full support during my ownership of "Supergroove".
Kevin is always approachable and helpful and at various times freely gave
advice, data and measurements. His assistance was instrumental in the
successes we enjoyed while campaigning "Supergroove"
Arthur W. Kelly III
President: Kiwi Boat Works U.S.A.
Owner: Carbon - Dibley designed custom sport boat
"After two unsuccessful attempts to design our first yacht, the K-280c, we commissioned Kevin Dibley based on just a couple of emails. He came up with an instant "classic" in our opinion. A trailerable performance cruiser with all the amenities of home.
While the K-280c was being designed, we had the opportunity to purchase his one-off custom sport boat design "Carbon". We retained him to manage and oversee a complete restoration of the yacht and the end result is nothing short of stunning.
Based on these two projects, we retained Kevin as our Director of Design for our new line of trailerable sport and cruising sailboats. He is currently overseeing construction of the K-280c and finalizing work on several additional designs including the K-230c, our next product launch.
Kevin is an extreme pleasure to work with. I don't think there is a designer out there that could understand our mission better. It has been a thrill to start a boat from scratch and watch it develop almost seamlessly. It just doesn't get much better than this"
Owner: Carbon - Dibley designed custom sport boat
"After two unsuccessful attempts to design our first yacht, the K-280c, we commissioned Kevin Dibley based on just a couple of emails. He came up with an instant "classic" in our opinion. A trailerable performance cruiser with all the amenities of home.
While the K-280c was being designed, we had the opportunity to purchase his one-off custom sport boat design "Carbon". We retained him to manage and oversee a complete restoration of the yacht and the end result is nothing short of stunning.
Based on these two projects, we retained Kevin as our Director of Design for our new line of trailerable sport and cruising sailboats. He is currently overseeing construction of the K-280c and finalizing work on several additional designs including the K-230c, our next product launch.
Kevin is an extreme pleasure to work with. I don't think there is a designer out there that could understand our mission better. It has been a thrill to start a boat from scratch and watch it develop almost seamlessly. It just doesn't get much better than this"
Carl Smith
Stealth,
Dibley 650
1998-2000
Atom Ant, Colson 9m modified 2000-2003
Widowmaker, Dibley 40 under construction
"I have known Kevin since I commissioned my first boat - a Dibley 650 called Stealth, in 1995. I found him to be awesome to deal with as he designs to what the client wants, not what he wants. We came up with some breakthrough ideas working as a team. I sold the Dibley 650 and Kevin was fundamental in the hull shape changes I implemented in the 30' keelboat I then purchased.
We sold the keelboat in 2003 and commissioned Kevin to design our current project, a 40’ Racing Yacht which is under construction at the moment. As with any new build, changes happen and Kevin has been excellent in helping implement these changes.
Kevin is always only a phone call away and I believe I have found a great friend and designer who goes that extra mile for his clients"
Atom Ant, Colson 9m modified 2000-2003
Widowmaker, Dibley 40 under construction
"I have known Kevin since I commissioned my first boat - a Dibley 650 called Stealth, in 1995. I found him to be awesome to deal with as he designs to what the client wants, not what he wants. We came up with some breakthrough ideas working as a team. I sold the Dibley 650 and Kevin was fundamental in the hull shape changes I implemented in the 30' keelboat I then purchased.
We sold the keelboat in 2003 and commissioned Kevin to design our current project, a 40’ Racing Yacht which is under construction at the moment. As with any new build, changes happen and Kevin has been excellent in helping implement these changes.
Kevin is always only a phone call away and I believe I have found a great friend and designer who goes that extra mile for his clients"