Navalmartin has a dedicated team of Naval Architects, Designers, Project Managers, Engineers and Surveyors with considerable experience in the yacht and marine insurance markets who are ideally placed to advise on yachts, superyacht and marine related matters. The team comprises experienced sailors also with experience of working on board a variety of vessels, having practical knowledge and experience of the yachting world. They also draw on their experience from commercial shipping.
“In Navalmartin, we are all keen sailors – time spent offshore makes us humble: we strive to deliver cutting edge design and technical expertise, because we know that the ultimate test is the sea.”
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Daria is a qualified naval architect and chartered engineer with more than 10 years of experience covering ship design, marine consultancy, R&D, and project management.
In the past, she represented the UK MCA at IMO. Since 2005 she acts as an independent expert for European Commission. Her PhD followed by an industrial-led research project in the area of ship design have earned her the prestigious RINA-LR Ship Safety Award.
Daria’s core activity is design; in addition she provides such services as casualty investigation and expert witness. In parallel with engineering career, Daria studied yacht design at the Royal College of Art and, at Navalmartin, she is in charge of all creative projects.
Daria’s hobbies are submarines and racing classic yachts. She is helming S/Y St Christopher this season.
“Our all-round engineering skills span across naval architecture: from high performance yachts to offshore engineering and design appraisal of complex ship types such as submersibles.”
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Val started his career in naval architecture as a designer of high speed trimarans and large yachts. In Navalmartin he regularly acts as expert witness on design-related claims.
Working for a major classification society – as part of ship emergency response team – Val advised on over 35 large scale marine casualties and was responsible for cross-assessment of salvage operations.
Advisor for the EU, and the UK in the area of offshore renewable energy. Val was responsible for project management on behalf of underwriters, and supervision of the risk associated with the construction of a large offshore wind farm off Belgium.
In Navalmartin , Val acts also as on-site salvage engineer, developing refloating plans, supervising salvage operations and providing live advice to masters on ship stability, strength and pollution.
“Yachts are in the forefront of our focus. …and everything starts from a good design. An aesthetically beautiful product needs to be carefully conceived and executed. Marketing is intertwined.”
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Based in London, Charlotte is responsible for overseeing UK and International marketing efforts and client relations for Navalmartin.
Charlotte has over twelve years’ B2B marketing experience and specialises in providing marketing services for the Global Marine, Energy, Offshore and Insurance Sectors. She has previously worked for The Salvage Association, BMT Marine and Offshore Surveys and more recently as the Marketing Manager for Braemar Shipping Services plc. Charlotte studied at the university of Brighton where she received her degree in Business and Marketing Communications.
“Good design requires good execution. Yacht construction is a knowledge-intense process that demands specific approach. Our overarching aim is to achieve a superior product that is delivered on time and on budget.”
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Patrycja is an accomplished marine and product designer for Navalmartin. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk and has been working with the team for three years. She is located in Navalmartin’s Poland office in Sopot and is involved with variety of design projects.
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