Falmouth, Maine
Cy passed away March 17. A self-taught yacht designer, he was employed by Hinckley Yachts and Southwest Boat Corp., in Southwest Harbor, Maine, designing pleasure and commercial vessels. He also supervised the construction of early yawls for the U.S. Naval Academy.
After U.S. Army service in World War II, Cy went to Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken, N.J. After a brief return to Hinckley Co. and Mount Desert Yacht Yard, Cy struck out on his own, designing many vessels, and he was a noted marine consultant. Among his designs were the Amphibicon and Controversy classes, designed in collaboration with Farnum Butler of Mount Desert Yacht Yard; the pulling boats used by Hurricane Island Outward Bound; and the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater.
Cy contributed to the development of the Yacht Design Program at the Landing Boat School in Arundel and taught naval architecture from its inception. He also wrote “Preliminary Design of Yachts and Ships,” a text in use today.
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