Donald L. Blount

Donald L. Blount and Associates is a world recognised naval architecture, yacht design, and marine engineering firm based in the USA offering clients a range of services relating to the development and construction of first-class marine vessels.

Services
Established in 1988, the marine firm specialises in the evaluation, design, testing, and project management of motor yachts, custom sport fishing boats and production boats all the way through to commercial, military and paramilitary vessels. Metal, composite, and wooden constructions are all catered for by the team.

Besides these naval architecture and design services Donald L. Blount and Associates (DLBA) aims to develop and direct research programs in order to extend new technologies that advance maritime applications.

Team
Amongst the DLBA team based in Chesapeake, Virginia are an experienced staff of engineers, designers, draftsmen, and project managers.

DLBA often lends its services as a part of a team project rather than an individual entity and as such has developed useful relationships with renowned research facilities, technical experts, yacht builders, designers, and stylists.