About Us

Following almost a decade as a principal designer for a large naval architecture firm, Stuart founded his design firm Bloomfield Innovation in 2004, before joining forces with Commercial Boat Design and becoming the technical and engineering lead. Stuart is a qualified Naval Architect and Mechanical Engineer with extensive experience, having personally managed over 100 design projects including fast ferries, 100ft composite power catamarans and award winning carbon fibre racing yachts. Stuart has particular experience in high speed aluminium catamarans and has developed numerous structural and design innovations in this field.

Robin Chamberlin has over 40 years of experience in marine design, having designed and built his first yacht, a 49 Ft Trimaran when he was only 22. Since then, he has gone on to produce over 70 of the highest quality designs, including numerous highly innovative and record breaking vessels. The secret to the quality of Robin Chamberlin’s designs and his numerous innovations, has been a lifetime spent on the water, not just at the drawing board. This has allowed him to deeply understand the principles of design and to continually test and refine his techniques. Some of Robin’s greatest achievements on the water have included his victory in the Solo Trans-Tasman yacht race and the two-handed record-breaking trip to Antarctica in a 38 foot open bridge deck catamaran of his own design, being the first multihull within the Antarctic Circle and to cross the south magnetic pole.

Angelo is a talented designer and draftsperson, with a particular passion for vessel styling. Prior to joining Commercial Boat Design, Angelo gained significant production design experience, having worked at various shipyards including Hart Marine and CC Composite Constructions. This practical experience further enhances our capabilities at CBD, as does his exceptional 3D modelling, drafting and styling skills.

Ark Chamberlin is a Marine Engineer with a Bachelor of Applied Science from the Australian Maritime College. Ark grew up on the water, completing his first coastal passage at 8 days old and his first ocean passage at 3 years. Ark had an exemplary record of service in the armed forces including tours of duty in East Timor and Afghanistan before returning to his passion for the water and studying to become a marine engineer.

Ark’s hands on practical experience with on-board systems and day to day vessel operations is a major asset to CBD and is a great counterpoint to the naval architecture background of the business. This knowledge allows us to go beyond our reputation for efficiency and seaworthiness, and design vessels that are also practical and operator friendly.

Since completing his degree in Naval Architecture with honours at the Australian Maritime College Sam has gained significant experience in several fields including defence, high speed passenger ferries and the design of shore based marine infrastructure.

Sam has a strong background in structural design and has particular expertise with Finite Element Analysis. Having designed and project managed numerous large aluminium catamaran ferries, Sam has taken on a lead structural and technical role for our commercial projects since joining Chamberlin Marine.