Ted Gozzard

Ted Gozzard
Born(1933-06-13)June 13, 1933
Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
DiedMay 15, 2014(2014-05-15) (aged 80)
Bayfield, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
CitizenshipCanadian
Occupationyacht builder
Years active1970 - 2009
Employer(s)Bayfield Boat Yard
North Castle Marine Ltd./Gozzard Yachts
Known foryacht construction
SpouseJanet
ChildrenMike
Wes

Hedley (Ted) Gozzard (13 June 1933 – 15 May 2014) was a British yacht designer and builder.

Gozzard was raised in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, where he apprenticed as a carpenter-joiner and gradually earned his journeyman’s papers in boat building, masonry and carpentry.[1] Gozzard served in the Royal Air Force for a number of years as an airframe mechanic.[2]

On leaving the RAF in 1959 Gozzard came to Ontario and worked in the construction business in London, Ontario, where he designed and supervised the construction of homes and subdivisions. In his spare time he built and sailed a much modified Thunderbird.[2] Giving in to an urge to sail full time, Gozzard and his wife, Jan, and their two young sons made the Caribbean their home for two full years.[2]

  1. ^ "TED GOZZARD – June 13, 1933 to May 15, 2014". Boating Industry Canada. Kerrwil Publications Limited. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Fisher, Isaac. "EPISODE 11 FINE CUT LOW REZ". Vimeo.com. Retrieved 30 May 2020.