DLBA is proud that Marine News selected us again this year as one of the 100 of the leading companies serving the North American shallow draft market.

In 2020, the AV40 was named in the Boat Industry’s 2020 Top Products.

At the 2019 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS), the Marquis M42 was one of a few select nominees for the “Best in Show” category.

Brazos Pilot Boat made the Workboat Boat Magazine’s 2019 “Significant Boat” nomination list!

Kayak Express made the Workboat Boat Magazine’s 2019 “Significant Boat” nomination list!

DLBA was founded in 1988 as a naval architecture and marine engineering firm specializing in the technical development of high-performance marine craft. Founder, Donald L. Blount, has left a legacy of high-performance designs introduced to the maritime world ahead of their time.

At the 2019 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (FLIBS), the Lexus 650 was one of a few select nominees for the “Best in Show” category.

2018 was a big year for MY Picnic. World Superyacht Awards sent her off with the win in the “Refitted Yacht” category. The International Superyacht Society also took notice nominating her for “Best Refit.”

DLBA is proud that Marine News selected us for the 2nd time as one of the 100 leading companies serving the North American Marine Industry.

Founded in 1988 as a naval architecture and marine engineering firm, DLBA specializes in the technical development of high-performance marine craft. Founder, Donald L. Blount, has left a legacy of high-performance designs introduced to the maritime world ahead of their time.

Lifetime achievement awards generally are given to persons retired or about to be. The announcement that the Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers (SNAME) had awarded Donald L. Blount, 80, with the 2015 David W. Taylor medal for “Notable Achieve­ment in Naval Architecture and/or Marine Engineering” dovetailed nicely with the Decem­ber 1 news that the naval architecture firm of Gibbs & Cox had acquired Donald L. Blount & Associates (DLBA).