About Us
A family run marine design and engineering business.
BYD Naval Architects
Delivering Practical Engineering Solutions
BYD-Naval Architects is a family run marine design and engineering business that was established in 2012. Since its conception BYD has maintained a diverse portfolio of projects from commercial vessels to luxury and performance yachts in both power and sail. Now with locations in Southampton England and Ontario Canada BYD continues to grow and to provide high quality marine engineering services to its client base.
Who We Are
Experience Spanning Back 50 Years
BYD is a dynamic company built on a heritage of marine experience spanning back 50 years. We are committed to continually enhancing our design process and procedures, as well as how we deliver these to the client. We work closely with the Owner and Builder to develop and deliver practical engineering solutions that meet the clients requirements. We have built the company on 3 principles: Quality, Process and Complete Support.
Vision & Mission
Advancing the Industry
We provide a premium marine design and engineering service, continually striving for improvement in the way that we work as well as the build processes from the hull and structure to the way we lay out and integrate systems to the interior layout of the vessel.
While keeping the operational duties of the vessel at the forefront we use a mix of software and engineering experience to develop a vessel that can meet its brief while being optimised throughout the design process to ensure the completed product is a practical solution that meets the requirements of its environment. Our mission is to contribute to the advancement of the marine industry by fostering new ideas and innovation and helping them grow until they are successfully implemented in a vessel or used as an experience tool to take to the next iteration.
Meet the Team
Industry Professionals
Warwick Buckley
Naval Architect UK & Europe
Buckley Yacht Design’s founder Warwick Buckley has collected over 50 years’ experience in the marine industry. He had a successful career as a professional sailor, which led him to sail in the 1981-82 Whitbread Round the World Race on Flyer II, the winning yacht. He has travelled around the world racing, building and designing yachts of all kinds, from power and sail boats to tall ships. He earned a Bachelors of Engineering Degree at the internationally renowned Southampton Institute Yacht & Powercraft Design (BEng) program to become a Naval Architect. In his spare time Warwick can be found working on or racing on the B45 Kia Kaha. A vessel designed and actually built by BYD Naval Architects.
Jami Buckley
Naval Architect Canada & North America
Jami grew up in his family’s boat yards, where his interest in the marine industry and the water began. He spent some time travelling and sailing, sketching boats on anything he could get his hands on. Jami then decided to follow in his father’s footsteps, attending Southampton Solent and holds a Yacht & Powercraft Design Degree (BEng), completing his training with Dykstra Naval Architects in Holland. His steadfast passion for Marine Engineering has lead him to work on a variety of vessels, both power and sail, cruising and performance. Jami has worked on and supports various high profile design teams including Team Hugo Boss. When he is not working on design and engineering, he can be found renovating or building boats and sailing them out on the water.
Tommi Buckley
Business Development
Tommi also grew up in boat yards run by the family. He has worked in the marine industry from a young age working in various roles. He has spent over a decade gaining extensive experience within the commercial and private sector of the marine industry in sales and business development. Tommi is responsible for creating and maintaining client relations, procurement, and marketing for the current lines of in-house vessels.Tommi spent his late teen years exploring the West Coast of America by boat and enjoys spending his spare time sailing and racing in the Solent.