Maxi 95

The Maxi 95 is one of the very popular Maxi boats, designed by Swedish Olympic medalist Pelle Petterson. Raised south of the Swedish west coast city of Gothenburg, Pelle Petterson won local and then national titles (four time in a row) before taking the bronze medal in the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. Trained in industrial design in both the US and Italy, Petterson designed numerous things before turning to boat design. His designs include the Volvo P1800 which was featured in the 1960s TV show “The Saint” with Roger Moore. His first success was with the Maxi 77 of which 3,745 were made. It’s larger sister ship was the subsequently designed Maxi 95 of which close to 1,500 were made. Petterson continued with a number of models of the Maxi, his company was finally merged with Nimbus Boats of Sweden in the 1990s. His involvement with racing continued with events such as the 1977 America’s Cup challenger series where he lost to the Australians who eventually went on to win the America’s Cup in the 1980s.