Mark Ellis

Mark Ellis (born 4 February 1945 died 2025) was an American-Canadian naval architect, who designed sixteen production sailboats, along with many custom sailboats and powerboats. He is best known for his Nonsuch series of catboats, the Limestone series of powerboats and Niagara sailboats. In 2003, Dan Spurr described Ellis as "one of Canada's premier yacht designers".

Ellis was born in Watertown, New York, United States and lived a major portion of his adult life in Oakville, Ontario. He died in Essex, Connecticut United States and held dual American citizenship and Canadian citizenship.

Designs Production sailboat designs by Ellis include:

Aurora 40 - 1976 Niagara 35 - 1978 Nonsuch 30 - 1978 Aloha 32 - 1979 Nonsuch 26 - 1982 Nonsuch 36 - 1983 Naiad 18 - 1984 Niagara 35 (Encore) - 1984 Niagara 42 - 1984 Nonsuch 22 - 1984 Great Lakes 36 - 1986 Nonsuch 33 - 1988 Nonsuch 40 - 1988 Nonsuch 324 - 1994 Northeast 400 - 1995 Bruckmann 50 - 2004

Production powerboat designs by Ellis include:

Bruckmann Bluestar 29.9 Bruckmann Bluestar Express 34 Bruckmann Bluestar 38 Bruckmann Abaco 40 Bruckmann Abaco 47 Legacy 40 Legacy 34 Limestone 17 Limestone 20 Limestone 22 Limestone 24 Pilot 19 Pilot 24

Production motorsailer designs by Ellis include:

Bruckmann 480 Northeast 37