Nautical Illustration & Design

Island-Inspired Art For The Sailing World

Dana Cooper brings her background in illustration, fashion, and art direction to the world of sailing and marine design. Inspired by her Bermudian upbringing and lifelong connection to the water, she creates original artwork for yacht clubs, regattas, marine brands, sailing events, and private clients.

Her work can become a signature print, an event collection, a piece of merchandise, that carries the spirit of sailing life into wearable, giftable design or a larger visual concept designed around your organization or occasion.

A Sailing Story of Her Own
The America's Cup is one of the oldest international competitions in all of sports, dating back to 1851. It is a prestigious sailing match race between two yachts: a defender representing the current yacht club holder, and a challenger winning the selection series. It's the biggest sailing event on the planet and in 2017, it was hosted in Bermuda, where Oracle Team USA raced against the winners of the Louis Vuitton Cup.

Dana was selected as a licensee for the 35th America's Cup in Bermuda, creating an exclusive collection of scarves and wraps for the international sailing event. The collection brought together her knowledge of Bermuda, her love of sailing, and her signature hand-painted style.

"Dana's beautiful designs were a wonderful addition to the range of official merchandise for the 35th America's Cup and she was great to work with. It was important to include companies and designers' products in the programme, and Dana's exclusively designed scarves and wraps provided a real taste of Bermuda style." — Andy Bough, Head of Licensing & Retail, The 35th America's Cup

As featured in The Royal Gazette 

What Can We Create?

Regattas & Sailing Events
Custom artwork and merchandise for regattas, yacht clubs, sailing events, and destination celebrations. Dana can develop an original visual concept that carries across scarves, apparel, gifts, signage, printed materials, and other event pieces.

Yacht & Marine Brands
Original illustration and design for companies looking to bring a distinctive artistic point of view to their brand, products, or marketing. Dana can develop custom motifs, artwork, and collections inspired by the water.

Private Yachts & Sailing Families
Personalized artwork and special pieces created around a boat, sailing history, destination, or family story. These can become meaningful keepsakes, gifts, or custom pieces for life on and around the water.

Made by an Artist Who Knows the Water
Dana's connection to sailing is personal. She grew up in Bermuda spending much of her childhood on the water with her family and her father, an Olympic sailor and America's Cup judge. Her work combines that firsthand connection to sailing with decades of experience as an illustrator, art director, and fashion designer.

Have a sailing project in mind?
Tell Dana what you're working on and what you'd like to create. From a regatta collection to a custom yacht project, she'd love to hear your idea.

Start a Nautical Design Project
Enquire at https://danacooper.net/pages/contact

Selected Nautical Work