Hi, If you measure the pitching moment coefficient of a foil in a wind tunnel do you get a different result to measuring the same foil at the...
Hi, Quick question that bugging me - does a neutrally buoyant submarine roll around its centre of buoyancy, its centre of gravity or half way...
Hi, I am interested in designing a 14ft dinghy to be made from a reinforced thermoplastic, such as Twintex or Polystrand. Does anyone here...
Hi, I have an unusual foil brief. I thought I would throw it open to ideas for appropriate sections. It needs to be highly buoyant (so...
Hi all, Not really a software discussion, but I'm after some help. Despite being a fairly common section, I am struggling to find lift, drag...
Hi Does anyone know of a programme that can calculate added mass coefficients for arbitrary shapes? We have a variety of software at work...
Hi all, I've been spending my evenings working on a 14ft dinghy which is a two person, hiking boat (designed for approx 145kg crew, 75kg all up...
For those of you feel that the artistry of boat design is compromised by CAD software that limits the shapes you can draw - how about this? You...
I see BV are to public a public limited company (or whatever the French equivalent is). Anyone have any thoughts on this? Why do they need to...
I took my new boat for its first sail last weekend. I'm like a kid with candy, so I thought I'd share a couple of pictures with you (it's a two...
This link http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/classes/?s=44 shows attendance at UK national championships for every major (and almost all minor)...
You often here it claimed that composite masts bend quicker than aluminium ones, giving them better gust response (even for the same deflected...
Hello, Does anyone know if Rhino can save parasolids for export to ANSYS?
Does anyone have any details, news or thoughts on the keel that is apparently fitted to SUI 100 - the defenders America's Cup boat? I keep...
I heard on the radio this morning that a solar powered catamaran had crossed the Atlantic from Spain to Miami. Well, I'm all for promoting...
Does anyone have any feel (or knowledge) for how useful the part of a jib below the boom height is? On the plus side by bringing the jib down...
Hello, Does anyone know if there is a maximum length for a mast that I can legally put on the roof of my car (in the UK/EU). Is 18ft too long...
Smart materials like shape memory polymers will revolutionise boat design. The technology exists, but is a little expensive at the moment. The...
I was reading through an article by Frank Bethwaite on the possibility of a 'Tasar 2', which, sadly, the class association turned down. This...
Does anyone know whether Frank (or Julian) Bethwaite has been honoured with a British Empire medal (MBE/OBE/CBE/OBE)? For his services to sailing...