Hi, Can anyone give me some idea, or direct me to a book/website, that will give an indication of typical dimensions for upwind and downwind...
Hi Kevin, Welcome to the team ! Keep us posted on what you think and how you get on. Cheers, Mark
I guess the purpose of the Lesson is to make the point that yacht design is a compromise between what clients want and what they can have (or at...
Hi Kevin, I agree with Robert. Mr Macnaughton has been very helpful and encouraging to me. All emails answered within a few days. Like...
Hi All, I am back and continuing my course with YDS - Up to Lesson 2 !! My life would be much easier with some Battens and Ducks. These...
Thanks Stephen, I have seen, in the yacht design school literature, reference ton "hollow garboards". I guess "garboards" is a US term ?...
After reading the recent discussions about the "hula" and studying the ACC rule, can someone let me have a definition of a "hollow" ? Is the...
Hi Matthew, There are a number of us on this site based in the UK who are doing/have just started courses at Westlawn or the Yacht Design...
Hi Will and Guest, Following your advice I have purchased the bare minimum of drafting tools (missed out on a planimeter on e-bay!), and...
Drafting equipment Hi Willallison, Thanks for your comments. I appreciate the advice. Following discussions with the school I have now...
Dear All, Hi everyone ! I stumbled across this site whilst looking for a yacht design course. It's very reassuring to know that a lot of...