Yacht Design 1 is the first course in a two-part series on concept yacht design for both sailing and motor yachts. You’ll learn how yacht geometry drives key characteristics—stability, speed/performance, maneuverability, and seakeeping—and how to translate performance goals into practical design choices. The course focuses on the early stages of hull, appendage, and rig development. Through detailed case studies, you’ll follow a clear design workflow: defining main dimensions and ratios, and estimating critical parameters such as speed targets, center of gravity position, and minimum stability requirements. You’ll also model hull forms and design appendages including rudders, keels (with bulb), and foils, and cover the fundamentals of sails and rig design for sailing yachts.

Dive deeper into naval architecture with Maxsurf! In this course, you’ll learn how to design a vessel from scratch using Maxsurf Modeler—no Lines Plan required—applying advanced modeling techniques and core naval engineering concepts. You’ll master detailed hydrostatic analyses in Maxsurf Stability and understand how to configure input data, assess damage scenarios, and interpret key stability results. Then, using Maxsurf VPP, you’ll evaluate the performance of sailing yachts under various conditions. With hands-on projects, you’ll confidently simulate, analyze, and validate your results.

The Python & AI/Machine Learning Bundle brings together two powerful courses designed to take you from programming fundamentals to advanced AI applications. Starting with Python programming, you'll build a strong foundation in data analysis, learning everything from basic syntax to object-oriented programming, and apply your skills to a Capstone Project analyzing a large dataset of parametrized hull geometries. Then, you’ll move into the world of Artificial Intelligence, exploring machine learning algorithms, neural networks, deep learning, and model optimization through hands-on exercises and a personalized final project. By completing this bundle, you'll acquire the skills to write Python code, build, train, and evaluate AI models, and implement a fully functioning machine learning pipeline, all while preparing you for more advanced AI topics.

La veleria è un mestiere che si impara principalmente attraverso la pratica e l'esperienza. Il processo di apprendimento è spesso lungo e non sempre gli apprendisti velai hanno la fortuna di avere un mentore che insegni loro il mestiere. All'interno di questo corso, troverai riunite in un'unica fonte conoscenze e indicazioni precedentemente difficili da trovare o semplicemente non disponibili. L'istruttore utilizza molti esempi e foto per farti sentire come se fossi in una veleria a fare le cose che ti vengono insegnate. Alla fine del corso, avrai una buona conoscenza delle vele, dei tipi e della geometria, dei materiali, delle vele, delle macchine da cucire e della produzione di vele.

Finite Element Analysis (FEA) has become an essential skill. This course covers theoretical and practical aspects of FEA applied to structural analysis. In the theoretical section, you will explore concepts like material resistance, beam models, finite element fundamentals, and how a FEA software works. The practical lessons will guide you through model preparation, meshing, local axis, boundary conditions, materials, loads, post-processing, key results to look for, and how to prepare a professional report. The course also features multiple examples based on a bulk carrier ship and a fast craft and culminates in a final project involving a planing motorboat, which will allow you to apply everything you have learned in a practical context.

This course teaches advanced training in command sequences, rendering, and modeling techniques to enhance design performance. You will learn to create and use macros, manage renderings, and adjust materials, lighting, and camera settings. The course culminates in an engaging final project: a 60-foot flybridge multi-deck motor yacht, where you will be encouraged to experiment with different design variations to boost creativity and help develop your own unique style. This course is the final part of a three-level Rhino course that started with the software’s basics, explored intermediate tools, and now dives into advanced features.

Before a boat can be placed on the market or put into service, it must obtain a certification issued at the end of a homologation process. This process of homologating and certifying a boat is often not very well known, which leads to frustration, loss of time, and money. This course presents the process of homologating and certifying a boat under the European Union legislation in a clear, concise, and appealing way. It covers the European Recreational Craft Directive 2013/53/EU (RCDII or RCD2) and focuses on the key elements to obtain a boat's CE marking.

Master how to model vessels of any type and length with Maxsurf and learn many Naval Architecture and Yacht design concepts along the way! In this course, the instructor will guide you through the process of modeling two vessels using the Maxsurf modeler: a sharp-bilge Pilot Boat and a Sailing Boat with a round bilge. By the end of the course, you will not only know how to model hulls from a linesplan, but you will also have learned how to model details such as appendages, propeller tunnels, bulwarks, cabins, skegs, forecastle decks, and more, how to use modeling techniques and most of the modeling commands, and how to interpret the results obtained and validate your models.

Enroll simultaneously in the Sail Design 1 and Sailmaking courses and learn all the different aspects to be considered when designing and manufacturing a new sail: types of rigs, sail geometry, materials, fibers, cloths, aerodynamics, design phases, sails inventories, sail lofts, sewing machines, manufacturing, production cards, quality checks, how panels are joined, how the edges are faired, patches, corner reinforcements, the boltrope, the leech line, the luff hardware, battens, finishing details ... You will find knowledge and guidance previously difficult to find or simply unavailable.