Challenges in sailboat design
Using wind power and sails as the primary means of propulsion brings additional dimensions to the design of a sailboat compared to ship or powerboat d…
Boat / Yacht
Added resistance in waves: “Pinkster” solver versus “Keuning 2006” comparison
In 1980, Johannes Albert Pinkster defended his doctoral thesis "Low frequency second order wave exciting forces on floating structures". His work focu…
Added resistance in waves of a yacht (calculation)
See also: Added resistance in waves knowing yacht’s radius of gyration (calculation). Added resistance in waves: Response Amplitude Operator (calculation). What the hydrodynamic resistance is…
Added resistance in waves knowing yacht’s radius of gyration (calculation)
Calculation template How does it work? The calculation requires LWL, Tc, BWL, ∇c, CP, the yacht’s radius of gyration, Kyy, as well as the significant…
Added resistance in waves: Response Amplitude Operator (calculation)
How it works When sailing against waves, a sailing craft experiences an additional resistance that penalizes its performance. To study how the boat is affected,…
Total residuary resistance of a boat or yacht (calculation)
Total residuary resistance of a boat or yacht (calculation)
Frictional resistance of a boat or yacht (calculation)
Calculate the total frictional resistance of a yacht: hull, keel, and rudder. The frictional resistance is a force that is generated when the underwat…