Yacht Design Office: the Design Process
In this article, we define a Design Process for yachts and other types of vessels based on our own experience, lessons learned gained in different pro…
Boat / Yacht
Structural considerations in sailboat design
All boats shall have adequate strength to keep the hull watertight and withstand hydrostatic and hydrodynamic loads without breaking. Besides these wa…
Considerations about the design of a sailboat
Although the borders of different hull concepts are not always clear, the main governing parameters when designing a sailboat in terms of performance are: Keelboats…
Performance aspects at different points of sailing
The forces and moments affecting a sailing boat vary a lot depending on points of sail, but also on wind strength and waves. The same…
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…
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…