... capabilities of the appendages. Hence it may not be justifiable to assume during the optimization process that the yacht outperforming other design candidates in calm water would also perform well in waves. Therefore, the Wolfson Unit developed an innovative experimental model testing approach that would...

... Seakeeping and Maneuvering Basin of MARIN. The present paper intends to open further potential ways to improve global performance of sailing yachts, by looking at the behavior in unsteady conditions. oblique sea yacht calm water sailing yacht carriage sailing test appendage heel angle rudder...

... with increased bow steepness. The influence on both the calm water resistance and the added resistance in head waves has been investigated. To investigate the influence of bow flare, two models of a typical "Open 60" design have been used: one "normal" and one with almost no flare in the bowsections. These have...

... resistance in waves strongly depends on the product of displacement-length ratio and the gyradius of the pitching motion. resistance coefficient calm water delft university total resistance draught 2 form variation sailing yacht performance netherlands stability canoe body 2 university...