Much of the ongoing discussion in the yacht design community is about achieving virtual tank and wind tunnel computer simulations that will ultimately be accurate enough to do away with traditional experimental approaches... ... read full story
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4th High Performance Yacht Design Conference: Yacht design moves into aero-space territory
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4th High Performance Yacht Design Conference: The science behind sailing performance
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Day one of the Fourth High Performance Yacht Design Conference in Auckland included a close examination of the aerodynamics involved and revealed something of the rigorous processes behind producing sail packages that provide a performance edge. ... read full story
4th High Performance Yacht Design Conference: America’s Cup secrets could help design community
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Delivering a keynote address at the Fourth High Performance Yacht Design Conference in Auckland, Campbell, Emeritus Fellow from the Wolfson Unit at the Southampton University, said the international gathering of designers, scientists and engineers formed part of a series of important yachting technology meetings at venues around the world. ... read full story
4th High Performance Yacht Design Conference: Crew safety in Volvo Ocean Race
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A panel discussion at the Fourth High Performance Yacht Design Conference in Auckland discussed the performance versus crew safety conundrum and Race Director Jack Lloyd revealed that steps are already being planned to reduce the dangers crew face. ... read full story
4th High Performance Yacht Design Conference: Treading the line between speed & safety
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Delivering the first keynote address in the Fourth High Performance Yacht Design Conference in Auckland, Emirates Team New Zealand design engineer Giovanni Belgrano spoke about the demand to constantly push the envelope of design and engineering. ... read full story
4th High Performance Yacht Design Conference in New Zealand
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The dates for the 4th High Performance Yacht Design conference have been confirmed and will run from the 12-14 March 2012. This will take place in Auckland, New Zealand during the Volvo Ocean Race stopover. The boats arrive on 8 March and depart on 18 March. The conference venue will be in the heart of the Viaduct Basin in the purpose built Marine Events centre. ... read full story