Vripack, the world-renowned Dutch yacht design and naval architecture company, has recently crafted an ultra modern lines plan around the voluminous 55-meter 870 GT Dobroserdov designed exterior shape, in order to test ‘ship-motion-comfort’. Comfort is one of the highest points on the agenda today and tightly connected with safety and fuel efficiency. So how can you make sure your carefully designed yacht actually works? Check out the video below published by ‘VripackDesign’ to find out more.

“When we were asked to be part of an Owner’s Team for the third time around, we instantly realized we’d been given the change to surpass his already high expectations once again,” says Albert Abma, Chief Naval Architect at Vripack.

“Carrying over recent findings in improved ship-motion-comfort from our work boats, we crafted an ultra modern lines plan around the voluminous 55 meter 870 GT Dobroserdov designed exterior shape. We then put our digital hull shape in the full scale Computational Fluid Dynamic or CFD calculation software. This computerized optimization process resulted in a reduced wave resistance of 20% compared to well proved hand formulas. This reduced wave resistance of course also consequently reduced her fuel consumption significantly”.

Vripack testing the 55-meter 870 GT Dobroserdov designed exterior shape

But the boys at Vripack wouldn’t be the boys they are if they stopped there. By a 5-axis milling machine a 1:10 bright yellow scale model has been made and let loose to freely sail the World’s Oceans in a fully computer controlled water basin of 170 by 40 meters.

“The results coming out of this unique ships motion basin are showing that we’ve created one of our most modern hull shapes ever. And with 7000 plus lines plans in our Library that counts for something we believe in.”