Steps towards an optimal yacht sailplan

Day, Alexander (1994) Steps towards an optimal yacht sailplan. Transactions of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, 136. pp. 155-174. ISSN 0035-8967

Abstract

Much of the existing work carried out in the area of sail optimisation has concentrated on optimising the distribution of aerodynamic lift over the sailplan without specifying how the lift distribution may be achieved in practice. A method is presented here by which the principal dimensions of the rig - luff length, foot length etc. - may be chosen so as to maximise upwind speed for a particular yacht in a given wind strength, within the practical constraints of rig technology.

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Day, Alexander ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6798-3468

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  Item type:	Article
  ID code:	43572
  Dates:	Date Event 1994 Published
  Keywords:	yacht rig, yacht sailplan, aerodynamic lift, lift distribution, Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering
  Subjects:	Naval Science > Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering
  Department:	Faculty of Engineering > Naval Architecture, Ocean & Marine Engineering
  Depositing user:	Pure Administrator
  Date deposited:	24 Apr 2013 10:31
  Last modified:	18 Jan 2023 09:32
  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/43572