By Russ, on June 21st, 2006
This is the report on the design of ‘A Fast Offshore Cruiser’ which is to be normally sailed by a crew of two. Click here for the zipped Dissertation by Robert Ford.
The brief is for a fast but safe and comfortable, easily sailed good-looking yacht. This report covers the preliminary/conceptual work, hull and deck design, structures to ABS ’97 yacht rules, foil and rig design, general arrangement, stability and flooding and VPP.
The content of the report shows the process taken by the designer to achieve the design shown that, the author believes, satisfies the requirements of
…….Click Design and performance …. to continue reading
By Russ, on June 13th, 2006
In 1976 an American member of the Royal Cruising Club, Dr Fred Ellis, indicated that he wished to make a gift to the Club in memory of his father, the late Robert E. Ellis, of his friends Peter Pye and John Ives and as a mark of esteem for Roger Pinkney.
An independent charity known as the RCC Pilotage Foundation was formed and Dr Ellis added his house to his already generous gift of money to form the Foundation’s permanent endowment. The Foundation’s charitable objective is “to advance the education of the public in the science and practice of navigation” which
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By Russ, on June 6th, 2006
Ok so GPS really is a blessing – I admit it – see GPS Types for a good explanation of the different types of system and also GPS Charts for an explanation of raster and vector chart types and their benefits
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