ONE, TWO, THREE! Our three boats fill the podium in Auckland after sweeping leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011/2012! This moves Groupama Sailing Team into second place overall, 5 points ahead of Camper/ETNZ. Read More on Volvo Ocean Race homepage.
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Team Telefónica wins the third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011/2012 having already won the previous 2 ocean legs and the in-port regatta at Cape Town. Team Telefónica leads the scoreboard with 95 points, 15 points more than the 2nd placed team. CHE was responsible for the complete Hydro & Aero CFD design programRead more
Cape Horn Engineering starts working for Artemis Racing Team, Challenger of Record for the 34th America’s Cup in San Francisco 2013. CHE runs the complete Hydro & Aero CFD design program for Artemis Racing Team. This includes Hull, Appendage, Soft Sail, Wing and Windage studies.
Following the wins of the last two editions of the Volvo Ocean Race, Juan Yacht Design and Cape Horn Engineering have joined forces again to come up with designs for no less than 3 teams in the 2011/12 edition. Cape Horn Engineering is the sole CFD provider for these campaigns, running both the hydrodynamic andRead more
Ericsson 4 wins the Volvo Ocean Race 2008/2009 With the crossing of the finishing line of Ericsson 4, CHE can also collect another success as the sole responsible for the Hydro & Aero CFD design program of both Ericsson Racing Team boats, E3 & E4.
Ericsson 4 wins the 6th leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008/2009 and extends their overall lead to 13 points CHE has been in charge of the entire Hydro & Aero CFD design program for both Ericsson 3 and Ericsson 4.
Ericsson 4 breaks the 24 hour distance monohull speed record and wins the first leg of the 2008/2009 Volvo Ocean Race The previous title holder had been ABN AMRO TWO with 562.96 nm, set at an average speed of 23.45 kts. Ericsson 4 set the new 596.6 nm record at an average speed of 24.85Read more
Ian Percy and Andrew Simpson win the Starboat Gold Medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Qingdao, China. CHE ran the hull and appendage CFD optimizations for Percy’s Starboat. Read more about the design process (Spanish).
Team Pindar wins the Artemis Round the Island Challenge at Skandia Cowes Week 2008. CHE has been responsible for the CFD on hull and appendages for Team Pindar’s Open60 class.
Speedboat gets line honours at the Newport-Bermuda Race. CHE performed the complete hydrodynamics CFD for Speedboat.