[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]12m WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP July 2019 NEWPORT, RI It couldn’t have been any more exciting on the fifth and final day of the 2019 12 Metre World Championship hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht Club and organised by the International Twelve Metre Association’s (ITMA) Americas Fleet. Congratulations go to ‘Enterprise’ helmed by Clay Deutsch of Newport, RI for winning […]
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Beneath the surface ALEX THOMSON RACING The Imoca 60 Hugo Boss demonstrated a remarkable boat speed advantage over the rest of the fleet during the 2018 Route du Rhum solo transatlantic race… and across a wide range of conditions. A key element of the yacht’s extensive design effort was a wide ranging CFD analysis programme,
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] CFD Engineer Cape Horn Engineering is a leading independent CFD consultancy well established in the maritime sector and with a world-wide client base. We specialize in the design of racing yachts, superyachts, commercial ships and renewables. We have been involved in several America’s Cup campaigns and have dominated the Volvo Ocean Race for almost
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=\”2466\” img_size=\”full\” alignment=\”center\”][vc_column_text] Blind Validation Case Study – CFD Simulations vs Towing Tank and Sea Trial Results Motor Yacht Fleming 58 The Australian company Norman R. Wright & Sons Pty Ltd commissioned Cape Horn Engineering to conduct a blind CFD validation study using towing tank data for the motor yacht Fleming 58. The aim
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are proud to announce that we have moved to a shiny new office to accommodate our growth. Our new workspace is located at Gatcombe House, a beautiful Grade II listed building in Portsmouth. Our new office address is: Cape Horn Engineering Ltd., Gatcombe House, Copnor Road, Portsmouth PO3 5EJ.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For almost two years Cape Horn Engineering has been the exclusive CFD provider of BAR Technologies, a marine design and engineering consultancy start-up. We have shared office space at the Ben Ainslie Racing headquarters in Old Portsmouth, UK, since February 2017, and together we look back on a number of successful superyacht projects. Early December this
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Born in the Le Havre, \”the gateway to France“ in 1992, Charles is a hydrodynamics specialist and a watersports enthusiast. Having graduated from the French engineering smithy ENSTA Bretagne (École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées) in 2016, he has persisted in forging a career in high-performance yacht and foil design both within Europe and abroad. He is
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A warm welcome to Jorge Lorenzo who has recently joined our company as CFD specialist. Born in Vigo, Spain, this name twin to a MotoGP champion has already proven to be a valuable addition to our small but dedicated team of computational fluid dynamics specialists. Jorge holds a master in numerical simulations from the University of
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]29 days until the America’s Cup starts! Land Rover BAR training on their America’s Cup Class catamaran ‘R1’, fast. The America’s Cup, an international yacht sailing competition, represents the world’s oldest sporting trophy, backed by 166 years of sailing tradition. The design of the America’s Cup boat is a complex process at the intersection of
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Land Rover BAR’s America’s Cup race boat has been launched in Bermuda. Sir Ben Ainslie’s wife Georgie appropriately smashed a bottle of the English sparkling Nyetimber wine to christen the boat. Very exciting day! The America’s Cup racing begins at the end of May this year. At Cape Horn Engineering we are proud to work
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