Investigation Studies & CFD Analysis : Superyacht We are delighted to continue our collaboration with Vitruvius Yachts, the London-based design and naval architecture company, led by Philippe Briand, for design studies of the signature superyacht brand. We have proudly assisted the design team for several years with CFD analysis for both sailing and motor yachts. […]
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Design optimisation – Fleming 85 https://youtu.be/jMshND0qLow The new Fleming 85 from the Taiwan-based shipyard has been described as the ‘ultimate cruising yacht’. From the renowned naval architects, Norman R Wright and Sons, the semi-displacement hull has been designed and engineered to be highly efficient. The optimum strength/weight ratio of the structure has been achieved, whilst
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Beneteau First Yacht 53 : Racing yacht technology CFD analysis is increasingly being used to optimise the design of production yachts. Our involvement with international yacht designer, Roberto Biscontini to optimise the design of the new Beneteau First 53 has proved to be a winner for Europe’s largest boat builder. After two years in development,
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SUPERYACHT LIARA Cape Horn Engineering are delighted to have proudly worked as part of the specialist technical team for international yacht designer, Malcolm McKeon on Baltic Yacht 112 ‘Liara’. Her owners requirement was for a fast, easy to use, family yacht, designed for worldwide cruising and occasional racing. With this in mind, a powerful hull
Platform Supply Vessel Aim: The optimisation of a new Platform Supply Vessel hull for a Dutch shipping company on the 10 knots speed range in light and heavy displacement condition. This optimisation was carried out for the Dutch shipping company Vroon under the banner “ShipOpt”, a successful joint venture between Rodrigo Azcueta of Cape Horn
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Motor Yacht Hull Investigation: Menorquin 12m The Barcelona Yacht Design Group requested Cape Horn Engineering to analyse the resistance of the new 12m Monorquin motor yacht by means of state-of-the-art CFD simulations. In this particular case study 4 different hull shapes were investigated at the full range of operational speeds. For these virtual towing tank
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Wide and Light Project The Wide and Light Project was promoted by the Sailing Yacht Research Foundation (SYRF). Its purpose was to provide an insight into the accuracy of existing simulation codes to predict the performance of typical modern wide and light sailing yachts, and to equip handicapping systems and box rules with information to
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Italia Yacht Cape Horn Engineering worked closely with Italian designer Matteo Polli on performance prediction and CFD analysis for the Italia Yacht 998 Fuoriserie. The owner’s previous boat had a keel optimised by us and was very successful, winning the ORC worlds, European and Italian championship in its category several times. The task for the new project
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