... In small sailboats, the bodyweight of the sailor is proportionately large enough to induce significant unsteady dynamics of the boat and sail. Sailors use a variety of techniques to create sail dynamics which can provide an increment in thrust, increasing the boatspeed. In this study, we...

... THE 22ND CHESAPEAKE SAILING YACHT SYMPOSIUM ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, MARCH 2016 The influence of sailor position and motion on the performance prediction of racing dinghies Joshua C Taylor, Performance Sport Engineering Lab, University of Southampton, UK Joseph Banks, Performance Sport Engineering Lab...

... artificial intelligence information onboard instrument computer module training session implementation communication boat speed hardware sensor sailor wind speed dinghy sailing dinghy maneuver software performand system diagram boat This paper describes a new...

.... The initial intention of the VSail-Trainer was for fitness training and physiological evaluation of elite athletes. Although this has shown promise, with four sailors at the recent Olympics using and praising the simulator as a useful tool for fitness training, tactics and strategy development, the real value...

... an individual sailor or crew can fine tune their racing strategy. The ability to model such strategic decisions requires an understanding of both the physical behaviour of the yacht and how an individual sailor makes such decisions. The present study seeks to predict the performances of a yacht-crew system...

... characteristics of this 18 foot single hander are also provided along with speculation on the direction of future development. history tornado sailor beadling annapolis maryland lake silvaplana boat racing usa florida a-class catamaran championship stuart - THE ELEVENTH CHESAPEAKE SAILING...

... tide circumstance calculation sailboat performance sailing tack downwind sailor boat velocity Tidal and other surface currents may have a profound influence on the effective performance of a sailing vessel. This illustrated paper discusses in sailors' terms some situations...

... other uses, from design to tuning and racing. This capability means that it is productive, even necessary, for the typical sailor interested in good performance to understand how to apply a VPP to his activities. To do so requires an appreciation of how a VPP functions and how it is applied...

... to the Greek Islands. The 1975 paper reflected my background as a naval architect, combined with my experience as a sailor. I told of things I learned from others. I analyzed log data, presented photographs, drawings and tables, and wrote a series of "yarns" such as sailors spin about their travels. The paper...

... boat speed sailor apparent wind angle computer wind angle instrument sail trim wind speed apparent wind speed yacht performance analysis THE SOCIETY OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS AND MARINE ENGINEERS One World Trade Center, Suite 1369, New York, N. Y. 10048 Paper to be presented...

... haarstick sailmaker ithaca sailor sail interaction selection sail design stephen haarstick new york THE SOCIETY OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS AND MARINE ENGINEERS 74 Trinity Place, New York, N.Y. 10006 Paper to be presented at the Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium, Annapolis, Maryland, January 15, 1977...