NEWS
ON THE FOILING FRONTIER
The AC75 Rule for the 36th America's Cup presents a unique challenge for design teams... Read more
THE SOCIETY OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS AND MARINE ENGINEERS
Maneuver Simulation and Optimization for AC50 Class ... Read more
EXPLORING THE NEXT GENERATION 1 AMERICA'S CUP AC 75
Naval architect Scott Ferguson examines the first-generation AC75 designs... Read more
HARD TO WIN
Taking stock after AC 35th Bermuda finale ... Read more
SPARRING PARTNERS
A friendly rivalry keeps two Cup defender teammates on their toes. For them, the recipe for success is simple: Work together to make the boat go fast on the water, then absolutely annihilate each other on land..... Read more
WINGSAIL CUP WINNER
Halfway through the first leg of the first race, the one with a wingsail bigger than a Boeing 747 wing was making it look easy, but from an engineer's perspective, the challenge of building, hoisting, and optimizing that wingsail was anything but.... Read more
A NEW APPROACH TO THE VO70 RIG DESIGN
They didn't win the latest Volvo Ocean Race but the two Telefónica entries boasted an apparently radically simple but ultimately very successful new approach to VO70 rig design that set the standard for all future VO70 rigs.... Read more
SEAHORSE SAILOR OF THE MONTH
Scott Ferguson gets nominated for Seahorse Sailor of the Month .... Read more
GP2 GLUE ON TRACK DEVELOPMENT
The GP2 Mainsail control Battcar system track was a development to create something light that could be glued to the mast using a methacrylate glue. At the time the idea of gluing a track to the mast for an around the world race certainly raised some eyebrows but I was confident that with these types of glues, put on the right way, could definitely save some weight and avoid a lot of holes in the back of the mast..... Read more