Module overview
This module takes a practical approach primarily through assignment/project lead application of concepts of yacht design, applicable to both powered and sailing craft. Four assignments in areas of initial design, hull design, sailplan and rig development and structures allow the participants to experiences the use of a variety of design tools and methodologies and develop skills in making engineering and design judgements.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Understand the process of design review and assessment
- Make informed judgements between conflicting aspects of vessel performance in design.
- Ability to create hull geometries using a hull fairing package
- Communicate your design through a technical brochure.
- Carry out typical design calculations for the powering, stability, loading and structural strength of high-speed power craft
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Increased abilities towards making engineering judgements / estimations
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Sailplan and mast design methodologies.
- The operational requirements of typical yacht types and the definition of how intended function influences the design process.
- The synthesis of hull structural design.
- The powercraft design tendering and award based on concept design exercise.
- The methodologies for hull form parameter selection.
- The considerations and methodologies used to design powercraft.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Understand the process of yacht design and the associated regulatory regime
- Employ appropriate design methodologies to the production of preliminary and design drawings for a new vessel.
Syllabus
- Balance of air and water forces.
- Velocity prediction programs.
- Static stability.
- Rating and handicap rules.
- Hydrodynamics of hull, keel and rudder.
- Aerodynamics of sails.
- Mast and rigging design.
- Materials in construction.
- Structural design of hull elements.
- Powercraft Design.
- Loading - classical methods of assessment, empirical methods.
- Regulatory regimes - role of regulation.
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Teaching methods include
- Supervised design office sessions supported by key lectures.
Learning activities include
- Individual work on all four assignments.
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Follow-up work | 12 |
| Tutorial | 24 |
| Completion of assessment task | 50 |
| Lecture | 12 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 12 |
| Revision | 40 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Proceedings of other conferences relevant to high-speed craft. RINA conferences, High- Performance Marine Vehicle conference series
Proceedings of FAST conference series.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
Referral method: All coursework may be modified and re-submitted.
It is a requirement to re-submit all four coursework elements and each must achieve a minimum of 50%.
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Continuous Assessment | 75% |
| Final Assessment | 25% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Set Task | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal