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Craig Loomes Design Group ltd

PO Box 147-027, Ponsonby,

Auckland, New Zealand

www.cld.co.nz

Wavepiercer Trimaran

Description

Work on new developments is always afoot at Craig Loomes Design Group Ltd and a range of concept designs are slowly emerging aimed at achieving the ultimate in seakeeping performance. A concept more suited to larger vessels in the interests of achieving sufficient interior volume, work to date has concentrated on large ferries capable of high speeds through rough water. The grey test model pictured was jointly funded by Custom Yachts Ltd and Diogene Marine of Mauritius to prove the concept for an 18m recreational vessel and a 53m passenger ferry respectively.

Essentially a single wavepiercer demi-hull, with small stabilizers, early work on efficiency and stability is encouraging and development continues. The model has been fitted with acceleration data logging equipment so that comparisons can be made with similarly sized planing monohulls and catamarans in a known sea state.

Duyfken 1606 Replica Foundation

http://www.duyfken.com/

Duyfken

Description

Duyfken was a small yacht owned by the Dutch East India Company. In 1605-6 she made a voyage of exploration from Indonesia to the Cape York peninsula of Australia - the first historically recorded voyage to Australia and charting of the Australia coast. The Duyfken Foundation built a replica using European oak and 16th century construction techniques. Possible reconstructions of the ship's design were evaluated using Maxsurf.

In 1999 the replica was launched and in 2002 she sailed from Australia to The Netherlands for the 400 year celebrations of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). The 18,200 nautical miles voyage along the original VOC traderoute took a little under 12 months to complete. 

Kasten Marine Design

Port Townsend, Washington

Rio Verde, Arizona

www.kastenmarine.com

Float Plane

Description

"We designed the floats with Maxsurf, and performed the trim, equilibrium, and damaged condition analyses with Hydromax. The floats are built and flying now..."