Gathering the PhDs

The Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium is to take place later this week

The Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium is to take place over 20-21 March this week on the campus of St. John's College, Annapolis, MA.

Held biennially since 1974, over the years a variety of competing lectures and workshops surfaced in the Annapolis area. These events covered less technical subjects, but drew away a portion of the traditional CSYS audience.In response to this trend, the CSYS Steering Committee made the decision to cater to the more technical-oriented sailors. As a result of that move, the CSYS has evolved to become recognised world-wide as the source to refer to for information on sailing yacht technology. Authors and participants now travel from around the world to attend these symposia, present papers and exchange ideas on sailing.

In addition to attracting and presenting technical papers of the highest quality, the CSYS has an unparalleled record in publishing papers on sailing technology and in making them available to designers, students and regular sailors alike. All of the original volumes of papers have been archived and those that are not still available in their original bindings can be obtained in bound photocopied form. An electronic version of the entire set of volumes will be available on CD by the time of the 19th CSYS in March of 2009.

This year designers from as far away as Australia and Japan will do what it takes to get to the CSYS.

Schedule:

Day one

Morning
1. CFD and VPP Challenges in the Design of the New AC90 Americas Cup Yacht – K Graf, C. Boehm & H. Renzsch
2. A New Method for the Prediction of the Side Force on Keel and Rudder of a Sailing Yacht Based on the Results of the Delft Systematic Yacht Hull Series – J. A. Keuning and B. Verwerft
3. A Parametric Study of High Performance Racing Yacht Hydrodynamics Using CFD-Based Analysis – B. Baker, G. Buley, L. Imas & B. Ward
4. On the Choice of CFD Codes in the Design Process of Planing Sailing Yachts – J. Raymond, J-M. Finot, J-M. Kobus, P. Queutey, A. Drouet & G. Delhommeau

Afternoon
5. Systematic Series of the IACC Yacht "Il Moro Di Venezia": Heel and Yaw Analysis – D. Peri, F. Di Cio & M. Roccaldo
6. Hull Sandwich Joint Strength, Weight and Fatigue Optimization – S.M. Storck, C. A. Steeves & M. Zupan
7 Yacht Design Software 2.0: The Open Source Movement – M. Bird, W. F. Cook, G. Hazen & B. Ward
8. Upwind Sail Performance Prediction Including “Flying Shape” Analysis - Brian Maskew and Frank DeBord

Day two

Morning
1. Photogrammetric Investigation of the Flying Shape of Spinnakers in a Twisted Flow Wind Tunnel – O. Mueller, H. Renzsch & K. Graf
2. Sails Aerodynamic Behavior in Dynamic Conditions – F. Fossati & S. Muggiasca

Richards T. Miller Prize Presentation

3. Assessing the Wind-Heel Angle Relationship of Traditionally-Rigged Sailing Vessels – W. C. Lasher, D. R. Tinlin, B. Johnson, J. Womack, J. C. Miles, W. Rybka & W. Heerssen

Guest presentation: New Directions In High Performance Yacht Design – B. Ward

Afternoon
4. Development and Initial Review of the Mark 2 Navy 44 Sail Training Craft – P. Miller, D. Pedrick & G. Schweikert
5. Sail Forces During Tacking – F. C. Gerhardt, D. Le Pelley, R. G. J. Flay & P. J. Richards
6. Full Scale Measurements on a Hydrofoil International Moth – B. Beaver & J. Zseleczky
7. Alpha and Rocker - Two Design Approaches that Led to the Successful Challenge for the International C-Class Catamaran Championship – S. Killing