Tytuł: Analysis of the design parameters of a classic sailing yacht
Autor/Autorzy: Szelangiewicz T., Chmielewski W.
Miejsce publikacji: Scientific Journals of the Maritime University of Szczecin-Zeszyty Naukowe Akademii Morskiej w Szczecinie
Rok: 2025
Słowa kluczowe: classic sailing yacht, design-operating coefficients, preliminary design of sailing yachts
Abstrakt: Analyzing available literature, both scientific and commercial, the lack of a simple and quick methodology for determining the dimensions of sailing yachts might be noticed. This method could be used to accelerate the optimal design of modern sailing yachts. When a sailing yacht is designed, many factors need to be taken into consideration, e.g., autonomy, number of crew members, limitations of road transportation, construction and operating costs, yacht speed, and safety of navigation (stability and seaworthiness). Based on the analysis of these criteria, the main dimensions of the yacht need to be determined. In order to quickly select the most optimal type of yacht that will meet the expectations of the customer, several or a dozen variants of the yacht size should be made. Approximate functions are necessary to quickly determine the calculated coefficients depending on the length of the waterline of the hull. The dimensions of the sailing yacht and its coefficients have a decisive influence on the speed of the yacht. The methodological approach used in this article is to use a quick and easy-to-use regression method to present an analysis of the design dimensions and coefficients of a classic sailing yacht. Sailing yachts’ data of 35 similar yachts built between 2010 and 2019 were collected. The overall length range from 6.93 to 21.8 m and the obtained results, without loss of accuracy, are interpolated within the range. The main contribution of this article is to develop simple regression equations to calculate the main dimensions and coefficients of a sailing yacht in many variants without unnecessary delay. These can be used by yacht designers and other people interested in yacht design.
Adres strony internetowej (link) do pełnego tekstu publikacji: https://repository.am.szczecin.pl/handle/123456789/2899
DOI: 10.17402/675
