Approach

We combine a rigorous engineering approach with an artistic design flair and hands on practical experience.

Combining this with an array of toolsets, both off the shelf and bespoke, allows for the rapid development of concepts and ideas, and helps to deliver the best possible solutions within the reduced time frames you need.

Our in depth technical knowledge in the fields of structures and composite engineering, naval architecture and fluid dynamics combined with a high level of sailing experience allows us to balance the often contradictory requirements to provide efficient solutions.

Conceptual designs are worked up via a combination of traditional hand sketches combined with latest CAD tools. 3D VR models and sketches allow for full scale model realisation at an early stage in the process and form the groundwork for the final designs as construction ready CAD models, technical drawings, specifications and CNC cutting files.

With significant practical experience on the shop floor, we can work closely with the yards and various manufacturers to help ensure practical and buildable solutions are reached.

Services

• Naval Architecture
  • Overall design and layout
  • Stability calculations
  • Resistance estimation
  • Loads and structures
• Structural Design and Engineering
  • Overall architecture design for structures
  • Detail studies
  • Composite engineering
  • Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
• Foil Design
  • Overall foil design
  • 2D Section Optimisation
  • 3D design, modelling and analysis
  • Performance calculations
  • Structural response
• Design
  • Overall design and modelling
  • Traditional hand sketches
  • 3D modelling
  • CAD construction drawings
  • VR sketches, modelling and visualisation
  • Traditional rendering and AI visualisation
  • CNC 3D cutting files
  • CNC 2D cutting kits
  • Tooling design
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • ‘lo-fi’ tools (lifting line, panel codes, VLM) used extensively for rapid design development
  • ‘hi-fi’ (RANS) analyses performed in conjunction with established specialist partners where required
  • Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI) via bespoke in-house tools
• Manufacture
  • Design and supply of custom parts via established construction partners
  • On site build support
  • Prototyping
• Validation
  • In house 3d scanning
  • On the water testing
  • Post processing