PERFORMANCE OF LIGHT- AND HEAVY-DISPLACEMENT SAILING YACHTS IN WAVES

Abstract

Experiments with light- and moderate-displacement sailing yacht models have been carried out in the Delft Ship Hydromechanics Laboratory to investigate heave, pitch, and added resistance in regular waves. The experiments included conditions with and without heel and leeway angles. The results are analyzed and compared with calculations based on a strip theory method. Numerical methods are used to predict and to compare the performance of sailing yachts in realistic irregular-wave conditions.