Restrictions on Size
Following World War II, the money available to invest in yachting had dwindled due to wartime losses. It was too expensive to keep building the large 23-meter plus boats. There were no races held between 1938 and 1957. So, when the America’s Cup returned in 1958, the Twelve-Meter Class rule was implemented, making the boats smaller, lighter and faster. For the next 31 years, the Twelve-Meter rule was the standard
Designing a Yacht
As the computer age came into being in the 1980s, a new stage evolved using cutting-edge design software. Specialist design companies and engineers designed prototype models of a boat. Using computer simulations, teams tested various forces acting on a sailboat. If designers could reduce the underwater hydrodynamic forces (resistance) that act on a boat’s hull, then a boat could reduce drag and turn more. quickly. These technological developments brought the Australians, New Zealanders and Italians into the race, each with their own multi-million-dollar team.
Restrictions on Size Following World War II, the money available to invest in yachting had dwindled due to wartime losses. It was too expensive to keep building the large 23-meter plus boats. There were no races held between 1938 and 1957. So, when the America’s Cup returned in 1958, the Twelve-Meter Class rule was implemented, making the boats smaller, lighter and faster. For the next 31 years, the Twelve-Meter rule was the standardDesigning a Yacht As the computer age came into being in the 1980s, a new stage evolved using cutting-edge design software. Specialist design companies and engineers designed prototype models of a boat. Using computer simulations, teams tested various forces acting on a sailboat. If designers could reduce the underwater hydrodynamic forces (resistance) that act on a boat’s hull, then a boat could reduce drag and turn more. quickly. These technological developments brought the Australians, New Zealanders and Italians into the race, each with their own multi-million-dollar team.
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