TANTON YACHT DESIGN.

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Ocean Race. Newport stop.

- 11Th. Hour. The "local boat". Winner of the leg from Brazil to Newport Rhode Island. USA

At the start for the 5th leg across the Atlantic to Denmark.

Inshore race, prior the start of the next leg.

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

MINITRANSAT2023.

A recent commission to be built in the USA. TYD#230. MiniTransat.

Merle Hallett R.I.P

A man, a sailor and an entrepreneur.

Merle gave me the opportunity to Design one of his boats; the 42' Scaramouche, that he built in his own Boatyard.

- Vendee 2024, marching along. If you read my previous meanderings about I.M.O.C.A, you know that I am a big fan of the Class. In an effort to follow through, and from my own point of view, I start again the count down towards the next race.

- So, with your indulgence for my own derivatives, having not submitted some of them in questions to the Class Rules main body; I submit this study.

- As usual, for competitive sailboats Designs, I start with different 3Ds Models, analyzing the shapes in space. With controlling points being the main object of attention.

- TYD#21.

- As you might know, and as a preamble, mast, keel blade; not the bulb; outriggers are off the shelf. In consequence the boat design concentrates around the shell, deck; construction; handling and ergonomics. Pursuing the Design, Naval Architecture and Styling and now, more and more on the foils. Therefore for my own education, the evolution goes from TYD#21;22;23 towards 24.

- #21TheModel started in 2019, prior the Vendee 2020-2021.

- It became evident that foiling was the main area of interest along with the introduction of a more or less bulbous bow, the scow aspect of this design being minimized by the limits in width, located at a certain distance aft of the stem. The hull shape above shows the limitation.

- Another point is that the overall beam is close to the maximum allowable under the Rule. So, her shape is powerful, to counter react the limited understanding at the time, for the foils to be fully effective in lifting the boat to reduce the wetted surface.

- The Chine Line is straightforward, dictated by her best angle of heel.