Nantucket Sleighride

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Sleighride is a 77' yacht built by Derecktor-Goetz Yachts of Mamaroneck, NY. Aside from speed, its other attractive feature is its light weight. Except for the standing rigging which is made of stainless steel, all the fittings in Sleighride are titanium.

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Drawn to perfection

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A tank test is the best way to determine the dynamics of a hull design. The results must be interpreted by an expert, and building the largest possible model provides the most accurate results. Costs range from $10,000 to more than $100,000.

Testing, Hulls (Naval architecture)

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The benefits of a bulbous bow: this design feature is now being applied to cruising yachts

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A bulbous bow increases a boat's efficiency by creating a bow wave ahead of the wave generated by the hull. Pacific Asian Enterprises is using a parabolic bulb design in its Nordhavn 62 yacht.

Innovations, Product development, Pacific Asian Enterprises, Naval architecture, Nordhavn 62 (Boat, power)

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