HIDALCOM

HIDALCOM project. Hydrodynamic research applied to competition sailing boats.

Objectives

Since 2003, an agreement with the Spanish Royal Sailing Federation (RFEV) led to joint research into areas of mutual interest, especially the hydrodynamics of sailing boats. The first projects have been:
- HIDALCOM- 001. Development of model ship’s heel-measuring device, based on high precision clinometers (hard and software) for determination of the “righting arm” of Cruiser/Racer Class vessels.
- HIDALCOM- 002. Optimization tests for keels of Olympic “Tornado” class sailing boats at 1:1 scale.
- HIDALCOM- 004. Olympic class “49er” sailing boat, at 1:1 scale. Tests of bare hull, three keels and two rudders to obtain optimum configuration for the Olympic Games in Athens, 2004. The resulting Spanish sailing boat won a gold medal at the Olympic competition.

Keywords
Sailing boats
Keels
Stability
Hulls
Rudders

UNESCO Classification
3301 12 Hydrodynamics
3319 02 Ships
3319 08 Naval architecture
3319 12 Shipbuilding

Staff Researchers
Eloy Carrillo, Naval Architect
Juan Carlos de la Rosa, Technical Engineer

Sponsor
Ministry of Education and Science through the RFEV and the Center for High Sailing Performance in Santander, Spain.

Start Date
2003

Finish Date
2004