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PUBLIC PANEL DISCUSSION
REGISTER FOR VOLVO 70 DESIGN AND SAILABILITY PUBLIC PANEL DISCUSSION
** Registrations for this event are now closed.
The 4th High Performance Yacht Design conference will run in Auckland from 12-14 March 2012. As part of this highly acclaimed technical conference, on 12th March at 7pm the University of Auckland will be hosting a public panel discussion on Volvo 70 Design and Sailability. Additionally there will be a launch of the new Masters of Engineering Studies – Yacht Engineering. The Panel discussion and launch will take place at the Viaduct Events Centre at the Latitude Lounge (Level 3).
The panel discussion (7.30-8.30pm) will host a number of Volvo Ocean Race sailors and designers. Hosted by yachting commentator Peter Montgomery, the panel will discuss how hard it is to sail the VO70s to their full potential, how much effort that requires from crew, how design for seaworthiness is considered, and hypothetically if you didn't have to look after the crew how much faster could you make them whilst staying inside the rules. Panel members provisionally include:
- Jack Lloyd (Race director, Volvo Ocean Race)
- Chris Nicholson (skipper, Camper / ETNZ)
- Tony Mutter (Watch captain, PUMA Ocean Racing)
- Mike Sanderson (skipper, Team Sanya)
- Simon Fisher (helmsman, ADOR)
- Giovanni Belgrano (Designer, Camper/ETNZ)
- Ian Campbell (design consultant, Wolfson Unit)
- Gautier Sergent (sail designer, Groupama sailing team)
- Guillaume Verdier (designer, Guillaume Verdier design)
Special guest Ron Holland will be at the event.
The Yacht Research Unit at the University of Auckland has been involved with all of the teams in the current Volvo Ocean Race. They have carried out detailed sail development studies in their Twisted Flow Wind Tunnel for 5 of the 6 teams, and have provided and supported the VSPARS sail vision system through their spin-off company for many of the teams, both in the tunnel and on the water. Many ex-graduates and Masters students are sailing and designing for several teams. Andrew McLean and Adam Minoprio on board Camper / ETNZ are both graduates of Mechanical Engineering. Sail designers Gautier Sergent (Groupama) and Burns Fallow (Camper/ETNZ) both studied engineering at the University of Auckland.
The Master of Engineering Studies in Yacht Engineering is a new one-year taught Masters Degree at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Auckland. The programme aims at advancing knowledge and research experience in topics related to yacht engineering in order to support research and development within the yachting industry.
Graduates of the MEngSt Yacht Engineering specialisation will be equipped with the technical, engineering, economic, and regulatory knowledge required for innovation in the yacht engineering field. These graduates will be expected to seek employment as design and/or research engineers within the yacht and small craft industry or the high performance yacht racing sector.
“New Zealand has created an enviable international reputation in all aspects of sailing and yachting activities. The possibility that this new degree will be available directly links into the positive position NZ has achieved with all aspects of marine commercial and leisure subjects. I continue to be fully supportive of this program and wish to reconfirm my interest in assisting in its creation and international promotion. I believe there will be a high level of demand for this Masters program from abroad and diverse range of students. As you know, I remain keen to teach a module on super yacht design, a specific subject not available as far as I am aware, at any other facility.” Ron Holland, Ron Holland Design
7pm: Arrival of guests
7.15pm: Welcome and Launch of the Master of Engineering Studies in Yacht Engineering
7.30pm: Panel Discussion: Volvo Design and Sailability
Conference delegates are automatically registered for this event. The public will be able to register from mid-February. Due to number limits at the venue you must be registered before the event to attend.
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