Due to the recent global disruption the conference will have both a physical and online presence, timed to suit European time zones. The technical sessions will be recorded and be available online.
For those of you in Auckland there are two events hosted by the HPYD Committee. A local industry presentation and a Public Session on America's Cup technology.
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HPYD7
March 2021
The HPYD 7 Schedule
Thursday 11th March 2021
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0700 - 1200 NZDT Conference session - online and in person
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1730 - 1830 NZDT Local industry presentations (free event for employees of NZ companies in the marine sector)
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1830 - 1930 NZDT Refreshments
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1930 - 2100 NZDT Public session on America’s Cup Technology (free event)
Friday 12th March 2021
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1600 - 1900 NZDT America’s Cup racing
Note:
0700 - 1200 NZDT (Thursday 11th March)
1900-0000 EUR (Wednesday 10th March)
1300-1800 EDT-US (Wednesday 10th March)
Past Events
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HPYD1
HPYD1
December 2002
"The most informative technical conference I've been to as well as an exceptional opportunity to meet old friends and be educated at the same time." - Merfyn Owen, Owen Clarke Design, England
"You managed to attract the most prominent researchers in the field from all parts of the world. This must be one of the best conferences in yacht design ever held." - Professor Lars Larsson, Chalmers University, Sweden
HPYD2
February 2006
Jointly hosted by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, the University of Auckland and Massey University, the second international conference on high performance yacht design showcased the latest developments in yacht research from around the globe.
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HPYD2
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HPYD3
HPYD3
December 2008
The 3rd High Performance Yacht Design conference was widely acclaimed to be even better than the first two. The conference saw 28 papers presented on a broad range of topics.
HPYD4
March 2012
The fourth HPYD conference was held during the Auckland stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race in March 2012. It was a great opportunity to meet the sailors, see the yachts and attend this highly acclaimed, world-class technical conference. The University of Auckland in conjunction with HPYD hosted a very successful public panel discussion on Volvo 70 Design and Sailability.
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HPYD4
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HPYD5
HPYD5
March 2015
The fifth HPYD conference was held during the Auckland stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race in March 2015. The University of Auckland in conjunction with HPYD hosted a very successful and lively Open Session. "PJ" Montgomery was master of ceremonies and interviewed Knut Frostad, CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race and Race Director, Jack Lloyd.
HPYD6
March 2018
On March 11th 2018, the HPYD committee organised a range of exciting, publicly accessible presentations and keynote addresses delivered by some of the top designers and engineers involved in the America’s Cup and Volvo Ocean Race.
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HPYD6
The Conference
HPYD is a series of conferences on high performance yacht design organised by the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) NZ and the University of Auckland. The first conference was held in December 2002. Since then it has showcased the latest developments in yacht research from around the globe. The conference enables naval architects, engineers, designers and researchers to present and hear papers on the current state of high performance yacht and power craft technology.
The conferences feature papers related to the design of high performance power and sailing yachts, including:
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Structural design and analysis
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Aerodynamics and hydrodynamics
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Performance prediction
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Wind tunnel and towing tank testing
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Computational methods
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Hull and appendage design
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Regulations and rating rules
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Routing and tactics
Conferences are timed to coincide with an international yachting event. HPYD7 will coincide with the 36th America's Cup competition.
The Venue
Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland is New Zealand’s largest urban region and is home to approximately 1.3million people. It is also recognised as the largest Polynesian city in the world, so there are a variety of cultural experiences on offer. Auckland is built on an isthmus located between two beautiful harbours - the Waitemata, meaning "sparkling waters", which is the key to Auckland being known as the “City of Sails”, and the Manukau Harbour, which flows out to rugged black-sand beaches loved by surfers.
Our Sponsors
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The Organising Committee
Mr David Le Pelley, Doyle Sails NZ (Chair)
Assoc. Prof. Peter Richards, University of Auckland (Technical Chair)
Mr Burns Fallow, North Sails NZ
Prof. Richard Flay, University of Auckland
Mrs Susan Lake, Core Builders Composites
Ms Helen Quekett
Nicolas Aubin, Doyle Sails NZ