Build and Design
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- Free Boat Design Resources
- Links to articles, essays, boat design software and even a number of free small boat designs, including some from professionals.
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- Apprenticeshop
- Non-profit organization offering information about apprenticeships, internships, partnerships, and short courses in wooden boat building, sailing and seamanship. Includes history, staff profiles, news, and a calendar of events. Located in Rockland, Maine, USA.
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- International Boatbuilding Training College
- In Oulton Broad, on the East Coast of the UK, and providing practical, intensive, courses where students learn the art of traditional boatbuilding and related skills. Course descriptions and photos.
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- The Landing School
- Offers boat design, construction, and marine systems programs in Kennebunkport, Maine, USA. Includes a brief philosophy and curriculum overview, staff and faculty profiles, course descriptions, news and events, and an archived newsletter.
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- The Landing School of Boatbuilding and Design
- The Landing School offers state-of-the boatbuilding, yacht design and marine systems technicians programs in Kennebunk, Maine.
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- Urban Boatbuilders
- Offers boat building classes, experiential education, youth development and on-the-water activities in an urban setting. Evening classes for adults on boat building, traditional boat building methods, oars, paddles, full-sized boats, half-hulls, models, and rocking boats/cradle boats. Located in Minneapolis/St. Paul MN.
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- Free Boat Plans
- Boat plans from "Science and Mechanics" and "Boat Builder Handbook." Includes plans for hydroplanes, sailboats, inboards, runabouts, canoes, and kayaks.
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- Van Gorkom Yacht Design and Marine Engineering
- Designer of innovative, high performance sailboats including the Mount Gay 30 and hi-tech motor yacht design for cruising, offshore, and ocean racing. Providing structural marine engineering to clients, including rudder, keel, and hull refits, composite analysis, scantling development, and performance predictions.
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- Aerodynamics Software for Sailboat Appendages
- SailingAerodynamics, a software package for computing the lift and drag acting on keels, rudders and fins. 3-D aerodynamics design and analysis software also analyzes airfoils.
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- Friendship Systems GbR
- Geometric modeling and fluid dynamic analysis software for the design of ships and yachts, exportable in common file formats for use in various CAD and CFD systems. Offers downloadable demo and online support.
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- Newavesys
- Collection of simple packages for the design and performance prediction of boats (mostly small craft).
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- Wolfson Unit MTIA
- The Wolfson Unit offers a set of design and performance prediction tools. Their design tool, ShipShape, is aimed at advanced users and gives the designer an incredible amount of control over the final hull form. No demos.
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- Rib-X, British RIB manufacturers
- Rib-X are a British designer and manufacturer of Rigid Inflatable Boats. They specialise in crafting Rib boats for Recreational, Commercial and SOLAS/ Safety use on the water. They have a factory in Leicester, and a demo centre on the South Coast where you can try out a range of ribs to their full capacity out on the solent.
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