Development and Initial Review of the Mark II Navy 44 Sail Training Craft

Abstract

Offshore seamanship and navigation training in small sailing craft is a key component in the professional development of many midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy. Spanning six decades, the offshore sail training program uses purpose designed and built craft that occupy a unique niche in the sailing world. This paper details the development and initial feedback from the fourth generation craft. As the paper also includes significant technical design detail, it can also serve as a example of modern cruising yacht design. The paper identifies the major design drivers as well as the key design decisions with the background reasoning and research. Significant technical details of the hull, appendages, deck layout and rigging are presented, along with material selections and quality assurance and control processes. Midstream design changes are explained as well as feedback from the sea trials, delivery and initial racing and sail training use. Finally, the lessons learned from the entire process are presented for consideration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA534775

Entities

People

  • David Pedrick
  • Gram Schweikert
  • Paul Miller

Organizations

  • United States Naval Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Feedback
  • Fiberglass
  • Fibers
  • Intellectual Property
  • Lessons Learned
  • Limit Of Positive Stability
  • Materials
  • Naval Architecture
  • Navigation
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy

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  • Educational Psychology
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.