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Proceeding Paper

Composite Design for a Foiling Optimist Dinghy †

by
Carolyn Oddy
1,
Elias Blomstrand
1,
Daniel Johansson
1,
Niklas Karlsson
1,
Niklas Olofsson
1,
Petra Steen
1,
Martin Fagerström
1,*,
Leif E. Asp
1,
John McVeagh
2,
Matz Brown
2 and
Christian Finnsgård
2
1
Department of Industrial and Materials Science, Division of Material and Computational Mechanics, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296 Gothenburg, Sweden
2
SSPA Sweden AB Research, Box 24001, 40022 Göteborg, Sweden
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
Presented at the 12th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 26–29 March 2018.
Proceedings 2018, 2(6), 252; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2060252
Published: 12 February 2018
(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 12th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association)
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Abstract

In April 2017, a foiling Optimist dingy designed entirely by students, was successfully tested under standard sailing conditions in the waters outside Gothenburg. In order to achieve take of wind speeds as low as 6 m/s, a stiff and lightweight design of the dinghy and its foiling components was necessary. There have been few successful attempts to make an Optimist foil in a stable manner, as such there were no standards or recommendations available for the design. Therefore, a simulation driven structural design methodology for hydrofoils, centreboards, centreboard-to-hull connections, and necessary hull reinforcements using sandwich structures was adopted. The proposed design was then manufactured, allowing for a significantly stiffer hull and a 20% decrease in weight over a conventional Optimist. Excluding the rig and sail, the final weight came to 27 kg.
Keywords: carbon fibre reinforced polymer design; Optimist dinghy; foiling carbon fibre reinforced polymer design; Optimist dinghy; foiling

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Oddy, C.; Blomstrand, E.; Johansson, D.; Karlsson, N.; Olofsson, N.; Steen, P.; Fagerström, M.; Asp, L.E.; McVeagh, J.; Brown, M.; et al. Composite Design for a Foiling Optimist Dinghy. Proceedings 2018, 2, 252. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2060252

AMA Style

Oddy C, Blomstrand E, Johansson D, Karlsson N, Olofsson N, Steen P, Fagerström M, Asp LE, McVeagh J, Brown M, et al. Composite Design for a Foiling Optimist Dinghy. Proceedings. 2018; 2(6):252. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2060252

Chicago/Turabian Style

Oddy, Carolyn, Elias Blomstrand, Daniel Johansson, Niklas Karlsson, Niklas Olofsson, Petra Steen, Martin Fagerström, Leif E. Asp, John McVeagh, Matz Brown, and et al. 2018. "Composite Design for a Foiling Optimist Dinghy" Proceedings 2, no. 6: 252. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2060252

APA Style

Oddy, C., Blomstrand, E., Johansson, D., Karlsson, N., Olofsson, N., Steen, P., Fagerström, M., Asp, L. E., McVeagh, J., Brown, M., & Finnsgård, C. (2018). Composite Design for a Foiling Optimist Dinghy. Proceedings, 2(6), 252. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2060252

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