Services
We deal with Performance. From the drawing board to the race course!
| Racing performance relies on the correct assessment of the yacht and sails characteristics and on the crew ability to sail as close as possible to the optimal targets. Our vision is to provide a global expertise of racing yachts. From CFD & VPP to Data Analysis. We are able to help defining accurate polars at the design stage as well as refining the targets and monitor the performance level after each single sailing day. With over 20 years of experience in numerical simulation and data analysis applied to automotive, aerospace and yachting, over 7 years of intensive development of our tools and methods for America’s Cup, Volvo Ocean Race and TP52 projects, we restlessly push our R&D to stay on the leading edge. |
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Yacht development services
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Today, there are quite a few consultants providing CFD, VPP and Data Analysis. However, few combine the three capabilities together and even fewer offer services of experts having proven experience in The America's Cup, the Volvo Ocean Race, the TP52 Med Cup and the Olympics. Leading projects worldwide understand the difference and this is why we have enjoyed working directly with One World Challenge, Areva Challenge and UITG in the America's Cup; Telefonica and Groupama in the Volvo Ocean Race, Quantum Racing and Audi All4One on the TP52 Med Cup circuit. |
CFD Services
| Our goal is to help our clients design better products within a shorter turnaround time while reducing the need for experimental (tank) expenses. Our experience working with large industrial corporations and successfully yacht racing teams worldwide, from detail CFD engineering to full program coordination, allow us to tailor efficiently our services to client’s needs. We have specific prices for each type of simulation or project in order to make sure budgets are spent in the most sensible way, maximizing the benefits for your project. We perform our simulations on our own parallel server, using Panel code, OPEN FOAM & STAR-CCM+ solvers, allowing the restitution of most results in a turnaround time of less than 24 hours. |
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Americas Cup 2000 America True (FSI) 2003 Areva Challenge (appendages) 2007 Areva Challenge (hydro) 2007 UITG (hydro) 2008 K-Challenge (Methods) 2011 Venezia Challenge (aero) IMOCA 2007 Safran (appendages) 2009 Veolia (FSI sails) 2011 Safran (appendages) |
Olympics 2008 Yngling (appendages - Bronze Beijing) 2010 Finn (rig) 2011 Lilia Star Design (hull & appendages) Misc. 2008 South Australia 12M (appendages) 2009 FutureShip GmbH (ship) 2010 Nheolis - Windturbine blades (aero) 2011 ATE - Aerospace Optronic system (aero) |
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VPP Services
| With an experience of over 10 years of racing yacht VPP development and very close relationships with our VPP developers, we are able to provide an efficient evaluation of the performance for any given yacht, using data coming from CFD, tank testing and wind tunnel. Where and when useful, we can develop and monitor tank and tunnel programs (we have direct experience of working with several of the world top facilities including Auckland Twisted Flow Wind Tunnel, Bassin d'Essai des Carènes, Hamburg and Berlin tanks...). Furthermore, we have developed a link between our VPP and Data Analysis to carry on validating our numerical results and refine the accuracy level of the predictions for new yachts. | |
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Americas Cup 2003 Illbruck Challenge 2007 UITG 2008 Deutsche Challenge 2011 Venezia Challenge IRC 2008 Tonerre de Breskens IRC35 IRC 55 2009 IRC Maxi 98' 2010 IRC 100' |
Olympics 2010 Finn 2011 Lilia Star Design 2011 470) Misc. 2008 Canting Keel 80' 2009 Performance cruiser 82' |
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Data Analysis Services
| We have been involved in major performance programs since 2003 as junior engineers with One World Challenge, we have developed our own set of tools during the 32nd Cup cycle and the 2009 Volvo Ocean Race while working directly inside competing teams. Today, our hard work and the quality of our results is acknowledged by several top programs have using our services for their Data Analysis. | |
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Americas Cup 2003 Louis Vuitton - 3rd One World Challenge 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup - 8th Areva Challenge Volvo Ocean Race 2009 Volvo Ocean Race Telefonica 3rd 2011 Volvo Ocean Race Groupama |
TP52 2010 Med Cup All4One 3 podiums 2011 Med Cup 1st Overall (Quantum Racing) 1st Cascais (Quantum Racing) 1st Cagliari (Audi All4One) 3 Podiums (Marseille, Cartagena, Barcelona) 2011 TP52 Worlds Quantum Racing 1st |