featured project
60-meter high-performance cruising sailboat
recent publications
RINA Publications, "Resistance Characteristics of Semi-Displacement Hull Forms", D. Blount and J.A McGrath, April 2009
Yachting magazine, July 2009, page 68. Topic: 101 ft. M/Y Built by Burger Boat Co.
The Yacht Report magazine, Issue 107, page 195. "Froude for Thought: Getting Semi-Planing Hull Resistance Right" by Dr. Robert Ranzenbach, October 2009
The Yacht Report magazine, Issue 108, page 151. "To See and be Seen: A New Way to Light the Superaycht" by Beatrice Witzgall from I3D Design, November 2009
Boat International magazine, Issue 258, page 154. "No Compromise HPC60" by Oliver Dewar, March 2010
recent presentations
"Resistance Characteristics of Semi-Displacement Hull Forms", D.L. Blount and J.A. McGrath, RINA International Conference, Genoa, Italy, April 2009
"Design Forum", Dr. Robert Ranzenbach, Seattle, Washington, May 2009
"Impact Count Index for High Speed Craft Motion Assessment", T. Dobbins and D. Schleicher, MACC, Norfolk, Virginia, June 2009.
SNAME Propellers / Shafting Symposium, "A Discussion of Pod Drives & their Application in the Pleasure Boat Market", C. Swanhart, Williamsburg, Virginia, Sepember 2009
IBEX 2009 Seminar "Boats Behaving Badly", D. Schleicher, Miami, Florida, October 2009
IBEX 2009 Seminar "Modular Construction", J. Bowles, K. Houghton, J. Smullin, Miami, Florida, October 2009
HPC60 collaborative project between DLBA, Mills Design, and Redman Whitely Dixon. (design brief in pdf format) Design debut at 2009 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 2009
Informal Seminar on the Measurement and Analysis of Impact Accelerations for Planing Craft "Regarding Small Craft Seakeeping", D. Schleicher, Carderock, West Bethesda, Maryland, November 2009
ASNE High Performance Marine Vehicles seminar "Planing in Extreme Conditions", J. Funkhouser and D.L. Blount, Linthicum , Maryland, November 2009
recent events attended
Miami International Boat Show, February 2009
RINA International Conference - Superyacht & Megayacht Design, Genoa, Italy, April 2009
American Superyacht Forum, Seattle, Washington, May 2009
HISWA Yacht Valley Tour, The Netherlands, May 2009
Multi-Agency Craft Conference (MACC), Norfolk, Virginia, June 2009
Monaco Yacht Show, Monaco, September 2009
IBEX 2008, Miami, Florida, October 2009
Superyacht Design Symposium, New York, New York, October 2009
Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, October 2009
Global Superyacht Forum & METS, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, November 2009
Workboat Show, New Orleans, Louisiana, December 2009
Miami International Boat Show, Miami, Florida, Feburary 2010
upcoming publications
upcoming presentations
"On High Speed Monohulls in Shallow Water", J. Bowles and D. Radojcic, Chesapeake Power Boat Symposium, Annapolis, Maryland, March 2010
"Research Plan for the Investigation of Injury and Fatigue Criteria for High Performance Craft", D. Schleicher, Chesapeake Power Boat Symposium, Annapolis, Maryland, March 2010
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