featured project
60-meter high-performance cruising sailboat
recent publications
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
Superyacht Design magazine, Issue #2, page 32. Interview with Amy Moses regarding workout space and equipment aboard yachts
recent presentations
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
"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
recent events attended
Monaco Yacht Show, Monaco, September 2009
IBEX 2009, 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
American Superyacht Forum, Newport, Rhode Island, May 2010
upcoming publications
upcoming presentations
"Hullforms with Low Speed Resistance and High Speed Dynamic Stability", Dr. Robert Ranzenbach & Jefferey Bowles, P.E., American Towing Tank Conference, U.S. Naval Acadamy, Annapolis, Maryland, August 2010
"Sensible Sea Trials", J. Bowles, IBEX , Louisville, Kentucky, September 2010
"Podded Propulsors", J. Bowles, IBEX , Louisville, Kentucky, September 2010
"Improving Sportfisherman Standards", J. Bowles, IBEX , Louisville, Kentucky, September 2010
"Planing Hull Efficiency", J. Bowles, IBEX , Louisville, Kentucky, September 2010
upcoming events
Monaco International Boat Show, September 2010. Robert Bartee
IBEX 2010, Louisville Kentucky, September 200. Donald Blount, Bill Blount, Jeff Bowles
Sao Paulo Boat Show, Sao Paolo, Brazi, October 2010. Chris Swanhart
SNAME High Performance Marine Conference, Florida, October 2010 Dr. Robert Ranzenbach
Annapolis Sailboat and Powerboat Shows, October 2010 Dr. Robert Ranzenbach
Boat International Superyacht Forum, New York, October 2010 Dr. Robert Ranzenbach
The Superyacht Design Symposium, Palm Beach, Florida, October 2010 Donald Blount
Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, Florida, October 2010 Robert Bartee, Bill Blount, Chris Swanhart, Pete Buescher, Amy Moses
Global Superyacht Forum / METS, The Netherlands, November 2010 Bill Blount
Workboat Show, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 2010 Dave Menna
