For the last twelve years, Yachting Projects has been contracting to one of the world's leading boat builders cementing the connection between designer, sailing team, supplier and boat builder. Where there used to be a disconnect between the involved parties, now through Yachting Projects there is a great collaboration. Putting together the details for the build is a little "Chicken & Egg". Someon
e has to come up with an idea or concept to enable the other team members to then comment and work together to reach the best solution.Yachting Projects is that someone. What better than a 3D model that can be viewed by all stakeholders. The third dimension turns what could be a complicated two dimensional drawing into a real time living model easily viewed by all involved. Traditionally the designer initiates the drawing process to allow the sailing team and Project manager to put together a component list. By the time this list has been modified, confirmed and signed off, the designer’s original drawings have already been supplied with the original details to the builder to start construction. This is unfortunately where errors can occur. It is no “fault”, it’s just the process. Yachting Projects’s role has been to asses the drawings and chase the various parties for the details then adapt the drawings, normally turning a 2 dimensional CAD drawing into a 3 dimensional model correctly placing the deck gear and all of the on-board systems. The third dimension highlights any issues that the 2D drawings just don’t show up. Most suppliers have 3D models of components so it’s very much cut and paste but making sure correct positioning is critical. The latest systems Yachting Projects have been modelling are the under deck sailing control systems on the TP52 class yachts. In the original days this was done with string, a drill and a lot of luck, but now with the aid of the 3D modelling program, it can all be done on a computer. All the systems can be modelled into the structure of the boat with the utmost accuracy. Using the correct purchase and block sizing even the rigging lengths can be supplied to the rigger. This can be done early in the build to allow for additional core inserts and laminate to be built into the internal structure as it is produced. This saves an enormous amount of time for the builder at the end of the build where time is short and extremely valuable. Due to the functionality of the 3D modelling, should a system clash with another, it can simply be moved to a better position (that a bit hard to do the old way once the holes are drilled)
Deck layouts including Harken winch drive trains are also a specialty of Yachting Projects. With the knowledge from a dinghy and keel boat sailing history that’s spanned the last 44 years including two America’s Cup challenges and thousands of offshore racing and delivery miles plus the involvement of the building of over 50 Grand Prix racing yachts, Peter Thomas (aka Brush) has plenty of depth to draw upon. Once the 3D is modelled, screen shots and 3D pdf files can be emailed or sent to a dropbox for signoff. Then 2D CAD drawings can be produced for construction.
