Published papers and articles
Ship Safety
Sailing Yacht Performance
Motor Vessel Performance
Model Test Techniques
Projects conducted for M.C.A.
Ship Safety
Sailing vessels
Deakin, B., “Stability Regulation of Very Large Sailing Yachts”, 10th International Conference on Stability of Ships and Ocean Vehicles, St Petersburg, Russia, June, 2009 (PDF, 354KB)
Campbell, I., Claughton, A. and Deakin, B., “Safety Considerations in Developing the Stability and Structural Requirements of the Volvo Open 70 Rule”, 2nd High Performance Yacht Design Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, February, 2006 (PDF, 392KB)
Deakin, B., “Model Tests to Study Capsize and Stability of Sailing Multihulls”, The 15th Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium, January, 2001 (PDF, 1.17MB)
Deakin, B., “Model Tests to Study Capsize and Stability of Sailing Multihulls”, STAB2000, Tasmania, February, 2000 (PDF, 2.39MB)
K. Adlard Coles, Claughton, A.R. Revised by Peter Bruce, “Heavy Weather Sailing”, Chapter 32 “The Stability of Yachts in Large Breaking Waves”, 1998
Deakin, B., “The Search for Stability”, Cruising Helmsman, April, 1997 (PDF, 2.16MB)
Deakin, B., “Multihull Stability - The Capsize of a Sailing Trimaran Prompts a Critical Look at The New Code of Practice”, Ship & Boat International, November, 1994 (PDF, 2.58MB)
Deakin, B., “Stability Assessment - The State of the Art”, Seahorse, March, 1993 (PDF, 4.56MB)
Deakin, B., “Japan-GUAM Race Tragedy”, Seahorse, February, 1993 (PDF, 3.42MB)
Deakin, B., “Methods of Assessing the Safety of Cruising Yachts in Terms of their Stability”, The Seaworthy Cruising Yacht Conference, RINA, November, 1991 (PDF, 1.09MB)
Deakin, B., “Model Test Techniques Developed to Investigate the Wind Heeling Characteristics of Sailing Vessel and their Response to Gusts”, 10th Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium, February, 1991; * Awarded the Captain Richards T. Miller Prize by SNAME for the best paper presented to CSYS in 1991 (PDF, 2.32MB)
Deakin, B., “The Development of Stability Standards for U.K. Sailing Vessels”, RINA Spring Meetings 1990; * Awarded the RINA Silver Medal for the best paper presented to the Institution in 1991 (PDF, 7.03MB)
Deakin, B., “Stability of Sail Training Vessel”, Ship & Boat International, June, 1990 (PDF, 2.36MB)
Deakin, B., “Sailing Vessel Stability - a Review of the Current State of the Art and Proposals for Worthwhile Research”, New England Sailing Yacht Symposium, March, 1988 (PDF, 3.52MB)
Claughton, A.R., “Report on Model Tests to Assess the Use of Drogues and Similar Devices to Prevent Yacht Capsize in Breaking Waves”, Ship Science Report No. 35, 1988
Claughton, A.R., “The Dynamic Stability of Sailing Yachts in Large Breaking Waves”, International Conference on Design Considerations for Small Craft, February, 1984
Claughton, A.R. and Handley, P., “An Investigation into the Stability of Sailing Yachts in Large Breaking Waves”, Ship Science Report No. 15
Motor Vessels
Deakin, B., "Spend Less, Save More (Lives)", 11th International Conference on Stability of Ships and Ocean Vehicles, Athens, Greece, September, 2012 (PDF, 674KB)
Deakin, B., “Collating Evidence for a Universal Method of Stability Assessment or Guidance”, Trans RINA, Vol. 152, Part A2, International Journal of Maritime Engineering, April-June, 2010; * Awarded the RINA Medal of Distinction (PDF, 187KB)
Deakin, B., “Evaluation of the Roll Prediction Method in the Weather Criterion”, International Journal of Maritime Engineering, Vol. 150 Part A2, 2008 (PDF, 267KB)
Deakin, B., “An Experimental Study of the Behaviour of Small Vessels when Run Down”, International Conference on Collision and Grounding of Ships, Hamburg, Germany, September, 2007 (PDF, 592KB)
Deakin, B., “Experiments on the Survivability of Small Passenger Vessels in Collisions”, R.I.N.A. Conference on Learning From Marine Incidents, London, January, 2006; * Awarded the RINA Medal of Distinction (PDF, 394KB)
Deakin, B., “An Experimental Evaluation of the Stability Criteria of the HSC Code”, International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation, FAST’2005, St.Petersburg, Russia, June, 2005 (PDF, 290KB)
Deakin, B. and Wright, A. M., “Wind Heeling Moments on Multihull Vessels”, International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation, FAST’2005, St.Petersburg, Russia, June, 2005 (PDF, 1.75MB)
Prince, M. P., “Stabilising Ships for Helicopter Operations”, PhD Thesis, December, 2000
Fishing Vessels
Scarponi, M., "Use of the Wolfson stability guidance for appraising the operational stability of small fishing vessels", International Ship Stability Workshop, Belgrade, Serbia, 2017 (PDF, 474KB).
Deakin, B., “Development of Very Simple Stability and Loading Guidance”, World Fishing Exhibition, Vigo, Spain, September, 2009 (PDF, 349KB)
Deakin, B., “Developing Simple Safety Guidance for Fishermen”, 9th International Conference on Stability of Ships and Ocean Vehicles, Rio de Janeiro, September, 2006 (PDF, 284KB)
Deakin, B., “Deployment of Liferafts from Capsized or Sinking Vessels”, Second International Coastal Symposium, Hofn, Iceland, June, 2005 (PDF, 112KB)
Deakin, B., “Development of Stability and Loading Information for Small Fishing Vessels”, Second International Coastal Symposium, Hofn, Iceland, June, 2005 (PDF, 893KB)
Deakin, B., “Development of Simplified Stability and Loading Information for Fishermen”, R.I.N.A. International Conference on Fishing Vessels, Fishing Technology and Fisheries, Newcastle uopn Tyne, April, 2005 (PDF, 974KB)
Deakin, B., “The Stability of Beam Trawlers”, R.I.N.A. International Conference on Small Craft Safety, May, 2001 (PDF, 1.48MB)
Deakin, B., “Deployment of Liferafts from Capsized or Sinking Vessels”, Sea Australia 2000, Sydney, February, 2000 (PDF, 56KB)
Deakin, B., “Model Tests to Determine Sinking Modes of Small Trawlers”, Ship & Boat International, April, 1994 (PDF, 6.01MB)
Sailing Yacht Performance
Performance Prediction and Optimisation
Wright, S "Using CFD in the design environment " Presentation to Southern Joint Branch of RINA, 6th Feb 2013(PDF, 2.3MB)
Claughton, A., Pemberton, R. and Prince, M. "Hull-Sailplan Balance, 'lead' for the 21st Century", 22nd HISWA Symposium on “Yacht Design and Yacht Construction”, Amsterdam, November, 2012 (PDF, 628KB)
Wright, S., Claughton, A., Paton, J. and Lewis, R., “Off-Wind Sail Performance Prediction and Optimisation”, 2nd International Conference on Innovation in High Performance Sailing Yachts (INNOV’SAIL), Lorient, France, June-July, 2010 (PDF, 494KB)
Campbell, I., “Are Three Hulls Better Than Two?”, SAIL, February, 2010 (PDF, 10.8MB)
Claughton, A., Fossati, F., Battistin, D. and Muggiasca, S., “Changes and Development to Sail Aerodynamics in the ORC International Handicap Rule”, 20th International HISWA Symposium on “Yacht Design and Yacht Construction”, Amsterdam, November, 2008 (PDF, 476KB)
Scarponi M., Conti, P., Shenoi, R. A. and Turnock, S. R., "Interactions Between Yacht-Crew Systems and Racing Scenarios Combining Behavioural Models with VPPs", International Journal of Small Craft Technology, RINA Transactions Vol. 150, Part B1, 2008 (PDF, 217KB)
Scarponi, M., “Including Human Performance in the Dynamic Model of A Sailing Yacht: A Combined Ship Science-Behavioural Science Approach Towards a Winning Yacht-Sailor Combination”, PhD Thesis, January, 2008 (PDF, 1.63MB)
Scarponi, M., Shenoi, R. A., Turnock, S. R. and Conti, P., “Including Human Performance in the Dynamic Model of a Sailing Yacht: A MATLAB-Simulink® Based Tool”, R.I.N.A. International Conference on the Modern Yacht, Southampton, UK, October, 2007 (PDF, 6.07MB)
Claughton, A. and Oliver, J.C., “Design Considerations for Canting Keel Yachts”, 18th International HISWA Symposium on “Yacht Design and Yacht Construction”, Amsterdam, November, 2004 (PDF, 286KB)
Cresswell, S., Kershaw, K. and Smithwick, J., “The Technical Management of The Royal Yachting Association Portsmouth Yardstick Scheme”, R.I.N.A. International Conference on the Modern Yacht, September, 2003
Teeters, J., Ranzenbach, R. and Prince, M., “Changes to Sail Aerodynamics in the IMS Rule”, The 16th Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium, March, 2003
Campbell, I., Robinson, J. and Brown, M., “The Accuracy and Repeatability of Tank Testing, from Experience of ACC Yacht Development”, High Performance Yacht Design Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, RINA, December, 2002
Deakin, B., ” Sailing Ship Performance - Correlation of Model Tests with Full Scale”, Design & Operation of Sail Training & Charter Vessels, RINA, May, 2002 (PDF, 1.28MB)
Smithwick, J.E.T., “Enhanced Design Performance Prediction Methods for Rudders Operating Downstream of a Propeller”, PhD Thesis, April, 2000
Smithwick, J.E.T. and Turnock, S.R., “Practical Analysis of the Hydrodynamic Performance of the REFLEX 28 Keel and Rudder”, R.I.N.A. International Conference on the Modern Yacht, March, 1998
Campbell I.M.C., “The Performance of Offwind Sails Obtained from Wind Tunnel Tests”, R.I.N.A. International Conference on the Modern Yacht, March, 1998
Claughton, A.R., Wellicome, J.F. and Shenoi, R.A., “Sailing Yacht Design Theory”, Longman, 1998, ISBN 9780 8543 28291
Claughton, A.R., Wellicome, J.F. and Shenoi, R.A., “Sailing Yacht Design Practice”, Longman, 1998, ISBN 9780 8543 28307
Claughton, A.R., “Hull & Appendage Design For Large Sailing Yachts”, Project '97, Amsterdam, November, 1997
Campbell, I.M.C., “Optimisation of a Sailing Rig Using Wind Tunnel Data”, The Thirteenth Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium, Annapolis, 1997
Claughton A.R., “Performance Prediction for Large Sailing Yachts”, 3rd Yacht & Smallcraft Design Symposium, May 1993
Claughton, A.R., “The Effect of Counter Length on Hull Resistance”, The Ninth Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium, March, 1989
Claughton, A.R., Howlett, I. and Stollery, R., “An Assessment of the Progress in Yacht Design Through an Examination of Model Yacht Characteristics”, The Eighth Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium, March, 1987
Campbell, I.M.C. and Claughton, A.R., “The Interpretation of Results from Tank Tests on 12M Yachts”, The Eighth Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium, March, 1987
Velocity Prediction Program
Prince, M. and Claughton, A. "Estimating a Yacht's Hull-Sailplan Balance and Sailing Performance Using Experimental Results and VPP Methods" INNOVSAIL 3rd Edition International Conference on Innovation in High Performance Sailing Yachts, 2013 (PDF, 560KB)
Oliver, J.C. and Robinson, J., Development of a VPP Based Rating for J-CLASS Yachts”, 20th International HISWA Symposium on “Yacht Design and Yacht Construction”, Amsterdam, November, 2008 (PDF, 321KB)
Robinson, J., “As The Battle Rages... (or VPPs, what are they and what are they good for ?)”, Seahorse, Issue 306, pp. 37–39, August, 2005 (PDF, 573KB)
Claughton, A.R. and Oliver, J.C., “Developments in Hydrodynamic Force Models for Velocity Prediction Programs”, R.I.N.A. International Conference on The Modern Yacht, September, 2003
Claughton A.R., “Developments in the IMS VPP Formulations”, The Fourteenth Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium, SNAME, March, 1999 * Awarded the Captain Richards T. Miller Prize by SNAME for the best paper presented to CSYS in 1999
Oliver J.C. and Claughton A.R., “Development of A Multi-Functional Velocity Prediction Program (VPP) for Sailing Yachts”, R.I.N.A. International Conference CADAP '95: Computer Aided Design and Production for Small Craft, Southampton, September, 1995
Motor Vessel Performance
Buckland, D., "Are We Learning Anything?", The Yacht Report, Issue 174, pp. 63-69, 2016 (PDF, 280KB)
Buckland, D., “Models Avoid Rocking the Boat”, The Yacht Report, Issue 114, pp. 98–101, 2010 (PDF, 619KB)
Rihan, D., O’Regan, N., and Deakin, B., The Development of a “Green Trawler”, First International Symposium on Fishing Vessel Energy Efficiency ‘E-Fishing’, Vigo, Spain, May, 2010 (PDF, 165KB)
Misirlis, K., Sampson, R., Mantouvalos, A. and Atlar, M., “Hydrodynamic Drag Reduction for an Asymmetric Catamaran”, 10th International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation (FAST), Athens, Greece, pp. 557–568, October, 2009
Deakin, B. and Scarponi, M., “Avoiding and Solving Problems in Motor Yacht Design”, 3rd Yacht Engineering Forum - Seatec, Carrara, Italy, February, 2009 (PDF, 626KB)
Robinson, J.L., “A Performance Prediction of Chine and Round Bilge Hulls”, Hydrodynamics of High Speed Crafts, RINA, November, 1999
Smithwick, J.E.T., Molland, A.F. and Turnock, S.R., “Design Studies of the Manoeuvring Performance of Rudder-Propeller Systems”, PRADS Conference, September, 1998
Deakin, B. and Weynberg P.A., “Practical Solutions to Common Ship Motion Problems”, Project '97, Amsterdam, November, 1997 (PDF 4.77MB)
Smithwick, J.E.T., Molland, A.F. and Turnock, S.R., “Investigation of the Influence of Propeller Loading on a Ship Rudder in the BOLLARD (J=0) CONDITION”, Ship Science Report No. 94, February, 1996
Campbell I.M.C. and Weynberg P.A., “Seakeeping Measurements on High Speed Vessels”, International Conference on High Speed Passenger Craft - Future Developments and the Nordic Initiative, London, 1993
Weynberg P.A. and Campbell I.M.C., “Motions of High Speed Vessels and their Effects on Passengers and Crew”, Ninth International High Speed Surface Craft Conference, Singapore, 1993
Campbell, I.M.C., “Measurement of the Seakeeping of Two Fast Lifeboats”, R.I.N.A. International Conference on Surveillance Pilot and Rescue Craft for the 21st Century, 1990
Coxon, J. and Claughton, A.R., “Self-Pitching Propellers”, RINA Small Craft Group International Symposium on Propulsion for Small Craft, November, 1982
Weynberg, P.A., “Model and Full Scale Steering Trials on a 50 Tonne Fuel Tanker”, RINA Conference on the Operation of Small Ships in Shallow Water, London, 1979
Model Test Techniques
Gauvain, E. and Banks, J., "Measuring the Flow-field around Flexible Downwind Sails using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV): a Feasibility Study into a New Experimental Approach for the Investigation of Sailing Yachts Aerodynamics", 5th Int. Conference on Innovation in High Performance Sailing Yachts and Sail-Assisted Ship Propulsion (INNOV’SAIL), Gothenburg, Sweden, (online), June, 2020
Gauvain, E., "The Un-restrained Sailing Yacht Model Tests - A New Approach and Technology Appropriate to Modern Sailing Yacht Seakeeping", The Twenty Third Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium, March, 2019
Deakin, B. and Buckland, D., “Recent Advances in Radio Controlled Model Testing”, The Second Chesapeake Power Boat Symposium, Annapolis, MD, March, 2010 (PDF, 1.01MB)
Prince, M. and Wright, S., “Blow Back to Your Roots – The Superyacht and the Wind Tunnel”, The Yacht Report, July–August, 2009
Deakin, B., “Refinement of Yacht Superstructures with the Aid of Wind Tunnel Tests”, Project USA Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, April, 2003 (PDF, 229KB)
Prince M.P. and Wilson, P.A., “The Preliminary Testing of H(infinity) Roll Fin Stabilisation Through Experimental and Numerical Analysis”, Twelfth Ship Control Systems Symposium, The Hague, NDL, October, 1999
Deakin, B., “Model Tests to Assess the Manoeuvring of Planning Craft”, 15th HISWA Symposium on Yacht Design and Construction, November, 1998 (PDF, 3.59MB)
Deakin, B., “Model Tests Steer Development of a New Lifeboat Hull”, Safety at Sea International, June, 1997 (PDF, 4.38MB)
Deakin, B. and Campbell, I.M.C., “The Use of Model Tests in the Development of the Next Generation of RNLI Slipway Launched Lifeboats”, SURV IV : Surveillance, Pilot & Rescue Craft for the 21st Century, Gothenburg, May, 1997 (PDF, 4.74MB)
Deakin, B., “Model Tests in Support of the Design of a 50 Metre Barque”, The Thirteenth Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium, January, 1997 (PDF, 3.87MB)
Smithwick, J.E.T., Molland, A.F. and Turnock, S.R., “Wind Tunnel Tests on the Influence of Propeller Loading and the Effect of A Ship Hull on Skeg Rudder Performance”, Ship Science Report No. 90, July, 1995
Campbell I.M.C. and Claughton A.R., “Wind Tunnel Testing of Sailing Yacht Rigs”, Paper presented at, and published in proceedings for the 13th International Symposium on “Yacht Design and Yacht Construction” H.I.S.W.A., Amsterdam, November, 1994
Marine Structures
Hayman, B., Berggreen, C., Dow, R.S., Tsouvalis, N., Downes, J., Misirlis, K., Lundsgaard-Larsen, C., Delarche, A., Toftegaard, H.L. and Douka, C., “Studies of the buckling of composite plates in compression”, Ships and Offshore Structures, 6: 1, pp. 81–92, 2011
Hashim, S., Nisar, J., Berggreen, C., Orsolini, A., Tsouvalis, N., Anyfantis, K., McGeorge, D., Hayman, B., Chirica, I., Moore, P., Boyd, S., Dow, R., Misirlis, K. and Juin. E., “Fabrication, testing and analysis of steel/composite DLS adhesive joints”, Ships and Offshore Structures, 6: 1, pp. 115–126, 2011
Misirlis, K., Downes, J. and Dow, R.S., “Assessment of the Ultimate Compressive Strength for FRP Plates with Geometrical Imperfections”, International Conference on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures (PRADS), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, pp. 1102–1113, September, 2010
Misirlis, K., Downes, J. and Dow, R.S., “Comparison of Progressive Failure Models for Composite Materials”, 10th International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation (FAST), Athens, Greece, pp. 307–320, October, 2009
Misirlis, K., Downes, J. and Dow, R.S., “Effects of Geometric Imperfections on the Strength of Composite Panels in Ship Hulls”, 1st International Conference on Lightweight Marine Structures, Glasgow, September, 2009
Hashim, S., Nisar, J., Berggreen, C., Tsouvalis, N., Anyfantis, K., McGeorge, D., Chirica, I., Moore, P., Boyd, S., Misirlis, K. and Juin. E., “Design and Analysis of DLS Steel/Composite Thick Adherend Adhesive Joints”, 17th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM 17), Edinburg, July, 2009
Misirlis, K., Dow, R.S., Downes, J., Berggreen, C., Delarche, A., Tsouvalis, N., Lundsgaard-Larsen, C., Boyd, S.W. and Yang, N. “Investigations on the Ultimate Compressive Strength of Composite Plates with Geometrical Imperfections”, 17th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM 17), Edinburg, July, 2009
Misirlis, K., Downes, J. and Dow, R.S., “Progressive Failure of Composite Panels in Ship Hulls”, 10th International Marine Design Conference (IMDC), Trondheim, Norway, pp. 1055–1065, May, 2009
Computer Modelling
Claughton, A., “Complex Geometry, Simple Files”, Ship and Boat International, January–February, 2010 (PDF, 393KB)
Wright, S. and Prince, M., “More Variables... More Solutions”, Seahorse, January, 2009
Spenkuch, T., Turnock, S., Scarponi, M. and Shenoi, R.A., “Lifting Line Method for Modelling Covering and Blanketing Effects for Yacht Fleet Race Simulation”, 3rd High Performance Yacht Design Conference, Auckland, NZ, December, 2008 (PDF, 1.69MB)
Spenkuch, T., Turnock, S., Wright, A. and Ajit Shenoi, R., “The Use of CFD in Modelling Blanketing Effects for Yacht Race Simulations”, 11th Numerical Towing Tank Symposium, Brest, France, pp. 126–131, September, 2008
Weynberg, P.A. and Claughton, A.R., “The Use of Computers in A Marine Consultancy Organisation”, RINA Small Craft Group - International Conference on Computers and Small Craft, February, 1984
Wellicome, J.F., Weynberg, P.A. and Wilson, P.A., “Preliminary Design Using The Computer”, Third International Offshore Craft Conference, London, 1978
Sport Science
Roche, J., Turnock, S. and Wright, A., “An Analysis of the Interaction Between Slider Physique and Descent Time for Bob Skeleton”, Estivalet, M. and Brisson, P. (eds.), The Engineering of Sport 7, Springer, pp. 101–110, 2008
Spenkuch, T., Turnock, S., Scarponi, M. and Ajit Shenoi, R., “Development of a VR Sailing Simulator Environment for Assessing and Improving Crew Performance”, Estivalet, M. and Brisson, P. (eds.), The Engineering of Sport 7, Springer, pp. 65–76, 2008
Other
Campbell, I.M.C., Wellicome, J.F. and Weynberg P.A., "An Investigation into Wave Slamming Loads on Cylinders (OSFLAG 2A)", Wolfson Marine Craft Unit Report No. 317, March 1977 (PDF, 26.0MB).
Campbell, I.M.C. and Weynberg, P.A., “Slam Load Histories on Cylinders”, Conference of Environmental Forces on Engineering Structures, London, 1979.
Campbell, I.M.C. and Weynberg, P.A., "Measurement of Parameters Affecting Slamming", Wolfson Unit M.T.I.A. Report No. 440, February 1980 (PDF, 40.8MB).
Campbell, I.M.C., "The Response of a Tubular Beam to an Inclined Slam Impact", Wolfson Unit M.T.I.A. Report No. 488/1, November 1983 (PDF, 23.4MB).
Claughton, A., McLellan, E. and Bunyan, H., “Composite Rigging for Large Sailing Superyachts”, SNAME 2009, Providence, RI, October, 2009
Deakin, B., “Pragmatic Solutions to Regulatory Problems – The Wolfson Unit’s Stability Research for the MCA” The Naval Architect, RINA, January 2008 (PDF, 5.58MB)
Deakin, B., “Decades of Development – 40 Years History of the Wolfson Unit” Ship & Boat International, RINA, January 2008 (PDF, 5.67MB)
Lloyd, A.R.J.M. and Campbell, I.M.C., “Experiments to Investigate the Vortices SHED from a Submarine-Like Body of Revolution”, AGARD Conference No. 413 on Aerodynamic and Related Hydrodynamic Studies Using Water Facilities, Monterey, 1986
Campbell, I.M.C. and Claughton, A.R., “Development of Lifeboat Launching Systems for Offshore Rigs and Platforms”, International Conference on Marine Survival Craft, Liferafts, Lifeboats, Survival Systems in association with The Nautical Institute, November, 1983
Campbell, I.M.C. and Claughton, A.R., and Kingswood A.R., “Development of Lifeboat Launching Systems for Offshore Rigs and Platforms”, R.I.N.A. International Conference on Marine Survival Craft, London, 1983
