Wave making resistance — is a form of drag that affects surface watercraft, such as boats and ships, and reflects the energy required to push the water out of the way of the hull. This energy goes into creating the wake.PhysicsFor small displacement hulls, such as… … Wikipedia
WPTH — Wave Piercing TumbleHome (Governmental » Transportation) Wave Piercing TumbleHome (Governmental » Military) … Abbreviations dictionary
LOMOcean Design — is a naval architecture and yacht design company based in Auckland, New Zealand.[1] Contents … Wikipedia
Zumwalt class destroyer — Artist rendering of the Zumwalt class destroyer Class overview Name: Zumwalt Builders: General Dynamics … Wikipedia
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Team Philips — was a catamaran sailing vessel built to try to take Pete Goss around the World in record time.The design consisted of two thin, wave piercing hulls, each with its own sail, connected by high placed bridges between the hulls to minimise wave drag … Wikipedia
Hull speed — Hull speed, sometimes referred to as displacement speed, is the speed of a boat at which the bow and stern waves interfere constructively, creating relatively large waves, and thus a relatively large value of wave drag. Though the term hull speed … Wikipedia
Hobie cat — A Hobie Cat is a small catamaran (or two hulled) sailboat manufactured by the Hobie Cat Company of Oceanside, California, USA. Begun as a manufacturer of surf boards in the late 1950s, Hobie (named after Hobie Alter, the company s founder) began… … Wikipedia
HSV-2 Swift — is a non commissioned, hybrid catamaran leased by the United States Navy as a mine countermeasures and sea basing test platform, homeported at Naval Station Ingleside, Texas. The HSV stands for High Speed Vessel. The ship was constructed by the… … Wikipedia
Incat — Infobox Company company name = Incat Group of Companies company company type = Proprietary Limited Company foundation = 1977 location = Hobart, Tasmania industry = Shipbuilding products = Wave Piercing Catamarans homepage =… … Wikipedia
