Technical innovation is focus of Shipwrights’ Lectures
Land Rover BAR skippered by Ben Ainslie, shown here in action during their race with Emirates Team New Zealand in the 35th America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs Semi-finals.Racing was abandoned after the wind dropped on June 5, 2017 on Bermuda’s Great Sound
Technical innovation behind the America’s Cup will be the focus of January’s Shipwrights’ Lectures.
To celebrate the work put into the America’s Cup Land Rover BAR team, a panel discussion looking at industry developments will be held with Andy Claughton, naval architect BAR Technologies; Richard Hopkirk, Land Rover BAR engineering manager; Simon Schofield, BAR Technologies senior engineer and James Roche, Land Rover BAR performance and simulation.|
The panel discussion will be chaired by Matt Sheahan, head of performance sailing at Sunset+Vine PLC.
Foiling catamarans
The lectures are aimed at inspiring apprentices and young people involved in the industry and will show how cutting-edge technology is adopted to deliver world-class performance.
The foiling catamarans at the 35th America’s Cup held in Bermuda this summer exhibited some of the greatest operational developments seen in international yacht racing since the cup began, said The Worshipful Company of Shipwrights.
Sir Ben Ainslie’s Land Rover BAR team harnessed these innovations in their attempt to bring the cup home, having been the only challenger to win one race against New Zealand, the eventual winner of the America’s Cup.
Design planning
Land Rover BAR will be further developing designs and materials once Emirates Team New Zealand has made public the design rule for the 36th America’s Cup, maintaining its campaign to bring the cup home.
The Shipwrights’ Lectures will be held on January 10 at the University of Southampton
