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- Fri Feb 02, 2024 9:46 am
- Forum: Welcome to the AYRS Forums
- Topic: Contact Addresses
- Replies: 0
- Views: 39848
- Sun Oct 01, 2023 7:53 am
- Forum: AYRS Meetings
- Topic: Meeting during Weymouth Speedweek 11.9.2023
- Replies: 0
- Views: 65793
Meeting during Weymouth Speedweek 11.9.2023
Weymouth Speedweek includes our AYRS meeting at Weymouth Sailing Club on the evening of Wednesday 11 October. Spectators are welcome any day of Speedweek but if you are coming on just one day perhaps make that the Wednesday - there are usually a few AYRS members at the Weymouth and Portland National...
- Sun Apr 23, 2023 5:05 pm
- Forum: Welcome to the AYRS Forums
- Topic: Posting on the forum
- Replies: 0
- Views: 77889
Posting on the forum
In order to post on the forum you must be logged in to your user account. Even than, the post must first be approved by a moderator. We had to take this step because "spambots" today are capable of creating fake user accounts and sending spam. As the moderators may be away for quite some time, pleas...
- Fri Oct 28, 2022 8:57 am
- Forum: Craft
- Topic: Sub-fora discontinued
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10110
Sub-fora discontinued
There have been relatively few posts in relatively many sub-fora, so now these posts have all been moved up into "Boats" and the old sub-fora monohulls, multihulls, etc. removed. We hope this makes it easier to find things. Users can vote on this in the attached poll. Also, the same has been done wi...
- Thu Oct 13, 2022 10:54 am
- Forum: Welcome to the AYRS Forums
- Topic: Registration of new users
- Replies: 0
- Views: 23610
Registration of new users
The forum has been flooded with bogus registrations from spambots (programs scouring the internet looking for places to leave advertisements). Although their accounts are never activated and the spam itself has never made it past the moderators, they clog up the database and becuase there can be doz...
- Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:35 am
- Forum: Events & other announcements
- Topic: Weymouth Speedweek 2020
- Replies: 0
- Views: 29026
Weymouth Speedweek 2020
After much deliberation and many discussions, the organisers have sadly concluded that they will not be able to run Weymouth Speed Week in 2020. They would like to thank the WPNSA and their many supporters and volunteers for their efforts in trying to find ways in which they might be able to run the...
- Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:28 am
- Forum: AYRS Meetings
- Topic: Speedweek meeting cancelled
- Replies: 0
- Views: 32885
Speedweek meeting cancelled
As Speedweek itself has been cancelled, AYRS is cancelling the Weymouth meeting due to take place during Speedweek on 7th October.
- Tue Sep 24, 2019 12:40 pm
- Forum: Technical Papers for review and comment
- Topic: Howard Fund
- Replies: 38
- Views: 16777215
Re: Howard Fund
If you use the Full Editor instead of the Quick Reply, you will see below the message box a tab labelled Attachments. That allows you to insert files either inline or as links.
If all else fails, email them to webadmin@ayrs.org and I will insert them.
If all else fails, email them to webadmin@ayrs.org and I will insert them.
- Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:15 am
- Forum: Events & other announcements
- Topic: JRA meeting
- Replies: 0
- Views: 30495
JRA meeting
Message received from the Junk Rig Association (contact: honsec@junkrigassociation.org) QUOTE I volunteered to organise this year’s AGM in the UK, it has been held in New Zealand for the last two years and I would be thrilled to have a good turnout. This will be during May Spring Bank Holiday (Sat 2...
- Mon Jan 07, 2019 9:58 pm
- Forum: AYRS Meetings
- Topic: NWLG Summer Meeting, Saturday 9th June 2018
- Replies: 0
- Views: 32181
NWLG Summer Meeting, Saturday 9th June 2018
The meeting began at 2.00 pm promptly with Colin giving a report on the joint Open Canoe Sailing Group/AYRS North West Local Group meet at Coniston Water in the Lake District on the weekend of 20th to 22nd April. (A separate report is published in this edition of Catalyst). Mike then gave his impres...
- Mon Jan 07, 2019 9:55 pm
- Forum: AYRS Meetings
- Topic: NWLG Winter Meeting, Saturday 8th December 2018
- Replies: 0
- Views: 32194
NWLG Winter Meeting, Saturday 8th December 2018
The members assembled around midday and were then invited to enjoy a buffet lunch, which has become the custom before the Winter Meeting of this Group, which is celebrating the conclusion of their eighth year together. Once settled down, Mike announced that he has volunteered for the post of Hon Sec...
- Mon Jan 07, 2019 9:52 pm
- Forum: AYRS Meetings
- Topic: AYRS NWLG Autumn Meeting, Saturday 8th September 2018
- Replies: 0
- Views: 31890
AYRS NWLG Autumn Meeting, Saturday 8th September 2018
The meeting commenced with Mark outlining the development of a suitable sail system for his Proa. He is now on the third development. He passed around a drawing showing the general layout of the sail plan. The main sail is a Bermudan sail which wraps around the mast. This eliminates much of the drag...
- Mon Jan 07, 2019 9:49 pm
- Forum: AYRS Meetings
- Topic: Combined OCSG/AYRS NWLG Meet, Coniston Water, April 20th to 22nd 2018
- Replies: 0
- Views: 32167
Combined OCSG/AYRS NWLG Meet, Coniston Water, April 20th to 22nd 2018
This report details a very pleasant visit to Coniston Water, in the Lake District, organized by The Open Canoe Sailing Group (OCSG) and which included members of the Amateur Yacht Research Society, North West Local Group, John Shuttleworth, Mark Hillmann and Colin McCowen. The event was very well or...
- Fri Oct 27, 2017 7:22 pm
- Forum: Events & other announcements
- Topic: Robin Blain
- Replies: 0
- Views: 32083
Robin Blain
Message from the Junk Rig Association (of which AYRS is a member) ----------------------- Dear Amateur Yacht Research Society, It is with great and personal regret that I have to tell you that I've just heard that the founder of the Junk Rig Association, Robin Blain, has died. The JRA was conceived ...
- Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:11 pm
- Forum: Events & other announcements
- Topic: Weymouth Speedweek 2017
- Replies: 0
- Views: 31943
Weymouth Speedweek 2017
Just a reminder that this years Weymouth Speedweek will be from Saturday 14th October to Friday 20th October at the WPNSA Osprey Quay. Boat builders and experimental craft are all welcome to spend a week in like minded company. Sailing from 10.30 am each day. Evening events organised. AYRS Meeting a...
- Sun Jul 16, 2017 10:58 am
- Forum: Events & other announcements
- Topic: RINA - Power & Propulsion Alternatives for Ships
- Replies: 0
- Views: 32132
RINA - Power & Propulsion Alternatives for Ships
Call for Papers (deadline: 17 July 2017) Power & Propulsion Alternatives for Ships 8 November 2017, Rotterdam, The Netherlands The current use of alternative fuels and renewable energy sources within the shipping industry is still relatively low. Growing environmental legislation and concerns are d...
- Sun Jul 02, 2017 1:12 pm
- Forum: Welcome to the AYRS Forums
- Topic: Fishwics Brief Bio
- Replies: 2
- Views: 25708
Re: Fishwics Brief Bio
Front page has changed a bit from when No 51 was published, but if you click on "Home" on the black bar above, you'll get there.
- Mon Apr 17, 2017 12:03 pm
- Forum: Events & other announcements
- Topic: Weymouth Speed Week - May Trials Week
- Replies: 0
- Views: 32257
Weymouth Speed Week - May Trials Week
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Our annual gathering to get together, get on the water and test new things. We will be around most of the week and can arrange support boats if needed. We look forward to seeing you there.
Our annual gathering to get together, get on the water and test new things. We will be around most of the week and can arrange support boats if needed. We look forward to seeing you there.
- Mon Mar 27, 2017 11:18 am
- Forum: Events & other announcements
- Topic: High Speed Marine Vessels symposium - Final Call for Papers
- Replies: 0
- Views: 32385
High Speed Marine Vessels symposium - Final Call for Papers
The 11th HSMV Symposium will be held in Naples in October 2017. As in previous years, the Symposium will provide an opportunity to present and discuss developments in the design, construction and operation of high speed marine vessels. Papers are invited on all aspect of high speed vessels with a wi...
- Thu Feb 09, 2017 10:30 pm
- Forum: Technical Papers for review and comment
- Topic: Howard Fund
- Replies: 38
- Views: 16777215
Re: Howard Fund
Definitely by email! or you can post the bones of it here.
Regards
AYRS Web Admin
Regards
AYRS Web Admin
- Fri Jan 20, 2017 8:54 am
- Forum: Craft
- Topic: MicroTransat
- Replies: 21
- Views: 82976
MicroTransat
AYRS has received the following letter, which I'm posting here and inviting the sender to join the forum. Comments are welcome. Admin ______________________________________________________________________ Your advice about a crazy idea. I'm sending this email, as owing to a mistake on my part, I was...
- Fri Jan 06, 2017 11:25 am
- Forum: Sails & Aerodynamics
- Topic: Wingsail design
- Replies: 3
- Views: 19999
Wingsail design
Thinking about wingsails; anyone considering their design should read Fekete and Newman's paper “Analysis and development of a sailboat with self-trimming wing sail”[1] in particular the second order differential equation which allows prediction of its stability. NACA sections are probably not the b...
- Fri Jan 06, 2017 10:04 am
- Forum: Events & other announcements
- Topic: AYRS Annual General Meeting, 22nd January 2017
- Replies: 2
- Views: 18217
Re: AYRS Annual General Meeting, 22nd January 2017
The accounts for the year ending 30 September 2016 are on the AYRS website at http://www.ayrs.org/management/AGM%2020 ... report.pdf.
- Wed Dec 14, 2016 6:18 pm
- Forum: Events & other announcements
- Topic: AYRS Annual General Meeting, 22nd January 2017
- Replies: 2
- Views: 18217
AYRS Annual General Meeting, 22nd January 2017
The 53rd Annual General Meeting of the Amateur Yacht Research Society will take place on Sunday 22nd January 2017 at the Village Hall, Thorpe, Surrey, TW20 8TE starting at 4.00pm. The AGM is open to all paid-up members and their guests, but only members may vote. Agenda 1. Apologies for absence 2. T...
- Thu Nov 24, 2016 6:50 pm
- Forum: Craft
- Topic: Autonomous ships
- Replies: 2
- Views: 20199
Re: Autonomous ships
If aircraft experience is anything to go by - Not good at all! One of the "side-effects" of developing collision-avoidance systems for aircraft (and most commercial aircraft today fly under autopilot, even when taking collision-avoidance action) was the development of a "cheap" and cheerful system f...
- Tue Nov 08, 2016 10:36 pm
- Forum: Welcome to the AYRS Forums
- Topic: Terms of Use
- Replies: 0
- Views: 38726
Terms of Use
The Terms of Use have been amended by the addition of the following paragraph: "You further agree that you grant to “Amateur Yacht Research Society” and the other users of the “Amateur Yacht Research Society” forum (whether they be registered or not) perpetual and irrevocable licence to reproduce an...
- Thu Oct 06, 2016 9:10 pm
- Forum: Craft
- Topic: Flettner rotor ship
- Replies: 5
- Views: 27416
- Tue Sep 29, 2015 12:14 pm
- Forum: Welcome to the AYRS Forums
- Topic: Welcome to the AYRS Forum
- Replies: 0
- Views: 41707
Welcome to the AYRS Forum
Welcome to the new AYRS Forum - the place to discuss developments in yacht science. Once registered you will find you have limited access to most of the forums. Some of them are restricted to paid-up AYRS members (well, they do need some privileges for their money), but in most you will be able to r...