Amateur Yacht Research Society

The subject of Wiliwaw, the pioneering hydrofoil trimaran, came up during comments on the (very good) zoom meeting on the Americas Cup. One interesting connection is that Tom Speer, an aerodynamicist who has worked on at least one Cup campaign, has done a very comprehensive design study about what a...

I very much enjoyed the recent Zoom meeting about Alastair Law's Paradox micro cruiser. There was a bit of discussion about auxiliary power which brought to mind something I saw recently billed as an 'electric yuloh' (well actually an 'electric godille' because they are French): https://france3-regi...

Hello, I have just joined the forum and despite being an on-off member of AYRS for many years, have just attended my first meeting in Thorpe Village hall. It was a pleasure meeting everyone and I apologise for having to leave so early. My AYRS-relevant background is in sailing (dinghy pottering, off...