Sail Buyers Guide: Yacht Design & Rating Software

Yacht Design & Rating Software

AeroHydro
(Southwest Harbor, ME USA)
"MultiSurf" & "SurfaceWorks Marine" relational 3D design & performance prediction for Windows
www.aerohydro.com

AutoShip Systems
(Vancouver, BC Canada)
"Autoship" & "Autoyacht" design, "Autohydro" stability, "Autopower" resistance & propulsion, "Autostructure" structure, "Autoplate" plate extension, "Production Manager" nesting
www.autoship.com

Creative Systems
(Port Townsend, WA USA)
"GHS" hydrostatics, stability & strength
www.ghsport.com

HydroComp
(Durham, NH USA)
"NavCad" performance, "PropExpert" propeller selection, "PropCad" propeller design, "SwiftCraft" speed/power, "SwiftTrial" sea trial analysis, "PropElements"
www.hydrocompinc.com

Marine Survey & Design
(Davidsonville, MD)
"Maxsurf" design, hydrostatics, performance prediction & construction (Windows)
www.msdco.com

New Wave Systems
(Jamestown, RI USA)
"Nautilus System" design, construction, & performance prediction (Windows)
www.newavesys.com

Orca/DRS C3 Systems
(Stevensville, MD USA)
"Orca 3D" design, stability & performance plug-in for Rhino
www.orca3d.com

Proteus Engineering (Alion)
(Alexandria, VA USA)
"FastYacht/FastShip" design for Windows, RhinoMarine
www.proteusengineering.com

Ray Clark Enterprises
(Huntington Beach, CA USA)
"Plyboats" multichine boat design

Rhinoceros/Robert McNeel & Associates
(Seattle, WA USA)
"Rhinoceros" NURBS 3-D modeler (Windows 98/NT/XP)
www.rhino3d.com

Vacanti Yacht Design
(Renton, WA USA)
Prolines, Wings, Foil, ABS Construct, Design & analysis software
www.vacantisw.com