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Volume 5, Issue 2 June 2011
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Volume 5, Issue 2
The Masthead
RINA Accreditation Pg. 1
Message from ABYC Pres. Pg. 2
K & J Wood Scholarships Pg. 3
The Efficient Powerboat 2 Pg. 5
Westlawn in Yachting Pg. 8
Westlawn Profiles
Robert Miller Pg. 9
Westlawn, SSCD,
Planimeter & Masthead Pg. 11
Splashes Pg. 12
First Annual Maine Meet Pg. 13
Know It All Answer Pg. 14
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News & Views Pg. 18
Know It All Question Pg. 19
ABYC Tech Notes
Nav Lights Pg. 20
MLC Labor Pains Pg. 21
Rebirth of I da May Pg. 25
The Lighter Side Pg. 29
Bill Garden, In Memoriam Pg. 30
Book Sale Pg. 32
Classes & Training Links Pg. 33
Archives Pg. 36
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T
he Royal Institution of Naval
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tional organization representing
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tries has accredited the Westlawn
Institute of Marine Technologys
Yacht & Boat Design Program.

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vise, construct, manage, or repair boats or ships of the highest quality. West-
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The Kat hy & J er r y Wood Foundat i on Pr ovi des Gener ous Fi nanc i al Suppor t
T
he Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology is
pleased to announce that we have received the sec-
ond years donations for the most substantial grant
and scholarship program the school has ever offered!
For qualifying U.S. students, tuition will be effectively
reduced to levels last seen in the
early 1980s!

All the funds donated by the Wood
Foundation for 2010, were ex-
pended in scholarships and grants
for students before the end of the
year under the terms of the donation. Were looking
forward to assisting more students again this year.

This program has been made possible by the generous
support of the Kathy & Jerry Wood Foundation, which
has committed to donating $90,000, at $30,000 per
year for three years (2010, 2011 and 2012), to provide
tuition assistance for all Westlawn students who are
eligible. Grants and scholarships will be available until
the donated funds are expended for a given year.

Mr. Jerry Wood dedicated much of his life to the sup-
port of boating and education. In fact, he established
the Annapolis Sailing School in 1959, which soon be-
came the largest commercial sailing school in the
United States. With his wife Kathy, he went on to cre-
ate the first in-the-water all-sailboat show, which revo-
lutionized boat shows, and lead Kathy and Jerry to cre-
ate the United States Powerboat Showalso in Anna-
polistwo years later. Over the years, the Woods busi-
nesses have employed over 3,000 young people and
young adults helping to train and mentor them to pre-
pare to move out into the world to become well-
rounded mature individuals.

Westlawns parent company is The American Boat &
Yacht Council (ABYC) based in Annapolis, MD. ABYC
headquarters is within walking distance of the Annapo-
lis Boat Show and is even closer to Kathy and Jerrys
former Annapolis home.

The connections between Westlawn Institute and
ABYC and the history and goals of Kathy and Jerry
Wood, are remarkable, said Sallie Hamrick, President
of the Kathy and Jerry Wood Foundation. Not only are
both organizations dedicated to boating and education,
but also to enhancing boating safety and to encourag-
ing our nations youth to pursue the enjoyment of boat-
ing and careers in the boating industry. We are particu-
larly touched that Jerry and Kathy will continue to serve
the boating community by helping
students learn to design boats and
yachts that will be joyfully used for
generations to come.

Westlawn is extremely grateful to
the Kathy and Jerry Wood Founda-
tion, noted Westlawn director Dave Gerr. The scholar-
ships and grants the Wood Foundation are making
possible will be a tremendous help to our students,
and its even more satisfying to know that well be con-
tinuing the tradition that Kathy and Jerry Wood estab-
lished both assisting in education and in supporting
boating.

ABYCs president, Skip Burdon, was instrumental in
making the connections that resulted in this invaluable
support, continued Gerr. Its a perfect example of
how important it is to be part of ABYC, and of the deep
commitment that ABYC has to boating education and
standards.

For U.S. Citizens Only
Under the terms of the funding, the Kathy and Jerry
Woods grants and scholarships can be awarded to U.S.
citizens only.

Grants for Newly Enrolling Students:
All students, who are U.S. citizens, who meet Westlawn
admission requirements, will be eligible for a $1,500
grant toward their tuition in Module 1 in the full Yacht
& Boat Design Program, or toward the tuition for the
Elements of Technical Boat Design course.

Regular tuition for one module (U.S. students, 2011) is
$2,800. Students enrolling with a $1,500 Wood Foun-
dation grant may either pay the entire tuition balance
of $1,300, or they may elect to enroll under the zero-
interest monthly payment plan as follows:

$690 initial payment followed by 10 monthly pay-
ments of $61.00 per month.
Wood Foundat i on Sc hol ar shi p c ont i nued . . .
Scholarships for Academic Achievement
GPA of 90% or Higher
Scholarships will be awarded to current students, who
are U.S. citizens, who are enrolling in the next module
of study at Westlawn. Students with a GPA of 90% or
higher will receive a $1,500 scholarship toward the
tuition of their next module, upon enrollment in that
module.

Regular tuition for one module (U.S. students, 2011) is
$2,800. Students enrolling with a $1,500 Wood-
Foundation academic scholarship may either pay the
balance of $1,300, or they may elect to enroll under
the zero-interest monthly payment plan as follows:


Scholarships for Academic Achievement
GPA between 85% and 89%
Scholarships will be awarded to current students, who
are U.S. citizens, who are enrolling in the next module
of study at Westlawn. Students with a GPA between
85% and 89% will receive a $1,000 scholarship toward
the tuition of their next module, upon enrollment in
that module.

Students enrolling with a $1,000 Wood-Foundation
academic scholarship may either pay the balance of
$1,800, or they may elect to enroll under the zero-
interest monthly payment plan as follows:


All tuition payment amounts and terms will be ad-
justed to reflect any change in tuition applicable to
new enrollments.

The scholarships granted for academic achievement
with a GPA will be the Wood Scholarships, and the
recipients will be known as Wood Scholars.

Scholarships and grants from funds donated by the
Wood Foundation may not be applied retroactively,
and may only be awarded for enrollments that occur
after June 21, 2011.

Contact Patti Schulte, student services coordinator, to
apply for the Wood Grants and Scholarships:
pschulte@westlawn.edu
ABYC/Har gr ave Gr ant s f or I nt er nat i onal
St udent s
Through the generous support of ABYC and of Hargrave
Custom Yachts, students who are not U.S. citizens can
enroll using the ABYC/Hargrave scholarship, with grants
of $250 for each module until the funds are expended.

Be sure to specifically request the ABYC/Hargrave Schol-
arship on your enrollment forms.
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struction of maritime vessels and structures. It also considers the methods and quality of delivery of the course, and
the output standards set for successful completion of the course.

The Institution considers that the Yacht & Boat Design Program provided by Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology
meets these standards, and therefore provides good preparation for those who wish to practice of yacht and boat
design and construction.

RINA Chief Executive, Trevor Blakeley, stated, Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology has a well deserved interna-
tional reputation for its programmes, and it is a pleasure for the Royal Institution of Naval Architects as an interna-
tional professional society to accredit its Yacht & Boat Design Course.

RINA is one of the foremost organizations dedicated to enhancing the art and science of naval architecture, said
Westlawn Institute director Dave Gerr. Its an honor to have Westlawn Institutes Yacht & Boat Design Program ac-
credited by RINA. Not only does this recognize the breadth and quality of the Westlawn program, but adding RINA
accreditation to our long-standing DETC accreditation provides our students and alumni with an additional interna-
tional confirmation of the marine industrys broad acceptance of Westlawn Institute training.
RI NA Ac c r edi t at i on Cont i nued f r om page 1
The Masthead
I
n the previous issue we looked at the fuel consumption
and range of early offshore powerboats, and began our
examination of powerboat efficiency, by using transport effi-
ciency and miles per gallon to compare boats. We saw how
longer more slender hulls could be moved farther faster for
the same amount of fuel. Comparing different hull forms
normalized for displacement, we also saw that driving boats
at lower speed/
length ratios also
improved effi-
ciency. Well con-
clude our discus-
sion of powerboat
efficiency here by
looking at the ef-
fect of improving
propulsion ma-
chinery and also
at the effect that
overall size has on
efficiency. Well
also consider how
efficient slender
hull forms affect
seakeeping, com-
fort, and accom-
modations.

The Effects of Larger Diameter Propellers
Taking our 67-foot Ironheart, we can get an idea what addi-
tional performance can be garnered from increasing propel-
ler diameter, which means reducing shaft rpm. If we as-
sume a standard 3:1 gear on Ironhearts 419-hp engine,
wed find a 4-blade propeller of 40-in. diameter by 36-in.
pitch, for an approximate propeller efficiency of 65%, If we
could install a larger 5:1 reduction gear (and a much larger
propeller) we could then install a 56-in. diameter by 67-in.
pitch 3 blade, with an approximate efficiency of 73%. The
reduction in
horsepower from
the increase in
efficiency can be
found from:

Resulting HP =
original HP x
standard
efficiency new
efficiency

In this case, 0.65
0.73 = 0.89 or
89%

Accordingly,
where we needed
113 hp for 13.3
knots, we would
only need 101 hp; and for 16.9 knots we would require 373
hp rather than 419. Obviously, this would increase transport
efficiency and thus fuel economy.

June 2011 Page 5

What Efficiency Means, How It Can Save Money and How it Makes for Better Boats
By Dave Gerr, Dave Gerr, 2011
Summer Moon I I 82-f t . Voyagi ng Mot or c r ui ser
Summer Moon II82-ft. Voyaging Motorcruiser
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Note that this larger-
propeller-diameter
gain applies for boats
in the semi-planing
speed range and
below. At high-planing
speed, smaller
diameter and higher
pitch (given sufficient
blade area to absorb
thrust) are more
efficient.

Better Seaboats
As good as long slen-
der hulls are at being
efficient they offer still
another advantage
they are better sea-
boats. Long slender
hulls can be driven faster in
more elevated sea states than
wider shorter craft. Slamming
and pounding are much re-
duced, which in turn makes
for greater comfort, better
crew performance, and lower
loads on the hull, machinery,
and gear. This critical consid-
eration is often overlooked in
evaluating the advantage of
slender hulls. It shouldnt be.

Cabin Layouts in Slender Hulls
One of the drawbacks to slen-
der hulls is working in com-
fortable accommodations.
You can see the arrangement
of the very slender Ironheart is
greatly controlled by
the limited beam.
Though there are sub-
stantial gains to be
had in efficiency going
this thinas you can
see from the perform-
ance tables (previous
issue)you can still
gain considerable ad-
vantages from even
moderately slender
hulls. Imagine and
Peregrine are two ex-
amples. They have
quite comfortable and
generally what we
think of as normal
arrangement plans.

In larger boats, its
easier to work in ac-
commodations in
quite sender hulls. The
drawings of Summer
Moon II, show just how
comfortable the ar-
rangement can be in
an 82-footer, with a
length-to-beam ratio
of 4.5:1.

Larger Boats are
More Efficient
In order to keep the
boat comparison tables from
growing too large and com-
plex, I did not include a nor-
malized Summer Moon II.
This, however gives us an op-
portunity to look at another
aspect of transport efficiency:
Simply being larger makes for
greater transport efficiency.

Summer Moon II is 82 ft. 3
in. LOA, 72 ft. 11 in. DWL,
17 ft. 0 in. beam, 16 ft. 3
in. BWL, and 137,400 lb.
displacement. This gives a DL
ratio of 158 and a length-to-
beam ratio of 4.5 on the wa-
terline. Maximum hull speed
is 14.6 knots (SL 1.71), driven
by a single 720-hp
diesel. At 12-knot
cruise transport effi-
ciency is 15.5higher
than any of the other
normalized boats at
any speed. Even if
modified to run semi-
planing at 16.9 knots,
transport efficiency
would still be 6.5
again higher than any
of the other normal-
ized boats (see table
previous issue).

This is the reason that
larger and larger
June 2011 Page 6
The Ef f i c i ent Power boat Par t 2 c ont i nued
Ironheart66-ft. Voyaging Motorcruiser
Imagine57-ft. Voyaging Motorcruiser
The Motorsailing Option
It wouldnt do to talk about efficiency and fuel economy
without considering the motorsailing option. Ironhearts
two masts (see drawing, previous issue) are intended for
dinghy launching, steadying sails, flopper stoppers and
paravanes, and for real motorsailing. The short rig that
can be set will allow Ironheart to sail moderately well
from a close reach on down. With some sail up, the
engine can be throttled well back to achieve the same
speed as without the wind-power boost. Fuel savings and
increased range can be immense.

Another advantage to being able to motorsail is that
should the engine shut down completely offshoreyou
can still make progress and maneuver under sail alone.
Youll be able to take care of yourself rather than having
to call for help.
The Masthead
cargo ships and tank-
ers are economically
attractive. The bigger
the vessel the higher
the transport effi-
ciency. If we scaled
Summer Moon II up to
900 feet LOA super-
tanker size, she would
displace 80,500 tons
on an 800-foot water-
line. Because the wa-
terline is so long, we
would only need to
drive this supertanker
Summer Moon II at an
SL ratio of 1 be-
causewith such
a long waterline
this still gives 28
knots. (Slower is
more efficient,
and 28 knots is
faster than nor-
mal for cargo
transport.) Power
would be around
55,000 hp. The
resulting trans-
port efficiency:
289! Yes, simply
by scaling Sum-
mer Moon II up to
super giant size.
(Naturally, Sum-
mer Moon II isnt
the right propor-
tions for a super-
tanker, but its
the principle that
counts here.) Of
course, compare any
vessels of the same
size (displacement)
and were right back
to the three underlying
efficiency drivers: go-
ing slower, longer
more sender hulls,
efficient propulsion
package.

Summer Moon II is
both a relatively large
boat and is long slen-
der, and light, and is
fitted with a deep re-
duction gear for a
large-diameter, slow-
turning prop. With
5,840 gallons of die-
sel, she has a range at
14 knots of 2,000
miles. At 9 knots,
Summer Moon II is
non-stop transpacific
capable, with a range
of 5,500 nautical
miles, plus a 10% re-
serve.

The Problem with
Dockage and Storage
Fees
One of the unfor-
tunate problems
with long slender
hulls is that al-
most the entire
boating industry
charges for boats
based on length
not on their real
size, which is
their displace-
ment. If only
dockage and stor-
age was calcu-
lated based on
displacement in
tons not length in
feet. Using tons,
all of our normal-
ized example
boats from 45 to
67 feet LOA,
would pay the
same storage
fees. Insteadas
things arethe much
more economical
longer slender boats
are penalized by pay-
ing higher storage due
to their greater length.
This is a real shame
and something that
the boating industry
ought to address to
encourage more effi-
cient boats.

Tons may be too ab-
stract a number to be
June 2011 Page 7
Iron Kyle45-ft. Tug Yacht
Peregrine45-ft. Ultra-Shoal Motorcruiser
Narrow Boats Do Not Mean
Tender Boats
One of the common misconceptions about slender hulls is that they are necessar-
ily tender and deep rollers. In fact, this was a difficulty experienced aboard the
early, slender offshore powerboats of the 1907-era Bermuda race we discussed
last issue. It absolutely does not have to be that way and shouldnt be if the de-
signer knows his or her business.

The belief that narrow boats are rollers is so pervasive that the builder of one of
the boats weve used for an example here simply couldnt imagine that that ves-
sel would be workable. He was astonished when the boat not only floated exactly
on its lines but was moderately stiff as well.

The key is that the stability characteristics have to be worked out from the early
stages in design so that roll time in seconds is equal to between 1 and 1.1 times
the beam in meters, or a bit less. Roll time is governed by metacentric height
(GM), which in turn in controlled by the moment of inertia of the waterplane and
the relationship of the vertical center of gravity (VCG) to the waterplane. These are
standard naval-architecture calculations. (See the December 2007 issue of The
Masthead, for complete details on these calculations.) Theres no reason not to
get roll characteristics right on every design, slender or beamy.
The Masthead
practical. After all, how is a yard to check on the tonnage
figure you supply them with? Ive long proposed that dock-
age and storage be based on simply 3.5 times beam. For
our three example boats (normalized) this would give bill-
able dockage lengths as:

I cant think of any single change in the boating industry that
would effectively result in more efficient hulls than this one.
If enough people realize that increasing fuel economy is
critical to the future of boating, perhaps it will happen. In
fact, it could happen if the larger industry associations
(NMMA, ABYC, ABBRA, NAMS, Boat/US, SAMS, etc.) all
agreed together it was in the best interest of the future of
boating and collectively worked for this change.
BOAT NAME LOA, ft. Beam, ft.
3.5-Beam
Dockage
Length
Iron Kyle (n) 43.42 13.00 45.5
Imagine (n) 51.17 13.17 46.1
Peregrine (n) 51.72 14.88 52.1
Ironheart 67.00 11.00 38.5
June 2011 Page 8
Jet Drives and Efficiency
Clients often ask me about the efficiency of jet drives. The short answer is that jets are usually (not always) less efficient
than propellers. Remember that the larger the propeller diameter and the slower the RPMs the more efficient the propul-
sion on displacement to semi-planing boats. Jets by their very nature have limited impeller diameter and limited
(smallish) intake and outlet diameters. The fundamental laws of physics mean thatat low to moderate speedsjets will
always be at least somewhat less efficient than a properly sized propeller.

As boat speeds increase, the appendage drag of the propeller, shaft, strut, and rudderthe running gearincreases geo-
metrically. Albert Hickman (the inventor of the Hickman Sea Sled and of the surface drive) said, The resistance of water
at 60 knots is the same as the resistance of hard cheese at 3 knots. He was right. This is why he came up with the sur-
face driveto reduce the drag from running gear at high speed.

Jets accomplish this same thing. As speeds approach 25 to 30 knotseven though the actual thrust delivered from the jet
is less than a comparable propthe reduced appendage drag compensates. From 25 to 30 knots you will loose some effi-
ciency with properly proportioned jets but not too much. As speed increase over 35 knots, the reduction in appendage
drag can make jets net out more efficient than props. This holds up to around 60 knots, where the surface drive is gener-
ally more efficient than jets or standard propellers.

Jets offer other advantages: shallow draft and extreme maneuverability. It can make good sense where these to features
are primary mission goals to go with jets even in the 22- to 28-knot range. The modest loss in efficiency may be worth-
while. At higher speed there should be little loss, and at high speed an actual gain.
In recognition of eighty years of training successful boat designers, Yachting magazine has run a fea-
ture story on Westlawn Institute in its May 2011 issue. Written by Westlawn graduate and Yachting
editor at large, Jay Coyle, the story recounts the history of the school and explores the success of its
alumni.

If you are a boat owner, theres a good chance that a Westlawn graduate had something to do
with your boats design. The list of alumni reads like a whos who of yacht design. Graduates of
this home study course have played a major role in shaping the sport, and some very dedicated
designers have played an important role in shaping Westlawn . . .

Click HERE to read the full article online.

I
tsfairlywellknowthatGerald
TaylorWhitefoundedWestlawn
in1930,assistedbyhissecretary
andofficemanagerEveS.Nelson.
Littleoveradecadelater,Robert
Millercameaboardasaninstruc
toratthethenWestlawnSchoolof
YachtDesignandmadeimportant
contributionstotheschoolandits
curriculum.
Robert(Bob)Millerandhistwin
brotherAlbertwereborninDolge
ville,NewYorkonNovember9,1911.In1930,Miller
enlistedinandservedthreeyearswiththeUSArmyBand
ofthe15thCoastArtilleryatFortKamehamela,Hawaii.
HeenteredtheArmyplayingfourinstruments:piano,
violin,saxophone,andclarinet.Overthenextthreeyears,
helearnedtoplaythetrumpet,slidetrombone,bassoon,
oboeandHawaiianguitar.Atsomepoint,healsolearned
toplaytheorganandmandolin.Becauseofthereturnof
anoldillness,Bobwashonorablydischargedfromthe
Army,atwhichtimehereturnedtoUticatoorganizeand
ledBobMillersBlackandGoldOrchestra,whichwasac
tiveintheUticaareaforaboutfiveyears.
DiscoveringtheWest
lawnSchoolofYacht
Design(nowthe
WestlawnInstituteof
MarineTechnology),
Millerenrolledinthe
distancelearning
course,andcom
pletedthebasiccur
riculumin1939.In
August1941,he
graduatedfromthe
WestlawnAdvanced
YachtDesigning
Course.
ShortlyaftercompletingthebasicWestlawncoursein
1939,MillerwashiredasanavalarchitectatWheeler
ShipYardinBrooklyn,NewYork.Hemarriedhiswife,
Dorothythesameyear,andlivedinMontville,NJ(where
Westlawnwasbasedatthetime),until1942.Hereturned
againtoUtica,NYandworkedthefamilyfarmuntil1949.
Fromthere,hemovedtoTomsRiver,NJwithhiswifeand
threedaughtersandrejoinedthemarineindustrywork
ingatHubertS.JohnsonBoatWorksinBayHead,NJ.
MillerworkedasaninstructoratWestlawn,andreviewof
hisnotebooksshowsthathecreatedseveralofthe
graphsandchartsstudentsstillfindinsomeofthecourse
One of t he Team Who Hel ped Mol d West l aw n
RobertMiller
WestlawnsOldLogoonaPlaque
CarvedbyRobertMiller
34ft.CruisingRacingSloopDesignbyMiller
material.YoucanseetheoriginalversionofSkenesRud
derchartandKeithsPropellercharttakenfromMillers
originalnotebooksastwoexamples.Hisnotebooksare
jammedwithformulasandreferencesrelatedtoboats.
ManyoftheseareorwerepartoftheWestlawncourse
material.Itsalsonotwellknowthatforabriefperiod,
Westlawnhadsometraditional,onsiteclassesinMot
ville,NewJersey.Millerwasoneoftheprimaryinstruc
tors.
Duringthe1950sthroughearly1960s,
Millerworkedforthenavalarchitec
turefirmofThomasD.BowesAssoci
ateslocatedinPhiladelphia,PA.From
there,Millerbecameaninstructor
teachingcoursesinboatdesign,draft
ing,andrelatedmathintheOcean
andMonmouthCounty,NJ,vocational
schoolsystems,inadditiontodoing
marineconsultingandboatsurveys.
Duringthistime,Bobcontinuedto
workasanindependentdesignerpub
lishingseveraldesigns.
In1972,Millerretiredtoenjoysailing
inBarnegatBay,NJandtodevote
himselftohislifelongpassionofcarv
ing.Hiscarvingmediawasmostlya
widevarietyofwoodsandexoticwoodveneers,buthe
alsocarvedinivory,animalbone,andsoapstone.His
carvingsnumberednearly400creations,including4
chesssetsandboards,3wallmurals,5coatsofarms,
plaques,figureheads,birds,animals,flowers,people,
figurines,scrimshaw,jewelry,Christmastreeornaments,
andmore.HisfinalmajorcarvingwasthatofLeonardoda
VincisLastSupper.Hisstylewasvaried,andheoften
inlaidandintegratedthecolorshadingsandtexturesof
differentwoodspeciestoachieveinterestingeffects.He
alsocarveditemsinreliefandintaglio.Anumberofhis
West l aw n / Pr of i l es Rober t Mi l l er Continued
Millers1941WestlawnDiploma
KeithsPropellerChart,PreparedbyBobMiller
SkenesRudderChart,PreparedbyBobMiller
carvingswereenteredintoAmericanandCanadianwood
carvingcompetitionsandwonintheircategories.
RobertMillerdiedOctober22,1987.Hisboatplanswere
donatedtotheShipsPlansCollectionattheMysticSea
portMuseum.Hismarinereferencebooks,Westlawnand
SSCDrelateditems,andtwocarvedplaqueswithlogos
associatedwithWestlawnandSSCDweredonatedtothe
WestlawnInstituteofMarineTechnology.
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I
n1949,theSocietyofSmallCraftDesigners(SSCD)wasfoundedby
agroupofdedicatedsmallcraftnavalarchitectsworkingwithGerry
White,Westlawnspresident.Infact,SSCDwasanoffshootofWest
lawn,withGerryWhiteholdingthepositionofSSCDchairmanduring
theearlyyears,andwithheadquartersinWestlawnsoffice.SSCDwas
veryactiveinarrangingfrequentmeetingsofitsmembersandinpub
lishingitsregularjournal,ThePlanimeter.RobertMillerwasone
threemembersoftheBoardofGovernorsofSSCD.Duringitsfiftyplus
yearsofpublication,ThePlanimeterfeaturedover300articlesonboat
design,constructionandmarinetechnology.Aselectionofthesearti
cleswascollectedintothebookProblemsinSmallBoatDesign,Se
lectedPapersbyMembersofTheSocietyofSmallCraftDesigners,
SheridanHouse,NewYork,NY,1959.
By2002aftermorethanfiftyyearsofsuccessfuloperationSSCD
hadgraduallyslowedtoinactivity.OwnershipofSSCD(whichhadbe
comeindependent
overtheyears)was
returnedtoWest
lawnin2005,in
cludingallSSCDs
intellectualpropertyandthecompletelibraryofallbackissuesof
ThePlanimeter.Perhapsmostimportant,TheMastheadyouare
readingnowisthemodernversionoftheSSCDPlanimeter.In
fact,TheMastheadisThePlanimeter.Thenamewaschangedto
reflectthatthefactthatinthiscomputerageplanimetersare
nolongerthecentraltooltheyoncewere.ThegoalofTheMast
headremainsthesame;however,toeducateandshareinforma
tionandideasaboutboatsandboatdesign.ThisispartofWest
lawnsanditsparentcompany(ABYCs)missiontoenhanceand
disseminateboatingknowledge.TheMastheadhelpsfulfillthis
missionandcarriesonthefinetraditionbegunbyGerryWhite,
BobMillerandSSCD.
ThelistofSSCDmembersandPlanimetercontributorsincludes
dozensofthepreeminentnamesinboatdesign:BillGarden,
LindsayLord,JohnKingdon,ThomasColvin,SamRabl,Charles
Wittholz,JohnAmmerman,DavidMartin,JosephKoelbel,AlMa
son,GeorgeMeese,JayBenford,EdwardFry,ArthurEdmunds,
KenHankinson,DavidBeach,DanielSavitsky,BillStadeland
manymore.
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The Boat School Campus

Know It All Contest Solution to the March 2011 Question
On the Propeller-Shaft Formula Constant
(This Issues Question, Page 17)
The Know It All questions and correct answers are important design tips for students as well
as other marine professionals. We suggest that you file them away for future reference.
The Question Was:
The standard formula for propeller shaft diameter in inches,
as found in ABYC P-6, in Propeller Handbook, and in Boat
Mechanical Systems Handbook, is:

Where:
SHP = shaft horsepower SF = safety factor
St = shear stress, psi RPM = revolutions per minute

Can you explain where the constant 321,000 comes from?

The Winners are:
Naval architect and past contributor to The Masthead, Eric
Sponberg, and Elements of Technical Boat Design graduate,
Cynthia Cygan both submitted the correct answer to the
March 2011 Know It All question. Clearly, each of our win-
ners is too smart for their own good. Indeed, Cynthia is now
a two-time Know It All winnera clear indication of being too
too smart. In honor of their now proven status as brainiacs,
each of our winners is forthwith officially a Know It All, and
should henceforth be addressed as such. Naturally, West-
lawn T-shirts, caps and Know It All certificates are on their
way to both winners.

And the Solution Is:
Over the years, Ive had many people ask about the constant
321,000 in the shaft-diameter formula. It seems a rather
large arbitrary number, as if it was conjured up out of thin
air to make the formula work. In fact, the 321,000 is a prod-
uct of the standard engineering equations for the shear
stress in a rotating shaft as developed for the inches,
pounds, horsepower, and rpm units commonly used. Heres
how that works out:

Rotating shafts experience shear stress and the maximum
shear stress in a shaft is:

Where:
St = shear stress, psi
T = torque, pound-inches (lb.in.)
J = polar moment of inertia, in.
4

From any standard engineering handbook:

Where:
3.14159

If we know the allowable shear strength of the shaft mate-
rial were going to use, we can find the required diameter
based on torque (T) from:

This is the standard formula for shaft diameter based on
torque. We now need to modify this to find diameter based
on power and rpm.

Power is work done per unit time and work is a force times a
distance. Velocity gives the distance and time. For a rotating
circular shaft the distance per revolution is 2rthe circum-
ference of the shaft (where r is the radius), so velocity is:

V = 2r x RPM

Where:
v = velocity, in./min.
3.14159
r = radius of the shaft, in.
RPM = revolutions per minute

Force x r (radius) = T (torque)

So power is:

Force x v = 2RPM x T

Mechanical power in English units is horsepower, which is
33,000 pound-feet per minute, and were dealing with the
321, 000 x SHP x SF
3
Dia., in. =
St x RPM
T x Dia.
St =
2J
Or
2J x St
T =
Dia.
4
Dia.
J =
32
4 3
3
3
2 x St x Dia.
St x Dia.
T = =
16
32 x Dia.
So
16T
Dia. =
St
Which gives
16T
Dia. =
St
power the shaft sees, so shaft horsepower (SHP). Our shaft
diameter is in inches, so we have to multiply the 33,3000
pound-feet per minute by 12 inches per foot to get 396,000
pound-inches per minute. From this we arrive at:

We can now substitute this relationship for torque in the
diameter-from-torque formula we found earlier:

Here you have the 321,000. It is the result of combining the
constants:

, which rounds to 321,000

We can now insert the safety factor (SF) in the formula:

This safety factor (SF) or design coefficient is included to
account for wear and damage, manufacturing defects and
other unknowns, which will affect the shaft over its opera-
tional life. The standard constant for light gasoline pleasure
craft is 2, for average yachts is 3, going up to 7.5 for com-
mercial inspected passenger vessels. (See Boat Mechanical
Systems Handbook for more details on the safety factor.)
Built into these safety factors is a factor of 4/3rds or 1.25
for the reduction in strength caused by the keyway. Larger
vesselsusing interference fit instead of a keywaycan thus
reduce the applicable standard safety factor by subtracting
1.25.

Having followed along this far, you may be wonderingas I
have for yearswhy this particular expression of the shaft
diameter formula is the one commonly used. It would sim-
plify the formula still more to extract the 321,000 (really
320,983.7) from inside the cube-root sign, or:

That would simplify the expression of the shaft-diameter
formula to:

Its exactly the same formula, yielding precisely the same
results, butwith the smaller constantis a bit easier to use.
Since simpler formulas reduce the chance of error, Id rec-
ommend that ABYC adopt this simpler expression in the
next update of ABYC P-6.
2 RPM x T
SHP =
396, 000
Combining the constants gives
RPM x T
SHP =
63, 025
Or
63, 025 x SHP
T =
RPM

3 3
3
16T 16 x 63, 025 x SHP
Dia. = =
ST x ST x RPM
Combining the constants gives
321, 000 x SHP
Dia. =
St x RPM
16 x 63, 025
= 320, 983.7
321, 000 x SHP x SF
3
Dia. =
St x RPM
3
16 x 63,025
= 68.469, use 68.5
3
SHP x SF
Dia. = 68.5 x
St x RPM
Know It All Contest Solution continued
We received several letters regarding the article Hybrids Are
Not The Answer, in the March 2011 issue. Here are these
interesting exchanges on the subject, which will shed even
more light on the question of hybrid propulsion for boats.
Norman Nudelman, Editor

M. Gerr,

I read with interest your article about the inefficiencies of
hybrid systems. I must agree that when vessels are driven at
their most efficient design speed, with the right propeller
and the right gear, it is difficult but not impossible to be bet-
ter than a new technology diesel.

However, boats are often sailed at the wrong speed, such as
in and out of port, waiting for bridges or dock space, to meet
certain demands (fast or slow) or in bad weather where the
best drag curve has no meaning. The world is not perfect
and the best use of hybrids automation is to optimize the
operation of all available resources of electric, batteries and
generator to match variable demands. Furthermore, most
modern boats have fairly hearty electrical house loads, even
if they arent cruise ships. The best way to create all that
energy, apart from a shore connection, is with a good vari-
able speed, light and highly efficient permanent magnet DC
generator. New-technology HVDC generators are 70% more
efficient over their lifetime than a fixed-speed AC generator.
We are working on optimizing hybrid propulsion for large
boats, and our experience is that there are substantial en-
ergy savings with a properly designed system. Not to men-
tion the many other benefits of hybrid power, such as re-
duced noise, no fumes in electric mode when docking, and
comfort at anchor where the battery bank provides quiet
power.

We would be happy to converse with you on this subject,
should you wish.

Best regards,
Pierre

Pierre Caouette
President
ReGen Nautic USA Inc.
www.regennautic.com

Dave Gerr replies:

Pierre:

Thanks for your comments on Hybrids are not the Answer.
You present an interesting and valid case for using hybrid
propulsion on boats. You are essentially recommending hy-
brid propulsion for the same off-speed applications where it
can make sense on ground vehicles.

Yes, this is a situation in which hybrid
propulsion could show some gains. You
would have to assume; however, that
the boat equipped with such propulsion
operated a significant portion of the time at such off speeds
to make this worthwhile. That is not very common, though it
certainly can be the case on specific vessels. Of course,
there are still the loses incurred with changing forms of en-
ergy--mechanical to electrical and back; or mechanical to
battery/chemical to electrical and back to mechanical.

This also does not take into account the excellent options
for conventional non-hybrid propulsion to meet these off-
speed operational needs. Controllable-pitch propellers are
usually the best way to address regular operation at variable
speed and variable loads. Controllable-pitch propellers are
very reliable, and--compared to a hybrid propulsion system--
inexpensive and simple.

The next option--for situations involving protracted operation
at low speed--would be a controllable-pitch propeller with a
small "loiter" engine that is clutched in to the main shaft,
with the high-power main engine decoupled for low speed.
This too is established technology, and leads to very efficient
operation at low speed. Again, there are none of the loses
involved in changing forms of energy, and it is still less ex-
pensive than most hybrid packages would be.

It's hard for me to come up with a scenario in which the
above two conventional options wouldn't out perform a hy-
brid propulsion package in both efficiency and in cost (short
term and long term).

In order to really justify the additional cost and complexity of
a hybrid system on a boat (even one that operates for long
periods at off speed) you would also have to factor in large
and variable domestic electric demand. You mention this in
your comments. A careful analysis of such a vessel (long
periods at off speed and high but variable domestic loads)
could well show an overall net gain in efficiency. In my opin-
ion, this would not be common on most boats, however.

Finally, there is the efficiency of cost. This is too often over-
looked. Westlawn Institute has a question in one of its ad-
vanced systems lessons that asks students to calculate the
number of hours a boat with a higher-cost diesel engine
would have to operate to make up for/break even with the
lower initial cost of a gasoline engine of the same power.
The answer surprises most students as it is a very large
number of hours. The still greater costs involved in a proper
hybrid-propulsion package for a boat make the difference in
cost between conventional diesel or gasoline look paltry.

What does this high cost of hybrid propulsion mean? It
means that--even in those instances where you could dem-
onstrate improved operational efficiency with the hybrid
package--you would still have to operate thousands of hours
We Get Mail Hybrid Propulsion Feedback
to recoup the difference in cost over a standard propulsion
system.

I'd welcome any further thoughts you might have on this,
and would be happy to chat with you on the phone anytime.

Cheers,
Dave

Dave:

It wasnt immediately clear to me, did you write the sidebar
on the misperception of hybrids efficiency? If so, bravo, I
applaud you. It was spot on.

Sincerely,
Steve D'Antonio
Steve D'Antonio Marine Consulting, Inc.
www.stevedmarineconsulting.com

Dave Gerr replies:

Steve:

Yep, that was a sidebar to the efficiency article and I did
write it all. Glad you enjoyed it.

Cheers,
Dave

Dave:

Several years ago I piloted a 30 foot trawler from Virginia to
Bermuda. Made it in about 4 days using a Yanmar 50 hp
and we sipped fuel. While we refilled there, we probably
could have come back with what was board. To your point,
efficient vessels can easily make long passages while using
little fuel, and the vessel I made the passage aboard was
anything but long and slender!

Whenever the subject of hybrids comes up at the magazines
for which I write or in the lectures I deliver, I offer precisely
this view, it may be quieter and if you use solar panels you
may get a free lunch of sorts, but under most cruising condi-
tions diesel/electric hybrid systems are less efficient than a
modern, conventional, properly-loaded diesel engine and
drive train. The cruise ship analogy invariably comes up,
along with many tugboats. There was recently an article
about a couple of tugboat conversions in California where
the operators were claiming significant fuel savings after the
switch.

Sincerely,
Steve D'Antonio
Dave Gerr replies:

Steve:

Yes, we agree on the lack of efficiency gains from most hy-
brid-propulsion packages on boats. In spite of this, I suspect
we'll see still more hybrids on boats. There's a well-
intentioned and understandable desire to be green. Since
hybrid technology is accepted as green and cutting-edge on
land vehicles, it's all too easy for well-intentioned investors
and buyers to be drawn to hybrid for boats.

In fact, the real efficiency gains are from improvement in:
hull form (longer and more slender and lighter); going a bit
slower as a proportion of hull speed; and improving the con-
ventional propulsion-package's efficiency. Doing all three
yields significant efficiency gainssometimes very signifi-
cant. This is real "green" propulsion.

Sadly--in the public mind--this sensible, straightforward ap-
proach doesn't appear to have the sex appeal of hybrid pro-
pulsion. Accordinglyeven thought the conventional ap-
proach is superiorthe real efficiency gains from it don't
generate the interest and excitement that the new-fangled
hybrid technology offers. This even though the so-called
gains from most hybrid installations on boats are illusory.

Of course, there are specialized vessels that do gain from
hybrid propulsion. I mentioned cruise ships in the article.
Tugs are another good example of special-use vessels that
can and do see real improvements from going diesel/
electric (hybrid). This is because the main engines on tugs
are immensely more powerful than needed to drive the tug
alone. When tugs are running free (without a tow), their con-
ventional engines are dramatically underloaded--inefficient.
By changing to diesel/electric propulsion, tugs can operate
on just one or two of their electric generators while free run-
ning, only switching on all their generating capacity during
power-intensive towing operations.

Cheers,
Dave

Dave:

Agreed on all points. Then theres the immense complexity
of most recreational marine hybrids, but thats another
story.

Sincerely,
Steve D'Antonio
We Get Mail Hybrid Propulsion Feedback Continued
The Masthead
News & Views
2011 Atlantic Hurricane
Outlook Summary
NOAAs Climate Prediction
Center is forecasting an above
-normal Atlantic hurricane
season.

Across the entire Atlantic ba-
sin for the six-month season,
which begins June 1, the Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmos-
pheric Administration is pre-
dicting 12 to 18 named
storms. Six to 10 of them
could become hurricanes, with
winds of 74 mph or higher,
the agency says.

Each of these ranges has a 70
percent likelihood and they
indicate that the activity will
exceed the seasonal average
of 11 named storms, six hur-
ricanes and two major hurri-
canes.

The United States was fortu-
nate last year. Winds steered
most of the seasons tropical
storms and all hurricanes
away from our coastlines,
said Jane Lubchenco, under-
secretary of commerce for
oceans and atmosphere and
NOAA administrator, in a
statement. However, we
cant count on luck to get us
through this season. We need
to be prepared, especially
with this above-normal out-
look.

NOAAs seasonal hurricane
outlook does not predict
where or when any of these
storms could hit. Landfall is
dictated by weather patterns
when the storm approaches.
Next week is National Hurri-
cane Preparedness Week. To
help prepare residents of hur-
ricane-prone areas, NOAA is
unveiling a new set of video
and audio public service an-
nouncements that are avail-
able in English and Spanish.

2011 Eastern Pacific Hurri-
cane Outlook Summary
NOAAs 2011 Eastern Pacific
Hurricane Season Outlook in-
dicates a 70% chance of a be-
low-normal season, a 25%
chance of a near-normal sea-
son, and only a 5% chance of
an above normal season. See
NOAA definitions of above-,
near-, and below-normal sea-
sons. The eastern Pacific hur-
ricane region covers the east-
ern North Pacific Ocean east
of 140
o
W north of the equa-
tor.

This outlook is based on the
analysis and prediction of two
main climate signals:
The ongoing conditions that
have been suppressing east-
ern Pacific hurricane seasons
since 1995, and a high likeli-
hood of ENSO-neutral condi-
tions (no El Nio or La Nia)
during the peak months (July-
September) of the season,
but with lingering La Nia im-
pacts perhaps into July.

Climate patterns similar to
those expected this year have
historically produced a wide
range of activity. Allowing for
uncertainties, we estimate a
70% chance of occurrence for
each of the following ranges
of activity this season:
9-15 named
storms,
5-8 hurri-
canes,
1-3 major hurricanes,
An ACE range 45%-105% of
the median.

The seasonal activity is ex-
pected to fall within these
ranges in 7 out of 10 seasons
with similar climate conditions
and uncertainties to those ex-
pected this year. They do not
represent the total possible
ranges of activity seen in past
similar years.

Source: NOAA Press Release
May 19,2011

Summer Boating Safety Ar-
ticles from the U.S. Coast
Guard
As we did last summer, the
Coast Guard is reaching out
to recreational boaters with
information about safe boat-
ing practices through boating
and community publications
like yours.

We want to make a measur-
able difference in the fatality
and injury rates from recrea-
tional boating accidents, and
that means reaching those
whose behavior puts them-
selves and others at risk.

To access articles and photos
click on the links below.
Don't Roll Your Boat
Help Keep Our Waterways Secure
Simple Mistakes, Sudden Complications
Tracking Time and Tides
Sudden Flooding
10 Factors in Boating Accidents

June 2011 Page 18
Who Will Be The June 2011 Know It All Winner?
Email your answer to: nnudelman@westlawn.edu
The Masthead
News & Views continued
June 2011 Page 19
New "Boating Simulator"
Lets You Boat Anytime
BoatUS Foundation's
Virtual Boating Experience
is the Next Step in Boater
Education
A new downloadable BoatUS
Boating Simulator, provided
by the BoatUS Foundation for
Boating Safety and Clean Wa-
ter aims to use animation,
simulation and video to keep
boaters on the virtual "water"
anytime - and teach them
how to navigate through con-
gested and sometimes treach-
erous waters.
The Boating Simulator's inter-
active boating experience -
complete with throttle, shifter
and chartplotter - makes
learning fun. "Research shows
that most people use visual
cues when learning and when
you combine it with active
participation, comprehension
and retention increase," said
BoatUS Assistant Director of
Boating Safety Ted Sensen-
brenner. "Simply put, you
learn while you're having a
great time driving the boat."
The Simulator, which utilizes
your keyboard, mouse and
arrow keys to operate, is free
to download at
www.BoatUS.com/
Foundation/games.
During the game's voyage,
players must use all of the
tools at their disposal to navi-
gate around aids to navigation
as well as shallow water and
other vessel traffic. Along the
way you could be penalized
for violating speed zones, ap-
proaching too close to another
vessel or navigating out of
bounds.
This is the third interactive
video game offered by the
BoatUS Founda-
tion that puts
new or seasoned
boaters alike be-
hind the helm of a virtual
boat. The first two games,
DockIt! and NavigateIt!, teach
docking and navigation skills
respectively. All BoatUS Foun-
dation games are provided at
no cost at www.BoatUS.com/
Foundation/games and
BoatUS membership is not
required to play.
For the Boating Simulator, a
standard home PC with Win-
dows XP or newer and a
DirectX 9.0 compatible video
card is required. Simply follow
the on-screen instructions and
prompts to download to your
computer.
www.BoatUS.com/
foundation.
Want to see how much you know? Want to show everyone else how much you know? The first
three people to submit the correct answer to the following question will win a Westlawn tee
shirt and cap, and will also receive a Know It All certificate. The answer and winners to be
published in the next issue of The Mast-
head.

Kevin Ritz, president of Cruising Essentials
and ABYC west coast representative sent in
this conundrum:

A fleet of well-made aluminum boats
working in fresh, brackish and saltwater
virtually all experienced the same corrosion
around the windows in the trunk cabin side.
An example is in the photo at the right.

Can you explain the cause of the corrosion?
After watching the Wednesday night
sailboat races with my family a few
weeks ago, a sturdy-looking motorsailer
steamed past us. It was dusk, and the
disbanding racers and boaters were us-
ing their navigation lights. As the mo-
torsailer turned into the wind to wait for
the drawbridge to rise, my dad men-
tioned the boats stern light was out.
The boat continued to rotate and we
saw a flash of the stern light when his
davit-mounted dinghy swung just
enough to reveal the small-but vital-
signaling device.

Certainly if the owner added the davits,
the owner is responsible for recognizing
the navigation light is now obstructed
and he needs to relocate the lamp. Fol-
lowing the requirements in the 72 COL-
REGS and ABYCs A-16, with few
exceptions, navigation lights shall not
be obstructed throughout their arcs of visibility. Whats
the big deal with blocking a little light? After all its con-
sidered acceptable in North America to mount a bicycle
rack on the trunk of a car and obscure the tail lamps and
license plate. Why not on a boat? Should something go
wrong, like a speeding powerboat running over a slower
boat whose stern light is not visible, the slower boat could
be at fault.

What does this mean for boat designers and builders? No
you are not expected to predict all future owners modifi-
cations to your design and construction. The aftermarket
radar, spotlight, bimini, swim platform, dinghy, solar pan-
els, flags, horns, and anchors are inevitable. Recognizing
trends during the design and procurement phase can re-
duce the need for additional rework when owners person-
alize their boats.

Similar to the automotive industry prior to World War II,
sourcing navigation lights involves opening a catalogue
and buying off the shelf. Knowing this, boat designers and
builders should provide a location to mount the navigation
lights. A flat pad parallel to the static waterline, the long
axis of the boat, or both will cover side and masthead
lights. A vertical pad athwartships should be included on
the stern or pushpit for stern lights. Masthead and allround
lights on arches or hardtops should give extra height to
clear future additions and avoid fold-down designs that are
commonly left at a raked angle. While this minutia may
seem unnecessary, consider the distances involved. Navi-
gation lights for pleasure craft can exceed a visibility of
three nautical miles. If a sharpshooters rifle was off by
seven degrees, would he hit his target? Making matters
worse, boats are dynamic in nature and when underway
even the best intensions for mounting can be compro-
mised. The standards account for this provided the lamp is
mounted correctly. Furthermore, due to the heeling of sail-
boats, they have unique requirements for vertical sector
intensity as in A-16, Figure 7.

Email: dcasali@abycinc.org
NavLights:SmallButSignificant
ByDanteCasali
Port sidelight obstructed dead-ahead by horns and antennae
The Masthead

The Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) 2006 sought to bring fairness and
decent conditions for merchant mariners, so why is it the 800-pound gorilla
in the room for yacht owners and designers?
By Dudley Dawson
June 2011 Page 21
Y
acht owners may not yet have heard of the Maritime
Labor Convention 2006 (MLC), but it will soon become
the most important element on their agenda. At 110 pages,
it is the most comprehensive maritime labor treaty ever pro-
posed.

It is likely that the MLC will be ratified within 2011 and come
into effect 12 months later. Its impact on the design, con-
struction and operation of yachts will reach beyond that of all
prior regulations. The convention will affect decisions regard-
ing yacht size and typeas well as cruising venuesfor many
yachtsmen in the years to come and is already being consid-
ered by designers and builders in projects on the boards.

While most in the industry are familiar with the International
Maritime Organization (IMO), fewer are aware of the Interna-
tional Labour Organization (ILO) and its activities. Both are
agencies of the United Nations, but they differ dramatically in
purpose and composition. Members of IMO include represen-
tatives of government, shipbuilders, ship owners, and other
organizations with seafaring interests. The U.S. Coast Guard,
for instance, is a full voting member. The Superyacht Builders
Association (SYBAss), on the other hand, is a consultative
member only, with the right to attend and comment in ses-
sions, but without voting rights. The work of the IMO occasion-
ally touches on matters related to the welfare of seafarers,
but is primarily focused on safety and on ships themselves.

The ILO, on the other hand, is composed primarily of repre-
sentatives from governments and labor organizations around
the globe, including unions. In the past, its work has mostly
related to land-based workers, but in 2001, planning began
General Arrangement Examples for a 173-Foot Sailing Yacht of 488 GRT
Dark Red Areas: Crew Cabins
Light Red Areas: Crew Shared Spaces
Gray Areas: Technical and Utility Spaces
Blue Areas: Owner & Guest Accommodations
The Masthead
MLC Labor Pains Continued . . .
June 2011 Page 22
on a new treaty to address the welfare of professional seafar-
ers. By intent, it was a tripartite effort, including ship owners,
seafarers, and governments. Unfortunately, the ship owners
groups did not include anyone representing the interests of
yacht owners.

Ship owners sought to level the playing field, particularly the
better ship owners tired of competing with those who oper-
ated sub-standard ships with sub-standard crews and cheap
prices. Seafarer organizations (crew organizations) had an
interest in seeing the working conditions of their members
improved. Governments, the ones interpreting and enforcing
the treaty, also wanted a hand in the planning. No one
thought of yachts.

Five years of deliberation yielded the final draft of the MLC in
2006. It will become an international treaty once it is ratified
by the required number of nations (30) plus the requirement
those countries flag at least 33 percent of the world gross
tonnage. Ratification is well under way; with the first 11 signa-
tories, the tonnage requirement is already met. Predictions
are there will be 19 additional signatories by the end of 2011.
At that point, the clock begins counting down the 12 months
until the MLC enters into force for all ILO member countries,
including those who have not ratified it and those who have
voted against it. In the meantime, it cannot be modified or
amended.

The convention will apply to commercial vessels over 200
gross tons, as well as to vessels under 200 tons but over 24
meters (79 feet) in length. For purposes of the convention,
charter yachts are included in the commercial category, just
as they are in the MCA Code. The difference, unfortunately, is
that yachts were never considered as a separate category
during drafting of the MLC. In fact, the word yacht does not
appear. Whether by oversight or disregard, the result is the
same: Yachts in the charter trade will be subject to the same
requirements as commercial cargo ships and tankers when it
comes to crew welfare.

MLC details will be subject to interpretation, but it will not be
simple. Guidelines issued by ILO in conjunction with the docu-
ment itself run 88 pages for flag statesthose nations in
which the vessels are registeredand another 90 pages for
port states, those nations who will be enforcing the provisions
when vessels enter their ports. There are exemptions from
certain of the requirements based on equivalencies, but port
states are not initially bound by decisions of flag states. That
raises the specter of a yacht having all its paperwork in order
and yet still being detained during a voyage. It will all likely be
worked out over the long haul, but the potential for disruption
of charters in the interim is unavoidable. Guidelines for port
state enforcement, in fact, include a section on action to be
taken if the ship is not allowed to sail.

So what is the intent of the MLC and what does it cover? The
preamble states the desire to create a single instrument em-
bodying as far as possible all up-to-date standards of existing
international maritime labor Conventions and Recommenda-
tions, as well as the fundamental principles to be found in
other international labor Conventions. While the first part
appears relatively benign, it hides a problem, that is, the con-
General Arrangement Examples for a 500 GT Motoryacht
Dark Red Areas: Crew Cabins
Light Red Areas: Crew Shared Spaces
Gray Areas: Technical and Utility Spaces
Blue Areas: Owner & Guest Accommodations
tention that some existing rules have been ignored by the
maritime industry and that authorities have looked the other
way with regard to enforcement.

The second part of the statement hints at what is to come in
the details of the MLCs text. The result is the imposition of
many shoreside labor standards, some sensible and war-
ranted, other arguably excessive or unnecessary. In the first
example, the provisions of Article III, Fundamental Rights and
Principles, include:

1. Freedom of association and
the effective recognition of
the right to collective bargain-
ing
2. The elimination of all forms of
forced or compulsive labor
3. The effective abolition of child
labor
4. The elimination of discrimina-
tion in respect of employment
and occupation

No one would oppose the abolition of
forced or child labor, but for most,
collective bargaining will be a new
wrinkle in the business of running a
charter yacht. While the elimination of
discrimination is commendable in general, the details of the
MLC get into such areas as employment registries and prefer-
ence for seniority. It does not allow for the distinctive aspects
of yachting, an activity more about personal service, comfort
and a clients particular wishes than it is about running a ship.
Some discrimination regarding the selection of personnel
deemed suitable for the tasks at hand seems necessary.

Further evidence of what is coming is contained in the provi-
sions of Article IV, Seafarers Employment and Social Rights:

1. Every seafarer has the right to
a safe and secure workplace
that complies with safety
standards
2. Every seafarer has a right to
fair terms of employment
decent working and living
conditions on board ship
health protection, medical
care, welfare measures and other forms of social
protection

Again, these provisions are hard to dispute in principle, yet the
detailed implementation of those provisions will affect yachts-
men. These details are contained in the Regulations and the
Code. Within this section are five Titles:

Title 1. Minimum requirements for seafarers to work on
a ship
Title 2. Conditions of employment
Title 3. Accommodation, recreational facilities, food
and catering
Title 4. Health protection, medical care, welfare and
social security protection
Title 5. Compliance and enforcement

These include a number of areas re-
garding the manning and operation of
vessels and care of their crews. The
more progressive owners will see little
change, while others may need to
make significant adjustments in their
operations. Provisions include:

Regulation of manning standards,
and crew training and qualifica-
tions
Regulation of hours of work and
off-duty, including mandatory pay-
ment for overtime and provision
for a weekly day of rest
Access to free employment ser-
vices and regulation of crew re-
cruitment services, as well as un-
employment benefits
Requirement for standardized employment agree-
ments
Establishment of minimum wage levels and stan-
dardization of wage payment procedures
Requirements for shore leave, annual leave
(minimum 30 days per year), and provision for
partners, relatives and friends to visit crew aboard
while in port
Inspection by port authorities of stores and services
provided
Requirements as to food services
and medical care aboard, as well
as the certification of those pro-
viding those services, including
minimum sea time for chefs
Food service must take into ac-
count the differing cultural and
religious backgrounds

As significant as these requirements
might be to yacht owners, Title 3, re-
lating to vessel design, that is receiving the most attention.
SYBAss empanelled a group of their designer/builder mem-
bers to look into the consequences of the MLC for new yachts,
those with keels laid after the convention enters into force.
MLC will address in detail:

minimum sizes for crew cabin floor area, with very
strict limits on exemptions for yachts under 200
SYBAssstudied20motoryachtsand
sailingyachtsrangingfrom200to
3,000GR(thesizerangeofLY2).All
yachtdesignscomparedtheexisting
layoutstoMLCcomplaintlayouts.
Withouttakingintoconsiderationthe
equivalenciesbeingproposedto
amendtheConventionafterratifica
tion.MLChasadiminishingimpacton
motoryachtsabove1,250GRTand
sailingyachtsabove1,000GT,butwill
stillresultinanincreaseinmandated
crewarea.
Itseemsthatdesignersdontunder
standwhatwaswritten.Theproblem
isnearlysolvedaccordingtoMCAs
TWG95.IncludingTWG95,theextra
costtomakeayachtcomplaintcanbe
lessthanonepercentofthetotal
value
TheoHooning,SecretaryGeneral,SYBAss
gross tons
minimum outfitting for crew cabins, including provi-
sion for wash basins, and number and size of lockers
and drawers
upper bunks are prohibited in
some cases
requirements regarding color
and surface textures for materi-
als in crew accommodations
requirement for single berth
crew cabins, with exemptions
possible but not assured for
yachts under 3,000 gross tons
minimum sizes for bunks and
heads
restrictions on shared heads,
with separate facilities for men
and women required in some
cases
requirements for light and natu-
ral ventilation, as well as climate control
minimum size, equipment and outfitting require-
ments for crew mess, head, laundry and recreation
areas
provision for a crew-only off-duty recreation area on
an exterior deck
consideration should be given to including, among
a list of 10 items for the crew, a bar, a library, and a
swimming pool for their use
provision for dedicated hospital space on yachts car-
rying 15 or more crew on voyages of more than 3
days, and for medical equipment and other mini-
mums on smaller yachts
approval of materials used in construction and outfit-
ting

Chris van Hooren, technical and environmental director of
SYBAss, reported recently on the groups conclusions about
the likely impact. The effects, understandably, were more
drastic for smaller yachts and less so for larger yachts. At 500
gross tons, motor yachts would require an increase of about
50 percent in crew accommodation volume. Existing yacht
designs in that size range would thus lose about 40 percent of
their guest accommodation space. For sailing yachts, the re-
sults were even worse, with a corresponding loss of over 60
percent of the guest accommodation.

To mitigate the dramatic effect on the sale of both new and
brokerage yachts in the next few years, SYBAss and the Inter-
national Council of Marine Industry Associations (ICOMIA)
have developed an alternate proposal for consideration by
ILO. It proposes compromise equivalencies that, while im-
proving on the status quo and requiring some upgrades, will
have much less impact on yacht design.

The MCA notes, it may be very difficult for yachts in the
200gt to 500gt bracket to comply with the full crew accom-
modation provisions, and is working with representatives
from the sector and social partners to agree a revised ver-
sion of Chapter 21 of the Large Yacht Code, which meets
the objectives, of MLC 2006, but recognizes the particular
constraints on this sector.

The process of amending the MLC, how-
ever, is cumbersome and will, even in
the best of circumstances, be slow. As a
result, yacht owners will find it necessary
to live within the conventions terms for
the foreseeable future. Those eyeing
yachts at the upper end of the spectrum,
will simply adapt and order yachts that
are a few meters longer. Some, will
scramble to start the construction of
their new yachts before the convention
enters into force. Others will take the
opposite tack, keeping their yachts un-
der the size limit that would trigger regu-
lation. Still others will confine their shop-
ping to existing yachts, and finally, some may forego the char-
ter opportunity, keeping initial costs lower but sacrificing re-
sale value in the bargain.

Some flagging registries and classification societies are al-
ready gearing up to help owners with these decisions. The
Marshall Islands, for example is proposing to exempt yachts
in commercial service less than half of the year, but other flag
states might not recognize that exemption. Owners would be
wise to seek advice from professionals on any decisions that
could be affected by the convention.

Sources for further information:
International Labour Organization, www.ilo.org, including full
Convention and Guideline text online
SYBAss, www.sybass.org

Reprinted courtesy of ShowBoats International

A licensed professional engineer with a degree in naval ar-
chitecture and marine engineering from Webb Institute, Dud-
ley Dawson is president of Dawson Marine Group, a marine
design and consulting firm based in Roxboro, North Carolina.

Dudley served as a U.S. Coast Guard officer for nine years
and his personal design portfolio includes powerboats, mo-
toryachts, sportfishing boats and commercial ships up to
625 feet in length. Dudley was a designer and vice president
with J. B. Hargrave Naval Architects for thirteen years, and
was chief naval architect of Hatteras Yachts for six years.

He serves as technical editor of Yachting magazine, where
he concentrates on coverage of motoryachts and everything
associated with them. Dudley also writes feature articles on
marine design and construction for Professional BoatBuilder
magazine as a contributing editor, and is a regular contribu-
tor to Southern Boating, ShowBoats International and Boat
International magazines.
Workingwithseveralotherin
dustrybodiesandmanySYBAss
members,wewereabletopresent
aclearcasetoMCAastohowthe
newMLCwouldreduceguestac
commodationonsuperyachtsby
upto40percent,VanHooren
explained.MCAhasinturnpre
sentedapaper(TWG95)toILO
thattakesintoaccountthespe
cificneedsofsuperyachts.
W
hen the keel was first laid, the Great War was a dis-
tant rumble a long, long way away. By the time the
frames were lofted and sawn, the winter had closed in and
she would have the cold on her bones until spring and her
planks would complete her shape. It was late fall 1911
when the ways were greased and she slid into a ripple free
Oyster Bay.

Ida May was purpose-built as an oyster dredger. She was a
30-year workboat with lines that evolved from the sailing
dredgers and an attitude grown from the year-round Oyster-
men whose tolerance for biting icy gales is as great as that
for scorching New York summers.

Fitted with a massive 48-hp, 6-cylinder, in-line diesel, she
was one of a growing number of powered working vessels
on Long Island Sound, and was described as something of a
wonder even in that late day. Her twin drum donkey winch,
which ran from a single power take-off on her diesel, was a
later installation, but this allowed her crew to handle up to
18 tons of oysters and clams per day.

Power dredging is a simple dragging of a steel rake some 4
feet across along the sand and mud of the seabed. The rake
is flown like a kite on tethers run from booms (port and star-
board) and supported by a short, stout pyramid-stayed mast.
The rake digs itself into the bottom, as we would want a
good anchor to. It is overpowered by the boats motor and,
just as we would not wish a good anchor to do, it drags. The
rake tows a chainmail bag which allows the sand and silt to
pass through, but larger items like oysters, clams and rocks
are collected.

When the skipper decides he has collected enough weight in
the dredge, it is hoisted aboard and the contents are spilled
out on deck for sorting and cleaning. A huge weight of shells
and rock could be accumulated on the deck during a days
work.

As large areas of the bays are shallow, and some of the
highest yielding areas are very shallow, Idas hull had to be
able to float in 3 feet of water or less. More importantly, she
had to be able to load up and still get through the shallows
and back to the landing dock. These attributes were
achieved by a very large beam and a massive internal keel.
The keel was molded vertically almost two feet thick and
sided a foot wide, but only five inches of it protruded from
below her garboard to find and nudge wayward rocks aside
as she headed back to deep water.

By Er i c Hol ohan, I nst r uc t or West l aw n I nst i t ut e
Ida May at Her Final Resting Place
Sailing Oyster Sloop Christeen
The Masthead
Needless to say, with the need for shallow running, the prop
was protected by an iron rudder skeg. Even with this protec-
tion, we know the prop was replaced several times during
the past hundred years. It was even replaced for an iron
wheel during a drive for copper during World War II, when
she had already surpassed her anticipated 30-year service
life.

Life on Oyster Bay is slow and measured by the ice melt and
the bluefish shoals, the migrant geese, and the colors of the
autumn foliage. For an oyster boat, as long as there is liquid
water there is work to be done. She will be hauled for a
scrub down and maintenance to coincide with the arrival of
the ice sheets in early January. A re-caulk and paint on the
topsides might be a five year treat.

And so, under the ownership of the Frank M. Flowers Co., Ida
May fished her years, landed countless tons and millions of
shellfish, and day by day, season by season, and year by
year without anyone noticing she plodded her way from the
past to become a Vessel Of Historical Significance.
June 2011 Page 26
Continued next page
The Rebirth of Ida May (continued)
Ida May Original Lines
Lines of the New Ida May
Ida May Original and New Deck-Height Comparison Study
New Ida May Profile & Deck
The Masthead
Because of our involvement with the sailing oyster sloop
Christeen, McCurdy & Rhodes Naval Architects were asked
by the Waterfront Center to guide the restoration of Ida May.
At this time in late 2007, she had been placed on the hard
for over a year and was no longer fishing. Great gaps bore
witness to her dried timbers and her massive keel sagged
under the insufficiently supported hull. An immense split
along her gunnel was ominous, and closer inspection
showed the deck and topsides were going their separate
ways.

I watched as the sages shook their heads and came to the
conclusion: She cant be saved. I thought I would not hear
anything more about Ida May. My assumption was she
would be cut up and fade away as so many marine aspira-
tions do. So you can imagine my surprise when Ian McCurdy
called one day and asked me if I would like to build a new
Ida May.

The plan was hatched to build a working oyster dredger in
type but not in function. Just like the Christeen, she would
be primarily a passenger vessel and her mission would be to
allow school-age students and adults to experience the life
of an oysterman for short trips on her home waters. The new
Ida May was to look as close to the original as was possible
while complying with the regulations to take passengers, be
used as a lecture platform, and earn her keep as occasional
charter vessel.

A requirement for some funding from New York State was
the provision of full working documentation drawings for the
original vessel as built. This involved an odd, semi-
destructive survey of the original boat, while measuring the
scantlings and noting construction methods as well as mate-
rials used. The final part of the survey was to generate a full
set of offsets from which a lines plan could be drawn.

Back at the office I set about producing the lines and con-
struction drawings as well as the detail drawings for some of
the more unusual joinery. When I had the first set of lines
drawn, I could see some very unfair curves which went
somewhat against the grain. So I went back to Ida and took
another set of offsets from the starboard side. I averaged
the offsets and redrew the lines plan. This time they turned
out a bit better, but still showed some ugly curves. It was
decided that the keel sag was responsible for some of the
shape distortion and so her lines we amended once more to
give a better reflection of how she looked when new. We
arrived at the correct changes by interpolating the keel sag
to the sheer for all points in between.
June 2011 Page 28
New Ida May Arrangement & Inboard Profile
The Masthead
With a completely new design, you dont always have a
blank page. The owner may have very strong ideas about
how things should be done or what the boat should look like,
and Ida May was no different. The new Ida is to take passen-
gers, and have the kind of accommodation that would never
be found on an original oyster boat. There were discussions
of hybrid electric diesel drive, wheelchair accessible heads,
offshore capability and lecture room. This list of aspirations
went through the design spiral many times; they were
chopped and changed, mangled and twisted and handed
back for interpretation by the designer.

The two points that were agreed from the beginning were
the finished boat, was to pass Coast Guard approval as a
passenger vessel and resemble as closely as possible, the
original Ida May. These points had to be addressed from
outset of design. The most apparent problem was the super
low freeboard amidships. Although a great advantage when
heaving the heavy dredge rake filled with shellfish over the
side, the small freeboard was going to be a big disadvan-
tage while trying to keep the deck dry and allowing the cal-
culations to show the 70 degrees of positive stability re-
quired by the Coast Guard.

The sheer would have to rise, I explained to a general cho-
rus of, heresy. I showed the hull with increasing sheer height
but maintained the bulwarks. I assured the committee there
is no other way to have the profile echo the original and still
conform to the requirements of the USCG, who lets face it,
werent involved in stability considerations of fishing boats
100 years ago.

I worked up a new set of lines, fairing out some of her ugly
wave-making curves. A particularly odd aspect of the origi-
nal was the strange shape of the forefoot. It was explained
to me that the builders simply used the wood that was avail-
able to them rather than waiting for the perfectly shaped
piece. It looked cut back at an angle like the forefoot of an
icebreaker. To this day I have my doubts whether this angle
was deliberate and intended. Although there may have been
merit in having an ice breaking ability, it distorted the hull
lines badly.

By raising the sheer 18 inches and leaving the fore and aft
bulwarks descending only as a faade past the sheer and
then only raising the massive 8 inch diameter half round
rubbing streak by 6 inches we kept the general appearance
close to original. She now looked more like a seaboat to my
eye, and the hydrostatics and stability calcs proved it.

Internal changes were fun to work out. Her motor was to be
fitted under the main hatch rather than under the wheel-
house, much to the delight of her new engineer elect. The
space under the house will have a head, a useable bunk
space, and the electrics panel as well as space for up to 10
people to sit out of the weather.

The coamings on the hatches are raised to 18 inches high to
double as seating and storage for life jackets. Transverse
bulkheads are located at the winch Sampson post, at the
forward end of the deckhouse and at the aft end of the
house. Tanks are located far outboard and they are easily
replaced cylindrical steel. These are chocked in against the
huge deck knees and almost fit to the hull without being
specifically shaped for the hull.

At this time, the felled trees that will be swan to ribs and
beams are seasoning and the keel baulk has been chosen
and rough cut. I am happy to say we did not have to use
whatever timbers we might have had on hand this time, nor
did we have to wait too long for the perfectly grained fore-
foot and stem. My expectations are very high for the new Ida
May, and maybewith a good skipper and a five yearly top-
side and bottom treatshe might just outlive her namesake.
June 2011 Page 29
The Lighter Side . . .
Sc i ent i f i c Conver si ons?
01. Ratioofanigloo'scircumferencetoitsdiameter=EskimoPi
02. 2000poundsofChinesesoup=Wonton
03. 1millionthofamouthwash=1microscope
04. Timebetweenslippingonapeelandsmackingthepavement
=1bananosecond
05. WeightanevangelistcarrieswithGod=1billigram
06. Timeittakestosail220yardsat1nauticalmileperhour=
Knotfurlong
07. 16.5feetintheTwilightZone=1RodSterling
08. Halfofalargeintestine=1semicolon
09. 1,000,000aches=1megahurtz
10. Basicunitoflaryngitis=1hoarsepower
11. Shortestdistancebetweentwojokes=Astraightline
12. 453.6grahamcrackers=1poundcake
13. 1millionmillionmicrophones=1megaphone
14. 2millionbicycles=2megacycles
15. 365.25days=1unicycle
16. 2000mockingbirds=2kilomockingbirds
17. 52cards=1decacards
18. 1kilogramoffallingfigs=1FigNewton
19. 1000millilitersofwetsocks=1literhosen
20. 1millionthofafish=1microfiche
21. 1trillionpins=1terrapin
22. 10rations=1decoration
23. 100rations=1Cration
24. 2monograms=1diagram
25. 4nickels=2paradigms
26. 2.4statutemilesofintravenoussurgicaltubingatYaleUni
versityHospital=1IVLeague
27. 100Senators=Not1decision
Withthanks(wethink)toJayJeffries
O
ne of the foremost boat designers of the twentieth cen-
tury left us on April 29, 2011, at the age of 92. He re-
portedly died near Sidney, B.C. In a career that spanned
over six decades, Garden penned more than 650 designs,
including both production and custom boats. His wide-
ranging work encompassed yacht and commercial projects,
and such production vessels as the Formosa 51 and the
Mariner 36, to name two of many.

Born in Calgary, Alberta Canada on November 18, 1918, his
family moved to Oregon in 1924. Garden started school in
Oregon, but the family returned to the Montlake District of
Seattle in 1928. Garden graduated high school there and
studied boatbuilding at Edson Technical School, which later
became the Seattle Central Community College. He then
started work at Andrews Boat Company on Portage Bay, in
Seattle. By his 24th birthday, he had drawn more than fifty
boats. He had also drawn and built his own schooner
Gleam, which he cruised throughout the Vancouver Island,
San Juan Islands and British Columbia region.

Garden formed a boatbuilding partnership with Dave Le-
clercq, based at an old mill on Portage Bay, where they con-
structed five boats, but closed shop in 1942 to work at lar-
ger yards building vessels for the war. Later that year, he
was drafted by the U.S. Army and assigned to the Adak Ship
Repair Base, in the Aleutian Islands. After discharge from
the army in 1946, Garden returned home, put Gleam back
in shape and designed halibut boats, trollers and the 30-
foot cutter Bull Frog. One of Gardens cruises on Gleam, was
documented in an article in the April 1951 issue of Yacht-
ing, Beachcombing the Goose Islands.
Memoriam
William Bill Garden Nov. 18, 1918April 29, 2011
William Bill Garden
Photo Courtesy www.tillerbooks.com, Yacht Designs
A Bill-Garden perspective drawing. This was his own boat, Oceanus.
From Yacht Designs, by Bill Garden, Courtesy International Marine/McGraw-Hill
Continued next page
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Garden didnt at-
tend college and
was grandfathered
into his naval archi-
tecture P.E. license.
Its proof positive
that this can be
done and should be
done, as perhaps
the best naval archi-
tect of the twentieth
century came up
this way.

In 1951 Garden
moved his office
from the old boat
shop site on Port-
age Bay to the Pa-
cific Fishing & Trad-
ing Co. building on
the ship canal in
Ballard; then in
1954 the office was
moved to Maritime
Shipyards with a
participating inter-
est in the yard. This
partnership pro-
duced several
yachts, workboats, pile drivers, and more. Garden and naval
architect Phil Brinck worked together on miscellaneous pro-
jects through the mid 50's, and in 1956 Brinton Spraguea
mechanical engineer and Bill's good friend and mentor
joined him for several years, his expertise providing a major
contribution to the firm. A 1957 article in Marine Digest de-
tailed 62 boats in construction valued at nearly 2 million
dollars and another 12 on the boards.

In 1959, the design office was moved from the Maritime
Shipyards location to a new building above Lockhaven Ma-
rina overlooking the locks and ship canal traffic. For a time,
Garden gave serious thought to relocating to New Zealand
in order to provide a more ideal location to raise a family,
and Victoria, BC was chosen in 1968 as an interim move
while projects in process where completed. Later, a nearby
island was purchased as an interesting location for design
offices. Shops and a self-sufficient island home were built in
1969, and from then on Garden operated from this location.
He named his island base Toads Landing.

Gardens magazine articles and two design books are an
inspiration and source of awe for designers around the
world. Yacht Designs and Yacht Designs II, both originally
published by International Marine, are filled with beautiful
designs, power and sail. The drawings are not only exquisite,
exact, and technically excellent, but are filled with delightful
quirky little details, like seamen in hats holding paint buck-
ets. His hand-drawn hull perspectives are a joy, and would
be hard to equal for their combination of clarity, accuracy
and warmth by any modern computer 3D program.

Boat designer Bob Perry spent some time with Garden and
remembers words of simple common sense. He once asked
Garden what he did about rudder flutter? Garden replied, If
the rudder has a radiused trailing edge, flatten it. If the rud-
der has a flat trailing edge, radius it. On another occasion,
Garden grumbled to Perry, Never guarantee performance in
writing.

Bill Gardens complete plans and records are available for
study at Mystic Seaport Museums Ships Plans Collections. I
have spent many hours poring over Gardens brilliantly de-
tailed drawings there. I learn something new every time I do.

The world of boats is an incalculably richer place thanks to
Gardens extraordinary work. We wish him Godspeed on his
final passage.
D. Gerr

**********

Sources: Mystic Seaport, Robert Perrys Bill Garden: A
Memoir, Jay Benford and Tiller Publications, Yacht Designs
and Yacht Designs II, International Marine/McGraw-Hill
June 2011 Page 31
Bill Garden Memoriam Continued
Bill Garden in his 1965 Seattle office.
Photo: Jay Benford, www.tillerbooks.com - Yacht Designs
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