Resonant rolling is a hydrodynamic phenomenon that can leave even the most experienced captains at a loss. The ship suddenly begins to rock sideways excessively, and in the worst case containers go overboard. It may happen so fast that there is practically no time to react. This has prompted DNV, after years of research, to .
Dynamic Yacht Platform heralds in a more efficient and customized design process
A significant challenge when building a new superyacht is to fulfil the owner’s wish for a custom boat without spending large amounts of time and money on designing and building a hull from scratch.
An innovative yacht platform concept
Jeroen Jungschlager, Project Manager at C-Job, shares the company’s experience: “With our Northern European shipyard clients in the yacht building industry, we saw engineering design was taking quite a long time for each yacht. We had the idea that it could be improved and the process speeded up. Platforms are not new, but most are limited to a certain length and beam and have been developed by a yard’s in-house team. C-Job, as an independent company, came up with this new idea of a Dynamic Yacht Platform that could benefit several shipyards. We thought: ‘How can we serve all these yards and make a platform which is not limited in size – one that can be stre