In the game of give and take that yacht design often appears, scow hulls arrive with a number of fascinating characteristics: high form stability, the possibility to carefully taylor specific hull shape properties for both heeled and upright conditions, a reduction of windage and a …

Scow schooners had a broad, shallow hull, and used centreboards, bilgeboards or leeboards rather than a deep keel. The broad hull gave them stability, and the retractable foils allowed them to move even heavy loads of cargo in waters far too shallow for keelboats to enter.

Oct 25, 2023 · The Mojito 650 uses the same extreme scow bow hull as the phenomenally successful David Raison-designed Maxi 650 that won the series division of the last Mini Transat race, taking five of the...

third part of 3 part series looking at scow hull shapes. part 1 and 2 were shorter version of the article ‘new design paradigm’ published in 2011 in seahorse magazine. now time to look at what is next.

Scow hulls have a distinct shape that sets them apart from traditional sailboat hulls. With a flat and wide profile, scow hulls maximize waterline length, which translates into higher speeds. This design reduces drag and allows sailboats to achieve impressive velocity, particularly in reaching and planing conditions.

With a scow (and also with things like Open 60s), the hull is designed so that heeling yields an immersed body that’s straight and true — and which is narrower and has markedly less wetted surface than that of an unheeled hull (unless we start talking about things like International Canoes and narrow Moths).

in part 1 we saw that scow hull shapes have more stability, have a lesser tendency to pitch by the bow, can be designed to have a very efficient dual hull shape and also lighter with better aerodynamics. here we look at the cons. there is something about scow hull shapes that makes them incredibly interesting for a naval architect.

Jun 3, 2010 · Scow hull shapes generate up to 30% more power than a standard hull shape for a given beam and displacement. The long overhang forward reduces bow down trim and increases waterline length when beating upwind or reaching. There is thus no need for aft water ballasts or to increase bow volume.

Jul 21, 2023 · Discover how scow hulls bring a perfect balance of speed, stability, and sailing pleasure to modern sailors. Conventional hull profile direction changes, while scow stays mainly parallel when...

Apr 16, 2012 · The basic principle of the scow design is to maximise hull righting moment. The beam is carried well forward which means that, when heeled, the hull lines are further...