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The NEWSLETTER International Hydrofoil Society P. O. Box 51, Cabin John MD 20818 USA Editor: John R. Meyer Spring 2005 Sailing Editor: Martin Grimm ENGINEERING, DESIGNING AND WHERE ARE YOU IN FUTURISTIC CONCEPTS CYBERSPACE?! IHS relies on electronic communi- Courtesy of Rodriquez Cantieri Navali SpA cation with the membership to improve timeliness and reduce mailing costs. If you are a member with email, let us know ased in Genoa, Rodriquez Engineering employs 25 people all your email address! Thank you. Bwith the specific tasks of designing and engineering Rodriquez vessels. This company can work with composites, aluminium alloys, and steel, and designs everything from yachts to ro-ro ships. 2005 DUES ARE DUE Current projects include a brand new SWATH(small waterplane area IHS Membership is still only twin hull) vessel, designed by Mr Alcide Sculati, managing director US$20 per calendar year (US$10.00 for of Rodriquez Engineering. The aim of this concept is to create a very students). Your renewal or new member- fast ship, using as little energy as possible, creating as little pollution ship is critical. IHS accepts dues payment as possible, and producing no wake wash. by personal check, bank check, money or- der or cash (all in US dollars only). We A prototype of this vessel (which is being built at the yard’s expense, have also recently arranged for payment but following trials is expected to be transferred to Ustica Lines - a of regular membership dues by credit card Rodriquez shareholder - for full-sized trials), has begun building in using PAYPAL. To pay by credit card Rodriquez’ Messina yard in October 2004. Rodriquez Engineering please go to the IHS membership page at has named this vessel the AliSWATH.The vessel will be able to carry <http://www.foils.org/member.htm> and 500 passengers, and up to 50 cars, with a displacement of only follow the instructions. 500tonnes. This AliSWATH design, Rodriquez claims, is totally rev- INSIDE THIS ISSUE - President’s Column ------------p. 2 - Welcome New Members ------ p. 2 - Motion Control ----------------- p. 3 - Hydro Revolution-Foil ---------p. 5 - Tempest and Venturilla ------- p. 6 - Ray Hoop Remembered ------ p. 9 Rendering of AliSWATH Concept - Sailor’s Page --------------------p. 10 See Rodriquez, Page 3 PRESIDENT’S COLUMN WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Gerhard Kutt – Gerhard was born in Shanghai and grew up in Hong reetings to all IHS Members; I comes” with a column listing persons Kong. He attended Brunel Univer- Ghope that all of you have suc- responsible for action. sity - Middlesex UK in Production cessfully weathered the stormy I wish to make a plea to all of you Technology and Management. He days of the Holidays and the Winter for your help in either taking on an was a champion water-skier in of 2004 and 2005. item as prime responsibility or as- South East Asia in the 1970’s and 1980’s representing HK for 12 The Society can be pleased with its sisting someone who has volun- years. His working experience in- continued growth with a total of 40 teered to carry out a particular cludes several management fields new members added to the Member- “Desired Outcome”. Please con- in Manufacturing mainly for export. ship roles during the calendar year tact me or the person so listed. Currently, he is with CAE Marine - 2004. By the way, you can view the Note that you can obtain that per- division of Unistel and University Membership List by logging onto the son’s e-mail address from the IHS of Stellenbosch developing a mar- IHS website and put in the proper Membership List. ket for HYSUCATand HYSUWAC password. All IHS members have patented foil systems. been informed of this password. If In connection with this, the Board of Directors has committed to the estab- you have been missed or forgot, Paul Kydd – Paul is retired after a lishment of hydrofoil exhibits in in- please contact the webmaster lifetime in research and develop- terested museums worldwide. To this ([email protected]). It is advis- ment, first with General Electric in end volunteers are needed to contact able for all to check the information Schenectady, NY, then with Hydro- museums in their vicinity. An intro- on the List. If it is incorrect, please carbon Research in New Jersey, and ductory “package” will be mailed to send changes to: Steve Chorney: for the last twenty years in his own the museums you propose, identify- [email protected]. company involved in all aspects of ing you as an IHS representative. power generation, fuels and propel- We have noticed that inquiries on the We propose to initiate an interna- lants, as well as waste disposal, and IHS Bulletin Board (BBS) are still tional “registry” of hydrofoil electronic chemicals. He has been going unanswered. All members are models from which model loans an electric boat enthusiast for over encouraged to check the BBS for may be negotiated. A “manager” ten years. The EBAA sponsors an information and questions that you for such a registry is required. annual 21 NM race around Wye Is- may be helpful in answering. Ien- Volunteers are requested to con- land on the Eastern shore of Mary- courage all members to make an ef- tact Kenneth B. Spaulding: land and he has built a boat to fort to visit the BBS at least weekly [email protected] compete in it. It is a catamaran hull and try to answer some of the ques- from Stillwater designs in Chelsea tions, even if briefly. As your President and Newsletter MA with a 10-12 HP electric out- In the last several issues I mentioned Editor, I continue my plea for vol- board of his own design. The boat that the IHS Board of Directors estab- unteers to provide articles that may won in 2003 with lead-acid batteries lished five Goals for the Society. “De- be of interest to our Members and and won again in 2004 with what is sired Outcomes” were then devel- readers. Please send material to me probably the largest lithium-ion bat- oped for each of the Goals and priori- ([email protected]), Bill Hock- tery in the Eastern US. In 2005 Paul ties set for each. This information has berger ([email protected]) and Ken wants to add hydrofoils to cut drag been available to all of you on the IHS Spaulding ([email protected]). We will and reduce power consumption. website in the Site Directory. Re- be pleased to hear from you. Scott Littlefield - Scott is Director cently a spread-sheet ( EXCEL) has John R. Meyer, President of the Naval Ship Science and Tech- been added to the site that summa- rizes the “Goals and Desired Out- Continued on Page12 Page 2 IHS Spring 2005 RODRIQUEZ sion is becoming a large problem, and MOTION CONTROL CAN BE CRUCIAL (Continued From Page 1) a great deal of R&D will be carried TO SHIP CONCEPTS out on this. olutionary, and a first of its kind. Mr From Speed at Sea, October 2004 Sculati believes that this vessel is the Rodriquez is continuing to build hy- future of design - a high payload at a drofoils as there is still a demand for otion control tasks - steady low price. this type of vessel. At present, there Mvessel motion, roll stabilisa- are 6 under construction for Caremar tion and passenger comfort - This 70m vessel will be fast, but will and Siremar, two divisions of the Ital- may contradict each other in a number use less power than a standard ship of ian state-owned ferry company of aspects so the right choice of con- this type. Rodriquez Engineering see Tirrenia Navigazione, at the Messina trol system structure and algorithms the reduction of fuel costs as an es- yard, the first of which is set to be de- is vital, maintains Russian specialist sential component in vessel design; a livered in November this year. The re- Avrora. factor that will naturally appeal mainder are to have staggered greatly to operators. This concept, it delivery over the next few years. Automatic control of the actuators for is believed, will be able to reduce the foils and interceptors is an insepa- costs across the board. [Ed Note: All readers should be rable part of foil-assisted fast catama- aware that the AliSWATH hullform ran concepts such as Superfoil Another interesting design concept has its roots in hybrid ship technology passenger vessels, according to Vic- that recently came into fruition is a explored over a period of more than tor Korchanov of St Peters- fully submerged hydrofoil also po- 30 years in the U.S., Germany, and Ja- burg-based Avrora Science & tentially for Ustica Lines. This vessel pan. The U.S. Navy pursued the Production Corporation, a federal will contain a conventional diesel en- HYSWAS (Hydrofoil Small Water- state unitary enterprise. FICS-3 type gine, but fuel consumption will be plane Area Ship) concept during this control systems are designed for auto- drastically minimised compared with time through various studies, analy- matic stabilisation and motion control other vessels of this type, while all ses, tank tests, and a demonstrator ve- of Superfoil-type vessels, and Avrora other design and economic aspects hicle called QUEST (see Autumn is a designer, manufacturer and sup- will be maximised. 1996 IHS NL). Subsequently several plier of such control systems. A Rodriquez Engineering is also cur- HYSWAS designs in the 500 Lton to FICS-3 control system is installed on rently investigating other propulsion 2400 Lton size category were exam- the Superfoil-40 Linda Express. systems on the fully submerged hy- ined. (See Winter drofoil concept.
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