Professional Diploma Program in Yacht & Boat Design

Module 2
Aesthetics / Utilization of Design

Lesson Thirteen - Exterior Design
Various elements of designing boat and yacht exteriors are discussed. This lesson also examines the interrelationship of various hull and superstructure elements in order to help students further develop their design sense as it applies to form, proportion, balance, and styling.

Lesson Fourteen - Interior Design
The elements of designing comfortable, attractive, safe, and utilitarian interiors are covered. The effect of recent trends on interior design and the application of ergonomic principles in planning accommodations are examined.

Lesson Fifteen - Design Practicum Exterior and Interior Design
A continuation of the study of exterior and interior design. In this practicum, students will prepare preliminary plans for a power boat and a sailboat, consisting of Hull Lines, Outboard Profile, Arrangement Plan, Inboard Profile, and Joiner Sections.

Lesson Sixteen - High Speed Power Boats
This Lesson discusses the physical principles involved in planing and describes how a typical planing hull behaves. Students learn how to select hull design parameters for efficient planing mode operation and how to make performance predictions and speed calculations.

Lesson Seventeen - Design Practicum High Speed Powerboats
In this lesson, students continue the study of high speed boats by designing a popular size and type V-bottom planing power boat.

Lesson Eighteen - Sailboat Design, Part I
This first lesson on sailboat design examines theoretical and practical aspects of sail propulsion. Various sailing rigs and the sails that make up a typical inventory are covered. Sailing yacht lines and design ratios are discussed. Methods of calculating sail area and evaluating a boat's power to carry sail are studied. After completing this lesson, students will be able to design a properly balanced sail plan.

Lesson Nineteen - Sailboat Design, Part 2
Lesson Nineteen continues the study of sailboats with emphasis on calculation and location of ballast. The components of standing and running rigging, mast, spar, and rigging engineering are also covered.

Lesson Twenty - Design Practicum Sailboats
Practical application and design problem solving. Students are required to prepare plans and calculations for two sailboats of popular size and rig type.

Lesson Twenty One - Multihull Design
This lesson examines the principles involved in the design of power and sailing multihulls. Students are required to prepare plans and calculations for a popular size cruising or racing multihull vessel.

Lesson Twenty Two - Module 2 Examination
This comprehensive examination tests the student's ability to prepare preliminary sketches and calculations for a specific design task; analyze a proposed boat on the basis of ergonomics as well as proper hull form for the intended service; prepare the following working drawings based on the preliminaries: Lines, Outboard Profile, Arrangement, Inboard Profile, and Joiner Sections. The exam also tests student's ability to prepare a set of specified hydrostatic calculations from the faired lines and prepare a performance prediction.