Abstract
Most of the modern sailboats are armed with a sloop sail plan. This type of plan has some aerodynamic and operational drawbacks. The central mast position and its equipment create vortices on the sails (decreasing the efficiency) and, in particular, considerably reduce the habitability of both the deck and interior. In this paper we present a solution to this problems through the concept of a 35 ft yacht armed with a “simplified sail plan”. It is an “A-shaped” mast placed in the stern area of the yacht that has been considered in single jib and double jib configuration. This sail plan represents an opportunity of great interest for a Design for All approach, because it follows some of it fundamental principles, for example: to enable prehensility, to require minimal efforts and ability to the users, to use of technological solution (also innovative) to meet the requirements and skills of the user, etc.
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This paper is the result of the combination of two pieces of research. The first one relates to the experiments on the “A-shaped” mast performed thanks to a collaboration between the Department of Mechanics of the Polytechnic University of Milan and the Department of Architecture of Pescara. The second one relates to a research doctorate within the Department of Architecture of Pescara named: “Design for Inclusion in the field of sailing yacht. Design for All guidelines for small sailing boat” (Ph.D. Jessica Lagatta, Tutor Prof. Andrea Vallicelli, Co-tutor Prof. Giuseppe Di Bucchianico). The paragraphs in this text represent the result of a discussion between the authors. In particular, they can be attributed to: Ph.D. Jessica Lagatta (paragraphs 1, 2, 3), Prof. Andrea Vallicelli (abstract, paragraphs 4, 5, 6).
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Lagatta, J., Vallicelli, A. (2018). “A-Shaped” Mast Sailing Yacht: Technological Solution for Easy Navigation. In: Stanton, N. (eds) Advances in Human Aspects of Transportation. AHFE 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 597. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60441-1_18
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