The future of WFSV hull design

Isle of Wight UK based South Boats Special Projects, which has built some 100 WFSVs since 2005 for a variety of operators, has recently completed a £1m research project comparing hull form performance against prevailing conditions.

The performance of the models when manoeuvring on a wind turbine tower was investigated over different sea conditions, tidal rates, thrust levels and fender arrangements

Isle of Wight UK based South Boats Special Projects, which has built some 100 WFSVs since 2005 for a variety of operators, has recently completed a £1m research project comparing hull form performance against prevailing conditions.