Submissions needed for design forum

The 25th Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium will be held March 2025 in Annapolis, MD. As the world’s longest-running technical forum dedicated to advancing the study of the art and science of sailing yacht design technology, organizers are inviting researchers, practitioners, and students to submit abstracts for technical papers.

Submission Guidelines:
• Abstracts: Concisely summarize your research, findings, or innovative ideas related to the design, construction and operation of sailing and wind powered vessels.
• Topics: We welcome submissions covering all aspects of yacht design, including but not limited to:

Aerodynamics
Designing for Safety
Environmental Considerations
Failure Analysis and Repair
Full Scale Testing
Hull and Appendage Design
Human Factors in Sailing
Hydrofoil Design
Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence
Materials and Manufacturing
Modeling and Simulation
Performance Prediction
Rating Rules
Regulatory Developments
Sails, Spars and Rigging
Sailing Yacht Dynamics
Software, Electronics and Systems
Structural Mechanics
Wind Assisted Shipping
General Interest Papers [Non-Technical]

Crucial Points to Note:
• Abstracts should be 500 words or less.
• Abstracts should be submitted using the ScholarOne portal at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/sname-jst
• All abstracts will be reviewed by our papers committee, and accepted abstracts will be invited for full paper submission.

Important Dates:
Abstract Submission Deadline: July 15, 2024
Notification of Acceptance: August 31, 2024
Full Paper Submission Deadline: December 1, 2024
Conference: March, 2025 [Dates to be confirmed]

Questions: csyspapers@gmail.com.
Additional details: https://communities.sname.org/chesapeakesailingyachtsymposiumcsys/home