About Endurance Yachts- Passagemaker Series
The design of the Hampton Endurance
series represents a new, unique combination of safety, comfort,
and efficiency in a serious cruising yacht. This is based
on rigorous engineering as well as extensive experience.
Few yachts in this size range embody both; though that may
often be claimed or implied.
The builder’s objectives
for these craft included high efficiency across a range
of speeds, combined with comfort and safety on long ocean
passages. Cruise speed was to be 10-12 knots, with efficient
top speed 18-20 knots; and very long range at 9-10 knots.
Naval Architect and Licensed Professional Engineer Howard
Apollonio was engaged to develop the overall design of these
vessels. He notes that it is hard to make a slow boat go
fast; but much easier to make a fast boat go slow. The trick
is to do so efficiently.
The beginning of this solution
was design of the Hampton Hybrid Hull. Its roots go back
to Apollonio’s development of split-chine hulls starting
in 1977. With his specialty in hydrodynamics, he studied
the shortcomings of conventional hulls with respect to wavemaking
resistance. To overcome these, he divided the forward chine
into upper and lower parts to reduce bow wave while retaining
dynamic lift and spray control. The forward cross sections
were made to resemble those of traditional round-bottom
hulls to insure smooth ride in waves. A combination of race
boat and sailboat characteristics was employed to insure
superior directional stability in following seas. Decades
of successful versions of this hull form led to constant
praise of Apollonio’s designs, large and small, fast
and slow, including fine performance in severe sea states.
In summary, the Hampton Endurance
series of yachts embodies a fully-integrated set of vital
features that function together synergistically. Comfort,
safety, efficiency, solid quality construction, and fine
finish are smoothly blended into a yacht that feels right
and works right, for confident passagemaking and lasting
value.
For more detailed information on
Endurance Yachts and the Endurance Yachts Range, please
visit the parent site, www.hamptonyachts.com.au
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