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| Originally Posted by AMG Hello Donald,
Nice to see you as a member here! Since you probably know more than all of us together on Destriero, I would like to ask you two things:
She is claimed to have a semi-displacing hull. By definition, how can she be semi-planing in over 60 knots and what would be the difference if she had a planing hull? It has always puzzled me...
Secondly. Is the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda still the owners and what has happened or will happen to her in the future?
With regards
Lars |
Destriero was only operated under charter by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. The vessel is owned by Bravo Romeo Limited.
Semi-dislpacement, as I use the term, represents the technology relating to the hydrodynamic speed range in combination with its displacement whereby the vessel's weight support is approximately 50% by buoyancy and 50% by dynamic lift. I do not believe that transverse section shape - round bilge, double chine or hard chine - should be descriptors of planing,semi-planing, semi-displacement or dislpacement hydrodynamics.