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Planing (boat)
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A Contender dinghy planing on a broad reach. Note the typical way the bow lifts up while the stern skims over the water.
Planing (/ˈpleɪnɪŋ/ PLAY-ning) is the mode of operation for a waterborne craft in which its weight is predominantly supported by hydrodynamic lift, rather than hydrostatic lift (buoyancy).
Many forms of marine transport make use of planing, including fast ferries, racing boats, floatplanes, flying boats, and seaplanes. Most surfboards are planing or semi-planing hulls. Beyond planing, fast vessel designs have seen a transition to hydrofoil designs.
Contents
1 History
2 How planing works
3 Sailing techniques used to promote planing
4 See also
5 External links
6 Notes
History[edit]
The earliest documented planing sailboat was a proa built in 1898 by Commodore Ralph Munroe. It was capable of speeds of more than twice the hull speed.[citation needed]
Planing a sailing dinghy was first popularised by Uffa Fox in Britain. In 1928 Fox introduced planing to the racing world in his International 14 dinghy, Avenger. That year he gained 52 first places, 2 seconds, and 3 third places out of 57 race starts.[1][2]
This performance was noticed by other designers who took on his ideas and developed them. Over the years many dinghies have acquired the ability to plane. Advances in building materials have allowed for lighter boats that will plane faster and in lighter air. There are now many high-performance dinghies (sometimes called skiffs) that can plane to windward.[3]
How planing works[edit]
Royal Navy World War II MTB planing at speed on calm water showing its hard chine hull - note how most of the forepart of the boat is out of the water
When it is at rest, a vessel's weight is borne entirely by the buoyant force. At low speeds every hull acts as a displacement hull, meaning that the buoyant force is mainly responsible for supporting the craft. As speed increases, hydrodynamic lift increases as well. In contrast, the buoyant force decreases as the hull lifts out of the water, decreasing the displaced volume. At some speed, lift becomes the predominant upward force on the hull and the vessel is planing.
A simple model of this effect is a solid slab of material that is heavier than water (like a steel plate) but is shaped and oriented to have a positive angle of attack. At rest, the slab will sink because it is heavier than water; the buoyant forces are overwhelmed by the force of gravity. However, if the slab is kept in the same orientation and pulled horizontally through the water, it will force the incoming water downward. This results in a reactionary force upward on the slab. At a high enough speed, this reactionary force (plus any small buoyant force) is larger than the force of gravity and the slab will stay afloat. In this way, the horizontal force (which may be supplied by a motor or a sail) is converted into a vertical force upwards. The concept of planing is often interpreted as analogous with aerodynamic lift (See lift on an airfoil), but in reality the acting forces are very different.
Although any hull will plane if enough power is provided and enough speed is attained, a hull designed for operation in the planing realm is sometimes distinguished by a flat run aft. In other words, in side view, the bottom is more or less a straight line towards the stern. (Exceptions to this include surfboards and other recreational planing hulls, which utilize rocker throughout for enhanced maneuverability when banking through turns.) In contrast, in a displacement, or non-planing hull, the bottom is curved in side view (the curvature is called "rocker") all the way from bow to stern, in order to minimize wave drag. In front view, the sections in the aft area may be straight, as in a racing hydroplane, to maximize planing forces and speed, but for practical reasons of stability and comfortable ride are often V-shaped, especially in boats intended for offshore use.
To plane, especially to initiate planing, the power-to-weight ratio must be high, since the planing mode of operation involves moving the hull at speeds higher than its natural hull speed. All boat designs for planing benefit from minimised weight; planing powerboats are commonly made from light alloy or use other reduced-weight construction techniques- RIBs are typical examples. Planing sailing boats need a good sail area and powerboats need a high-power engine. Steps and chine ridges may also be incorporated into the design to encourage both ease of planing and stability.
Most surfboards, although unpowered, are planing or semi-planing hulls. They utilize the push of the waveform more or less in combination with gravity and specific angles of attack for the airfoil to maximise propulsive force and reduce the net downforce and thus achieve planing lift.
Sailing techniques used to promote planing[edit]
Albacore dinghy planing
Planing may be achieved in most sailing dinghies. In light to moderate conditions, planing is best initiated by a combination of the following.[4][5]
Maximise power: sail on a reach or broad reach to begin.
Minimise surface-induced drag: raise the centreboard or daggerboard about half way
Maintain power: when a gust hits, bear away slightly and ease the sheets
As a gust begins to pass, steer slightly to windward to keep the apparent wind forward
Maintain flat form of immersed sections of hull: keep the hull level side-to-side, trapeze if necessary
Move your weight aft to lift the bow
Maintain power if necessary: flick or pump the sails (although there are some restrictions on doing this in a race)
Seek optimal form and speed of immersed hull: if there are waves, surf down them to initiate planing.
See also[edit]
Sailing portal
Hydroplane (boat)
Dinghy racing
Dinghy sailing
Windsurfing
External links[edit]
Videos of planing sailboards from the UK Windsurfing Association
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ "UFFA FOX (1898-1972)". Uffa Fox On-Line. Tony Dixon. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
Jump up ^ "History". International 14. International 14 Class Association. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
Jump up ^ Cox, Dave (2000). The Sailing Handbook. Stackpole Books. In the UK, the well-known designer Uffa Fox... researched and developed planing.... It is from his trend-setting design that most of today's high-performance sailing dinghies have evolved. Boats have also become lighter through the low weights achieved by today's hi-tech building materials. They are therefore able to plane much faster in much less wind, and many are capable or planing to windward.
Jump up ^ Sleight, Steve (2011). The Complete Sailing Manual, Third Edition. DK Publishing. p. 126. ISBN 9780756697600.
Jump up ^ Proctor, Ian (1968). Boats for Sailing. Macdonald and Co./ Council of Industrial Design. ISBN 9780356015217.
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