THE "INDOSAIL" PROJECT

In the initial phases of the joint Indonesian-German R & D project "Indosail" for the development of cargo sailing vessels for the Indonesian inter-island trade, preliminary studies and the design of a prototype vessel have been carried out. An evaluation of the boundary conditions revealed that the weather in the Indonesian Waters is governed by light but steady monsoon winds. The rapidly expanding inter-island transport is a typical coastal trade with short sea turns and a relatively high percentage of port time. The selection of technical alternatives for the rigs of a modular series of 3-, 4- and 5- masted coastal sailers of between 900 and 2000 t dwt led to the concept of a mechanized roller-reefing gaff-rig with integrated loading gear, which was successfully tested on large free-sailing models. A half size test-rig has been installed on a 20 m vessel and the design of a 50m, 900 dwt prototype hull has been completed. The design of the 3-masted, 1100 sq m prototype rig can be finished as soon as the current structural and handling trials with the test-rig have been completed. <CMO>.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Windtech '85, Southampton, 23-25 April 1985, Vol. 1, Paper 2, (25 pp., 2 ref., 2 tab., 21 fig.)
• Authors:
  • Schenzle, P
  • Weselmann, G
  • Weiss, F
• Publication Date: 1985

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00688302
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 14 1995 12:00AM