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Gaff Sails GAFFSails is the unique design program for designing Multi-rig low and high aspect ratio gaff sails. GAFFSails is fully compatible with Advancedone can select AzureDesign. Aspect Once the rig is set, either the High option in case of (e.g. optimist Analysis high gaff pointslow peak point sails) or the Low Aspect option for gaff with (e.g. skûtsjes sails). The two options have unique features that allow for high design precision. Low aspect ratio: the gaff is treated as a sail section and square-sail design is possible. High aspect ratio: the gaff is seen as a ‘second luff’, which constitutes a very versatile method to define the sail’s geometry. With the NEW SAIL WIZARD, it’s possible to start a new sail by defining just a few inputs: Luff, head and foot lengths GAFFSails also allows Defining: Panel layout, including the full vertical panel layout Leech length or Gaff Angle Clew height or Diagonal Panel development and analysis Camber, Position of Max Camber and Maximum Twist Export/import patches and panel layout Maximum curvature/position on luff, head, leech and foot Gaff Sails Multi-rig Advanced Analysis Users can create a full rig model for all yachts with multiple masts (such as ketch, yawl and schooner). The additional masts can be edited using the same options (to add spreaders, diamonds etc.) as the main mast. This allows the user to design mizzen sails. Gaff sails can also be added to any mast with the rig plan. “ We are extremely happy wth AzureProject, which is helping us produce very fast, smooth sails, and we think it is the best sailmaking software available” Ian Short, Ian Short Sails

Advanced Analysis Most cruising and racing sails are made by assembling panels of laminated sailcloth. Laminated cloth is made of straight fibres opportunely laid in a laminated sandwich pattern. Therefore their structural properties are not homogeneous and orthotropic. AzureProject’s Advanced Aeroelastic Analysis tool lets the sails designer to calculate the flying sailshape, stress distribution, and corner loads for laminated sails, by taking into account seams, panel orientation and patches. The FEM/FEA tool includes a robust and quick structural solver that takes into account the...