There was an interesting interview with Bouwe Bekking over at the Daily Sail (subscriber section).
They talked about the design and how the software which was develop during the AC and mainly applies to displacement hulls where no longer relevant.
Ironically the new design software was borrowed from what the powerboat designers use, and thats where they got the idea to put "spray stoppers" on the bow.
http://bp2.blogger.com/_U6Cp5x-Sbr8/SGjEvRiX_RI/AAAAAAAAD-w/n2TDvpqjzkw/s1600-h/DSC_2792_1.jpg

Last edited by Tony_F18; 10/21/08 04:57 PM.