Chief Technology Officer
Land Rover BAR
Challenger for the 35th America’s Cup
2012- 2014 Director of Enterprise.
Wolfson Unit M.T.I.A, University of Southampton.
2009 - 2012 Principal Research
Engineer. Wolfson Unit M.T.I.A, University of Southampton.
2007 - 2009 Design Co-ordinator.
TEAMORIGIN, America’s Cup Challenger.
2003 - 2007 Design Co-ordinator. Emirates
Team New Zealand, America’s Cup
Challenger.
2000 - 2003 Research Co-ordinator. Team New Zealand America’s Cup Defender.
1977 - 2000 Senior Engineer
Wolfson
Unit for Marine Technology and Industrial Aerodynamics,
Department of Ship Science, University of Southampton
1975 - 1977 University of Southampton, Ship Science Department
Post Graduate Research - Ship Motions
BSc Ship Science, 1975
C.Eng.
Member Royal Institution of Naval Architects
Member of Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.
Offshore Racing Congress International Technical Committee
Member of Royal Ocean Racing Club. Technical Committee.
Director of Sailing Yacht Research Foundation “Wide Light Project”
Member of the Super Yacht Racing Association “Fair Sailing Committee”
Ship
Science Prize 1975.
Best Graduate.
Royal
Institution of Naval Architects.
1995 Bronze Medal for paper presented at CADAP '95.
SNAME
. Fourteenth
Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium 1999
Richards T Miller Prize. Best Paper “developments in the IMS VPP formulations”
Royal
Institution of Naval Architects: 2008
Small Craft Group Medal for contributions to yacht science.
Royal
Institution of Naval Architects: 2013
Small Craft Group Medal for contributions to yacht science as part of Wolfson
Unit M.T.I.A.
Date, Venue |
Syndicate |
Role |
1983 Newport |
Victory 83 |
Execution and analysis of towing
tank and wind tunnel tests. VPP
calculations. |
1987 Fremantle |
White Crusader |
Execution and analysis of towing
tank and wind tunnel tests. VPP
Calculations |
Team New Zealand |
Execution and analysis of towing
tank and wind tunnel tests. Performance analysis. |
|
1988 San Diego |
New Zealand Challenge K Boat |
Execution and analysis of towing
tank tests. |
1992 San Diego |
New Zealand Challenge |
Execution and analysis of towing
tank and wind tunnel tests. VPP
Calculations Full scale scientific studies |
1995 San Diego |
New Zealand Challenge |
Execution and analysis of towing
tank and wind tunnel tests. VPP
Calculations Full scale scientific studies |
TAG Heuer |
Execution and analysis of towing
tank tests. |
|
2000 |
Team New Zealand |
Execution and analysis of towing
tank and wind tunnel tests. VPP
Calculations Full scale scientific studies |
2003 |
Team New Zealand |
Research Co-ordinator,
responsible for all design research projects and contributed to boat
development. |
2007 |
Emirates Team New Zealand |
Design Co-ordinator |
2008 |
TEAMORIGIN |
Design Co-ordinator |
2010-2011 |
America’s Cup Race Management |
Design Co-ordinator. Shared Design Package with VPLP
& North Sails. |
The use of computers in a marine consultancy
organisation
P.A. Weynberg and A.R. Claughton
RINA Small Craft Group - International Conference on Computers and Small Craft, February 1984
The dynamic stability of sailing yachts in
large breaking waves
A.R. Claughton
International Conference on Design Considerations for Small Craft, February 1984
Development of lifeboat launching systems
for offshore rigs and platforms
I.M.C. Campbell and A.R. Claughton
International Conference on Marine Survival Craft, Liferafts, Lifeboats, Survival Systems in association with The Nautical Institute, November 1983
Self-pitching propellers
J. Coxon and A.R. Claughton
RINA Small Craft Group International Symposium on Propulsion for Small Craft, November 1982
An assessment of the progress in yacht design through
an examination of model yacht characteristics
A.R. Claughton, I. Howlett, and R. Stollery
The Eighth Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium, (SNAME) March 1987
The interpretation of results from tank
tests on 12m yachts
I. Campbell and A.R. Claughton
The Eighth Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium, (SNAME) March, 1987
The effect of counter length on hull
resistance
A.R. Claughton
The Ninth Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium, March, (SNAME) 1989
PERFORMANCE PREDICTION FOR LARGE SAILING YACHTS
A.R. Claughton
3rd Yacht & Smallcraft Design Symposium, May 1993
Wind tunnel testing of sailing yacht rigs
I.M.C. Campbell and A.R. Claughton
Paper presented at, and published in proceedings for the 13th International Symposium on "Yacht Design and Yacht Construction"
H.I.S.W.A., Amsterdam 14th & 15th November, 1994
Development of a multi-functional velocity
prediction program (VPP) for sailing yachts
J.C. Oliver, Yacht Research International Inc., Annapolis, and
A.R. Claughton
R.I.N.A. International Conference CADAP '95
Hull & appendage design for large
sailing yachts
A.R. Claughton
Project '97, Amsterdam, 19 - 21st November, 1997
Developments in the IMS VPP formulations.
A.R. Claughton
The Fourteenth Chesapeake Sailing Yacht Symposium, March, (SNAME) 1999
Design considerations for canting keel yachts
Andrew Claughton, Wolfson Unit MTIA University of Southampton & Clay Oliver, Yacht Research International, UK
"Yacht Design and Yacht Construction" H.I.S.W.A., Amsterdam 2005
Changes and Development to Sail Aerodynamics in the
ORC International Handicap Rule
Fabio Fossati of Politecnico di Milano, CIRIVE Wind Tunnel
Andy Claughton of University of Southampton
Sara Muggiasca of Politecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanics
Davide Battistin
"Yacht Design and Yacht Construction" H.I.S.W.A., Amsterdam 2008
An investigation into the
stability of sailing yachts in large breaking waves
Ship Science Report No. 15
A.R. Claughton and P. Handley
Report on model tests to assess the use of drogues and
similar devices to prevent yacht capsize in breaking waves
Ship Science Report No. 35
A.R. Claughton
Heavy weather sailing
K. Adlard Coles. Revised by Peter Bruce.
Chapter 32 “The stability of Yachts in Large Breaking Waves” A.R.Claughton.
Sailing yacht design theory.
Edited by Claughton, Wellicome, & Shenoi.
Longman 1998
Sailing yacht design practice.
Edited by Claughton, Wellicome, & Shenoi.
Longman 1998
I have been a recreational sailor since the age of 14.
I currently own a 22’ trimaran. (TRI-CAT 22)
I have raced in Olympic class dinghies and offshore yachts, cruised extensively, and enjoyed inland waterway holidays.
I also windsurf and stand up paddle board.
I also enjoy hill walking.
I am a member of the Offshore Racing Congress International Technical Committee and the RORC technical committee.
I live in Southampton with my wife Elizabeth, I have 2 grown up children John & Jane.