1.   Present appointment

                Principal Research Engineer.

Wolfson Unit M.T.I.A,

University of Southampton.

2.   Previous appointments

                1975 - 1977          University of Southampton, Ship Science Department

                                                Post Graduate Research - Ship Motions

                1977 -    2000       Senior Engineer

                                                Wolfson Unit for Marine Technology and Industrial Aerodynamics,

Department of Ship Science, University of Southampton

                2000 -    2003       Research Co-ordinator. Team New Zealand America’s Cup Defender.

                2003 -    2007       Design Co-ordinator.  Emirates Team New Zealand,  America’s Cup Challenger.

                2007 -    2009       Design Co-ordinator.  TEAMORIGIN, America’s Cup Challenger.

3.   Qualifications & associations

                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

4.   Awards

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.

 

5.   America’s Cup experience.

Date, Venue

Syndicate

Role

1983

Newport

Victory 83

Execution and analysis of towing tank and wind tunnel tests.  VPP calculations.
Development of onboard computer systems.

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

 

6.   Publications

Technical Papers.

                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

Other Publications.

                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

7.   Recreation.

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.