T&R Report R-09: Stepped Planing Boats, Some Full-Scale Test Results (1970)

Panel H-12 (Planing Boats) of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers Technical and Research program, in compliance with the Society's charter to place on record the results of research, experience, and information relative to original ship design, reviewed the following report of work sponsored by the Collins Radio Company on stepped hull planing boats. This report is unusual in that it represents privately sponsored scientific controlled experimentation with small craft involving three different hull designs. It is the hope of the Panel that this report will stimulate further effort of this type to the benefit of the small boat industry.