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Multiple Applications of Sailing Simulation
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posted on 2023-05-23, 04:28 authored by Mooney, J, Saunders, N, Habgood, M, Jonathan BinnsJonathan BinnsThe world's only ride-on sailing simulator has been produced by the Australian company Virtual Sailing (YS) for 10 years. Over this period significant research and development has occurred. On-going R&D is incorporated into new and retro-fitted to old simulators. During this time a number of users have owned and operated the YS-Laser, YSail-Trainer, VSail-Aeeess and YSail-Researeher simulators showing the way for a variety of uses. The initial intention of the YSail-Trainer was for fitness training and physiological evaluation of elite athletes. This has shown promise with four sailors at the recent Olympics using and praising the simulator as a useful tool for fitness training and tactics and strategy development. The YSail-Researeher has been integrated into the undergraduate engineering course at the AMC to demonstrate the basic principles of sailing and simulation. As a rehabilitation tool the YSail-Aeeess simulator has been used to introduce disabled people to sailing and reintroduce sailors post accident (in Melbourne, Sydney, Miami and Auckland). A recent virtual regatta was organised by YS with participants from Australia and the USA. The area showing the greatest numbers of participants is in leaming to sail. Programs have been started within Australia for pre-teenagers through to university age students to leam to sail for the first time, adding simulation to the more traditional learning methodologies. The use of simulation in this area shows great promise for increasing participation and retention rates for the sailing industry as a whole.
History
Publication title
Conference Proceedings SIMTECT 2009Editors
Elyssabeth LietchPagination
489 - 494ISBN
0977525767Department/School
Australian Maritime CollegePublisher
S.I.A.A.Place of publication
Lindfield, AustraliaEvent title
SimTecTEvent Venue
AdelaideDate of Event (Start Date)
2009-06-15Date of Event (End Date)
2009-06-19Rights statement
© 2009 Simulation Industry Association of AustraliaRepository Status
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