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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 Binns
The 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.

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Publication title

Conference Proceedings SIMTECT 2009

Editors

Elyssabeth Lietch

Pagination

489 - 494

ISBN

0977525767

Department/School

Australian Maritime College

Publisher

S.I.A.A.

Place of publication

Lindfield, Australia

Event title

SimTecT

Event Venue

Adelaide

Date of Event (Start Date)

2009-06-15

Date of Event (End Date)

2009-06-19

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© 2009 Simulation Industry Association of Australia

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