The Royal Institution of Naval Architects is extending its first notice and call for papers for its INNOV’SAIL 2010 Conference to be held June 30 – July 1, 2010 in Lorient, France.

Papers are invited on all aspects of yacht design, including:
• Innovative design for performance
• Aerodynamics
• Design of sails, masts, rigging.
• Hydrodynamics.
• Design of hulls, appendages.
• Structure and materials.
• Fluid structure interaction.
• CFD Validation.
• New experimental techniques.
• Performance enhancement in general.

Click here for a PDF of the First Notice and Call for Papers.