Task 2: Researching boat hull designs (5 marks)

Create a table and find one image of the following boat designs: 

• Offshore powerboat

• Catamaran

• Trimaran

• Boat plans

• Speedboat

• Solar boat

• Hydrofoil

• Hydroplane

• Stepped hulls

• Planing Hulls

Choose 3 of them and explain what is it about these designs that make them fast.

Investigate different hull types – displacement vs planning, Mono vs multihull.

What design elements could you use in your design?

Task 3: Solar boat Challenge. (10 marks)

Read through the competition rules and regulations document below. Summarize in a paragraph or two to highlight the information that you see as important for this challenge. This will act as your Design Brief.

Create a table that lists 5 constraints and 5 considerations for this design challenge.

Explain, in your own words the design challenge and the rules of the competition to demonstrate that you have a good understanding of the design task.