Yacht Design Data Protection
Posted: 16 Feb 2008, 16:36
During a conversation I had with a colleague, about advertising my yacht design on our new Tri-Services Radio Sailing Website. The subject of including measurment details of my yacht, caused a great debate between us both. My colleague's opinion was that if people wanted to purchase my yacht in the future, they would like to know also some measurement details. Example: Mast position, depth of hull, beam etc.
In his opinion, people would use such details to compare and decide the eventual yacht to buy. Builders take interest in the measurement details, so they could create a wooden version of the designers boat, because they are more interested in building and sailing for fun. (Ok to a point)
Unfortunately, I disagreed and wasnt keen to make the measurement details of my design so freely available. In my opinion, potential buyers would decide on purchasing my yacht if they thought it performs well when racing, or they admire the image of the yacht threw photos etc.
Freely advertising comprehensive measurement details of a design,(what ever the class), will cause some designers to duplicate your figures and clone another design for their own gains. From my understanding, if someone wants to design a yacht, they would not be allowed access to measurment certificates of existing boats. Which is exactly why I dont think I should make my IOM measurements, so freely available on the new Tri-Services webpage.
I would be interested to hear other peoples veiws. Would you freely advertise your boat's measurment details?
J.T
In his opinion, people would use such details to compare and decide the eventual yacht to buy. Builders take interest in the measurement details, so they could create a wooden version of the designers boat, because they are more interested in building and sailing for fun. (Ok to a point)
Unfortunately, I disagreed and wasnt keen to make the measurement details of my design so freely available. In my opinion, potential buyers would decide on purchasing my yacht if they thought it performs well when racing, or they admire the image of the yacht threw photos etc.
Freely advertising comprehensive measurement details of a design,(what ever the class), will cause some designers to duplicate your figures and clone another design for their own gains. From my understanding, if someone wants to design a yacht, they would not be allowed access to measurment certificates of existing boats. Which is exactly why I dont think I should make my IOM measurements, so freely available on the new Tri-Services webpage.
I would be interested to hear other peoples veiws. Would you freely advertise your boat's measurment details?
J.T