Ship & Naval

Venetian
gondola

Traditionally, naval architecture has been more craft than science. The
suitability of a vessel"s shape was judged by looking at a half-model of a
vessel or a prototype. Ungainly shapes or abrupt transitions were frowned on as
being flawed. This included, rigging, deck arrangements, and even fixtures.
Subjective deors such as ungainly, full, and fine were used as a
substitute for the more precise terms used today. A vessel
was, and still is described as having a ‘fair’ shape. The term ‘fair’ is meant
to denote not only a smooth transition from fore to aft but also a shape that
was ‘right.’ Determining what ‘right’ is in a particular situation in the
absence of definitive supporting analysis encompasses the art of naval
architecture to this day.

Reza & Sintha