Project
Visited 30/10/09 http://www.digitalphoto/.
Title
An Investigation into Materials/Cut/Cost/Performance of sails for dingy/yachts both locally/nationally and internationally.
My null hypothesis is: The percentage cost of a suit of sails compared to full boat cost is increasing over the last decade (More expensive)
My Alternate hypothesis is: The percentage cost of a suit of sails compared to full
Boat cost is decreasing over the last decade (Less expensive)
The Businesses that have been researched so far by this author have been Private Limited Companies. Their market share and turnover are still to be ascertained and shall be done by questionnaire to themselves. As a check, information shall be requested from companies house and information gained from
1. The RYA (http://www.rya.org.uk/)
2. The Marine Leisure Ass(http://www.marineleisure.co.uk/)
3. The International Boat Industry www.ibinews.com/
4. The British Marine Federation www.britishmarine.co.uk/
The boating press shall also be contacted and any information received shall be checked against the answers received. An overview shall be gained from further reading and compelling a literary review.
Individual boat owners shall also be contacted through yacht clubs notice boards, publications both paper and electronic plus monthly sailing magazines. It has been pointed out to this author that racing yachts and dinghies will have changed their suits of sails a lot more often than cruising yachts and therefore more information could be accessed from this ”cash rich” group. It could be argued that the racing yachies cost comparison ratio would be biasing to my project and therefore this author shall look at all of the gained information and make objective and scientific decisions whether to include or exclude this group of stakeholders.
The businesses that I wish to include in my project are listed below.
Four Cornish Manufacturers of boats
· Rustler Yachts of Falmouth. www.rustleryachts.com/ Who build Rustler, Bowman and Starlight branded vessels.
Visited30/10/09 http://www.rustleryachts.co.uk/
· Cockwells shipwrights http://www.cockwells.co.uk/ .
Who manufacture bespoke wooden Yachts
· James Wharram Designs http://www.wharram.com/
Who design for manufacture fast catermans
· Cornish Crabbers www.cornishcrabbers.co.uk/
Who manufacture traditional look gaff rigged boats
Four Cornish Manufacturers of sail
· Sail makers www.skbsails.com/
· Sail makers www.sailtech.co.uk/
· Sail makers www.penrosesails.co.uk/
· Sail makers www.sailmakers-uk.com/
Five British Manufacturers of boats
Visited 30/10/09 http://www.hawk20.co.uk/
· Parker lifting Keel Yachts.parkeryachts@ukonline.co.uk
Above deleted as ceased trading!!
· Hawk dayboat http://www.hawk20.co.uk/
· Hunter boats http://www.britishhunter.co.uk/
· Manufacturer of Contessa 32 http://www.jeremyrogers.co.uk/
· Oyster yachts www.oystermarine.com/
· Moody yacht manufacturer http://www.moodyboats.com/
Four National Manufacturers’ of sails
· Hood sail manufacturers http://www.hoodsailmakersuk.com/
· Kemp sail manufacturers http://www.kempsails.com/
· Quay Sails(Poole) http://www.quaysails.com/
· Arun sails(West Sussex) http://www.sailmakers.com/
Four International Manufacturers of boats
· Bavaria yachts(German) http://www.clippermarine.co.uk/
· Delphia yachts(Poland) http://www.witteymarine.com/
· Jeanneau yachts www.westways.co.uk/
· Beneteau yachts www.southwestyachts.co.uk/
Independent Overseas Sail Lofts
Visited 30/10/09 http://www.digitalphoto/.
Title
An Investigation into Materials/Cut/Cost/Performance of sails for dingy/yachts both locally/nationally and internationally.
My null hypothesis is: The percentage cost of a suit of sails compared to full boat cost is increasing over the last decade (More expensive)
My Alternate hypothesis is: The percentage cost of a suit of sails compared to full
Boat cost is decreasing over the last decade (Less expensive)
The Businesses that have been researched so far by this author have been Private Limited Companies. Their market share and turnover are still to be ascertained and shall be done by questionnaire to themselves. As a check, information shall be requested from companies house and information gained from
1. The RYA (http://www.rya.org.uk/)
2. The Marine Leisure Ass(http://www.marineleisure.co.uk/)
3. The International Boat Industry www.ibinews.com/
4. The British Marine Federation www.britishmarine.co.uk/
The boating press shall also be contacted and any information received shall be checked against the answers received. An overview shall be gained from further reading and compelling a literary review.
Individual boat owners shall also be contacted through yacht clubs notice boards, publications both paper and electronic plus monthly sailing magazines. It has been pointed out to this author that racing yachts and dinghies will have changed their suits of sails a lot more often than cruising yachts and therefore more information could be accessed from this ”cash rich” group. It could be argued that the racing yachies cost comparison ratio would be biasing to my project and therefore this author shall look at all of the gained information and make objective and scientific decisions whether to include or exclude this group of stakeholders.
The businesses that I wish to include in my project are listed below.
Four Cornish Manufacturers of boats
· Rustler Yachts of Falmouth. www.rustleryachts.com/ Who build Rustler, Bowman and Starlight branded vessels.
Visited30/10/09 http://www.rustleryachts.co.uk/
· Cockwells shipwrights http://www.cockwells.co.uk/ .
Who manufacture bespoke wooden Yachts
· James Wharram Designs http://www.wharram.com/
Who design for manufacture fast catermans
· Cornish Crabbers www.cornishcrabbers.co.uk/
Who manufacture traditional look gaff rigged boats
Four Cornish Manufacturers of sail
· Sail makers www.skbsails.com/
· Sail makers www.sailtech.co.uk/
· Sail makers www.penrosesails.co.uk/
· Sail makers www.sailmakers-uk.com/
Five British Manufacturers of boats
Visited 30/10/09 http://www.hawk20.co.uk/
· Parker lifting Keel Yachts.parkeryachts@ukonline.co.uk
Above deleted as ceased trading!!
· Hawk dayboat http://www.hawk20.co.uk/
· Hunter boats http://www.britishhunter.co.uk/
· Manufacturer of Contessa 32 http://www.jeremyrogers.co.uk/
· Oyster yachts www.oystermarine.com/
· Moody yacht manufacturer http://www.moodyboats.com/
Four National Manufacturers’ of sails
· Hood sail manufacturers http://www.hoodsailmakersuk.com/
· Kemp sail manufacturers http://www.kempsails.com/
· Quay Sails(Poole) http://www.quaysails.com/
· Arun sails(West Sussex) http://www.sailmakers.com/
Four International Manufacturers of boats
· Bavaria yachts(German) http://www.clippermarine.co.uk/
· Delphia yachts(Poland) http://www.witteymarine.com/
· Jeanneau yachts www.westways.co.uk/
· Beneteau yachts www.southwestyachts.co.uk/
Independent Overseas Sail Lofts
· Hong Kong Manufacturers http://www.fareastsails.com/
· Hong Kong Manufacturers www.sailseast.com/
· Chinese Manufacturers www.china-sail-factory.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ailnxs2TRyw
Above link shows some sailing footage, as a link.
Having researched the field of Yachting this author has come across the organisations listed below which he feels will be useful to his project.
4. The RYA (http://www.rya.org.uk/)
5. The Marine Leisure Ass(http://www.marineleisure.co.uk/)
6. The International Boat Industry www.ibinews.com/
7. The British Marine Federation www.britishmarine.co.uk/
The Author has contacted the above organisations and requested any information they have regarding sail costs statistics.
The Institute below costs £108 per year and claims the benefits below.
Institute of Sport and Recreation Management
ISRM is the only national professional body for those involved exclusively in providing, managing, operating and developing sport and recreation services in the United Kingdom. The Institute is a registered charity.
The Institute's vision
To promote professionalism in the management of sport and recreation services, ensuring that the benefits of sport and physical activity can be delivered effectively through the professional, safe and efficient management and development of sport and recreation facilities and services.
Our objectives
1. To identify and promote professional best practice throughout the sport and recreation sector.
2. To establish and maintain high-quality professional qualifications and continuous professional development that are current and for which there is industry recognition and demand.
3. To provide a comprehensive support and information service for our members through direct communications and regional networks.
4. To provide courses and qualifications that will help people employed in the sector to improve their skills, and which develop and advance their professional careers.
5. To develop strategic alliances and partnerships to promote the benefits of sport, recreation and physical activity to the population as a whole.
6. To engage with like-minded organisations beyond the United Kingdom to collectively improve standards of professionalism in the management of sport and recreation.
www.isrm.co.uk/ visited 30/10/09
At the end of this investigation the author will have gained sufficient depth of knowledge in this field to enable him to act as a broker (agent) between the client and the sail loft thus enabling the client to negotiate the best deal in the market in both cost and quality for themselves. This agent could charge a flat fee to the client or a mark up percentage on the purchase.
Tasks:
1. Ability to answer the following questions in a viva setting relating to the work based application of your research programme. This will score you a maximum of 50 marks.
· Which businesses and organisations are involved in your Project, both directly and indirectly?
· How the identified businesses are constituted, eg limited liability or partnership?
· What are their market share and/or turnover?
· How are the identified organisations constituted?
· Which professional institutions are able to help you with your work, and how might they help in specifics?
· How much does it cost to join an institution, and what are the benefits?
· What career options are presented by the above?
2. Construction of a Weblog which will record your learning throughout the year. For the submission on 2nd November you will provide a paper copy of your Weblog home page, a short “statement of completion” identifying the URL of your Weblog, accompanied by an Assignment Brief Front Cover Sheet. The Weblog will represent ten hours of work and contain no less than 1000 words, answering the issues raised by the above bullet points. Significant use of hyperlinks is required. All references should be recorded using the Harvard System.
Bibliography
www.britishmarine.co.uk/
www.britishhunter.co.uk
www.china-sail-factory.com/
http://www.clippermarine.co.uk
www.cockwells.co.uk
www.cornishcrabbers.co.uk/
www.digitalphoto
www.fareastsails.com
www.hawk20.co.uk
www.hoodsailmakersuk.com
www.ibinews.com/
www.isrm.co.uk/
www.jeremyrogers.co.uk
www.kempsails.com
www.marineleisure.co.uk
www.moodyboats.com
www.oystermarine.com/
www.penrosesails.co.uk/
parkeryachts@ukonline.co.uk
www.quaysails.com
www.rya.org.uk
www.skbsails.com/
www.sailtech.co.uk/
www.sailmakers.com
www.sailmakers-uk.com/
www.southwestyachts.co.uk/
www.westways.co.uk/
www.witteymarine.com
www.wharram.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ailnxs2TRyw
50 marks
50 Marks
· Hong Kong Manufacturers www.sailseast.com/
· Chinese Manufacturers www.china-sail-factory.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ailnxs2TRyw
Above link shows some sailing footage, as a link.
Having researched the field of Yachting this author has come across the organisations listed below which he feels will be useful to his project.
4. The RYA (http://www.rya.org.uk/)
5. The Marine Leisure Ass(http://www.marineleisure.co.uk/)
6. The International Boat Industry www.ibinews.com/
7. The British Marine Federation www.britishmarine.co.uk/
The Author has contacted the above organisations and requested any information they have regarding sail costs statistics.
The Institute below costs £108 per year and claims the benefits below.
Institute of Sport and Recreation Management
ISRM is the only national professional body for those involved exclusively in providing, managing, operating and developing sport and recreation services in the United Kingdom. The Institute is a registered charity.
The Institute's vision
To promote professionalism in the management of sport and recreation services, ensuring that the benefits of sport and physical activity can be delivered effectively through the professional, safe and efficient management and development of sport and recreation facilities and services.
Our objectives
1. To identify and promote professional best practice throughout the sport and recreation sector.
2. To establish and maintain high-quality professional qualifications and continuous professional development that are current and for which there is industry recognition and demand.
3. To provide a comprehensive support and information service for our members through direct communications and regional networks.
4. To provide courses and qualifications that will help people employed in the sector to improve their skills, and which develop and advance their professional careers.
5. To develop strategic alliances and partnerships to promote the benefits of sport, recreation and physical activity to the population as a whole.
6. To engage with like-minded organisations beyond the United Kingdom to collectively improve standards of professionalism in the management of sport and recreation.
www.isrm.co.uk/ visited 30/10/09
At the end of this investigation the author will have gained sufficient depth of knowledge in this field to enable him to act as a broker (agent) between the client and the sail loft thus enabling the client to negotiate the best deal in the market in both cost and quality for themselves. This agent could charge a flat fee to the client or a mark up percentage on the purchase.
Tasks:
1. Ability to answer the following questions in a viva setting relating to the work based application of your research programme. This will score you a maximum of 50 marks.
· Which businesses and organisations are involved in your Project, both directly and indirectly?
· How the identified businesses are constituted, eg limited liability or partnership?
· What are their market share and/or turnover?
· How are the identified organisations constituted?
· Which professional institutions are able to help you with your work, and how might they help in specifics?
· How much does it cost to join an institution, and what are the benefits?
· What career options are presented by the above?
2. Construction of a Weblog which will record your learning throughout the year. For the submission on 2nd November you will provide a paper copy of your Weblog home page, a short “statement of completion” identifying the URL of your Weblog, accompanied by an Assignment Brief Front Cover Sheet. The Weblog will represent ten hours of work and contain no less than 1000 words, answering the issues raised by the above bullet points. Significant use of hyperlinks is required. All references should be recorded using the Harvard System.
Bibliography
www.britishmarine.co.uk/
www.britishhunter.co.uk
www.china-sail-factory.com/
http://www.clippermarine.co.uk
www.cockwells.co.uk
www.cornishcrabbers.co.uk/
www.digitalphoto
www.fareastsails.com
www.hawk20.co.uk
www.hoodsailmakersuk.com
www.ibinews.com/
www.isrm.co.uk/
www.jeremyrogers.co.uk
www.kempsails.com
www.marineleisure.co.uk
www.moodyboats.com
www.oystermarine.com/
www.penrosesails.co.uk/
parkeryachts@ukonline.co.uk
www.quaysails.com
www.rya.org.uk
www.skbsails.com/
www.sailtech.co.uk/
www.sailmakers.com
www.sailmakers-uk.com/
www.southwestyachts.co.uk/
www.westways.co.uk/
www.witteymarine.com
www.wharram.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ailnxs2TRyw
50 marks
50 Marks
