Based in Dunsborough Western Australia, Nauti-Craft Pty Ltd is a small and flexible ‘skunkworks’ style Research and Development team highly experienced in taking radical new concepts from proof-of-concept stage to commercially viable prototypes.
Nauti-Craft Marine Suspension Systems provide improved comfort and stability of the deck / superstructure of a vessel through the use of a novel passive-reactive interconnected suspension system to support the deck above multiple hulls.
Nauti-Craft Marine Suspension Systems enable a radical departure from conventional marine architecture principles. The suspension systems separate the vessel’s hulls from the deck and superstructure via a ‘passive reactive’ hydraulic suspension system. The hulls react and conform to the ocean surface leaving the deck and superstructure with improved stability. The Nauti-Craft system decouples roll, pitch, warp and heave inputs to maintain a level attitude which provides improved safety for crew transfers, increased passenger comfort, reduced structural loading, improved fuel efficiency, and greater speed to the work location.
To date nauti-craft have built and tested one 8 metre prototype with extraordinary results and are currently engaged in further research and development of the technology for a range of marine applications including the recreational, commercial, military and passenger markets.
Nauti-Craft now intends to develop two prototype demonstration vessels to show-case their catamaran and quadramaran technologies and are seeking the participation of potential licensees in the marine manufacturing industry. Some additional capital will also be sought to help fast track these developments.
The creators of Nauti-Craft include the inventor/founder Chris Heyring and other core members of the team that started the automotive suspension technology company Kinetic pty ltd. Suspension systems developed by Kinetic have been used by Mitsubishi in the world’s toughest off-road race, the Dakar and by Citroen’s WRC team in the World Rally Championship both with formidable results. Kinetic systems are now fitted as original equipment to the Toyota Landcruiser and Nissan Patrol and have recently been incorporated into the one of the worlds most advanced supercars, the McLaren MP4 12C.
Chris Heyring and his team are also currently involved in the development of the No-Rock table technology which provides a simple and economic solution to the problem of unstable restaurant and cafe tables. www.no-rock.com
Nauti-Craft Marine Suspension Systems provide improved comfort and stability of the deck / superstructure of a vessel through the use of a novel passive-reactive interconnected suspension system to support the deck above multiple hulls.
Nauti-Craft Marine Suspension Systems enable a radical departure from conventional marine architecture principles. The suspension systems separate the vessel’s hulls from the deck and superstructure via a ‘passive reactive’ hydraulic suspension system. The hulls react and conform to the ocean surface leaving the deck and superstructure with improved stability. The Nauti-Craft system decouples roll, pitch, warp and heave inputs to maintain a level attitude which provides improved safety for crew transfers, increased passenger comfort, reduced structural loading, improved fuel efficiency, and greater speed to the work location.
To date nauti-craft have built and tested one 8 metre prototype with extraordinary results and are currently engaged in further research and development of the technology for a range of marine applications including the recreational, commercial, military and passenger markets.
Nauti-Craft now intends to develop two prototype demonstration vessels to show-case their catamaran and quadramaran technologies and are seeking the participation of potential licensees in the marine manufacturing industry. Some additional capital will also be sought to help fast track these developments.
The creators of Nauti-Craft include the inventor/founder Chris Heyring and other core members of the team that started the automotive suspension technology company Kinetic pty ltd. Suspension systems developed by Kinetic have been used by Mitsubishi in the world’s toughest off-road race, the Dakar and by Citroen’s WRC team in the World Rally Championship both with formidable results. Kinetic systems are now fitted as original equipment to the Toyota Landcruiser and Nissan Patrol and have recently been incorporated into the one of the worlds most advanced supercars, the McLaren MP4 12C.
Chris Heyring and his team are also currently involved in the development of the No-Rock table technology which provides a simple and economic solution to the problem of unstable restaurant and cafe tables. www.no-rock.com
