St. Francis Yacht Club (Wednesday Yachting Luncheon with Host Ron Young) – How did this 10-year-old kid sailing a Blue Jay grow up to win the America’s Cup three times, become a member of the Sailing and America’s Cup Halls of Fame and dynamic leader of North’s 3,000 technologists? He’s championed a scientific approach to designing and manufacturing racing and cruising sails, gear, carbon fiber spars, rigging and marine components, and published three books, including “The Art and Science of Sails”. What are the speed, cost and other advantages of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and how does it compare to traditional two-boat testing? How accurately can design software simulate wind pressure, 3D flying shapes and aerodynamic forces on a sail? How does the iterative modeling, testing and designing process work?