> On 06/10/14 17:18, scott wrote:
>
>> I would have assumed that all ships were
>> designed and simulated in CAD anyway today and optimised for minimum
>> drag etc.
>
> Nah. They're designed by bearded, pipe-smoking, old men on the back of
> envelopes (usually in a pub) ;-)
>

I thought they used beer coasters for that.  That's why they call it 
CAD: Coaster Assisted Design.

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