
Rake may be defined as the angle the ship’s stem makes with the waterline. What we today call a normal bow has evolved from what was previously a vertical bow. With all that kept aside, here are some bow design types: Though new designs seem to be dropping in every now and then, they seem to have reached a saturation point as most of them seem to be improvements made on old designs. The bow is that part of the ship that comes in contact with the water first and can be designed in a manner to control how the waves interact with the ship. While ships that are slender and curvier have less Wave Making Resistance while on the other hand, for the fuller ships the components of Wave Breaking Resistance are a more important factor. While conceptualizing a ship, the bow designs are the main factors.


Hence the ships need to be designed in such a manner that the resistance is kept to the minimum.

Ships and boats face immense resistance on the water for the simple that compared to air, water produces more drag when moved through.
