Dr Roderick Sampson of King Propulsion opens new office in Virginia Beach VA

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - July 9, 2015 - PRLog -- Dr Roderick Sampson, Principal Naval Architect at King Propulsion, a Virginia based Naval Architecture Consultancy and agent for both Varifold Folding Sailboat Propellers and Bruntons SigmaDrive opened a new office with water access in Virginia Beach VA.

Opened in July 2015, the office gives King Propulsion access to a floating dock in Rudee Inlet, an Atlantic Ocean inlet at the South end of Virginia Beach. The dock facility is deep water and therefore serviceable even at low tide allowing customers to 'stop by' with their vessels for in water service of zinc anodes and buffer pads, collect spares on the transit further north for winter haul out or simply to stop by and say hello. The office is also to serve as the main distribution center for Bruntons Propellers spare parts for Varifold and SigmaDrive in North America. Also updated is the contact numbers for the office. Call Roderick at the office on (757) 962-9219 or mobile on (757) 739-2050

Dr Roderick Sampson writes “We have been planing this move for some time to better serve our customers and now it has finally happened.  We are so proud to have an office and distribution center in Virginia beach and even more proud that we are on Rudee Inlet at the south of the beach which has easy ocean access.  Good things can only happen!”

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About Dr. Roderick Sampson

A Professional Naval Architect and Lecturer, Dr Roderick Sampson is known as an expert and innovator in his field of Propeller research, experimental ship hydrodynamic and propeller cavitation. While Naval Architecture is his passion, it is his second career; his first career was as Professional Cruise Ship Photographer. This introduction to ships and the sea had a lasting effect with Roderick and he returned later in life to University as a mature student to study Naval Architecture and use his creative skill set in a different direction.

Roderick has over 15 years experience as a Qualified Naval Architect and has worked with a varied client list of both large and small commercial companies, the US Coast Guard, the National Science Foundation, numerous universities, experimental testing facilities and shipyards around the world.  Roderick was also popular lecturer at Newcastle University with a gift to engage students on the merits of Ship Resistance and Propulsion and managed the world famous Emerson Cavitation Tunnel experimental facility conducting research, funded consultancy and ambitious student projects.

In 2013 he co-founded his current venture King Propulsion, a Naval Architecture consultancy start-up specializing in ship resistance and propulsion, ship performance analysis and small craft design. King Propulsion has since become the US representative for the Stone Marine Group representing brands such as Varifold Folding Sailboat Propellers, Bruntons SigmaDrive and Stone Marine Propulsion. Despite these commitments Roderick still maintains a position at the University of Newcastle in the UK conducting research and training in the Emerson Cavitation Tunnel several times a year.

Recognized as a innovator in cavitation, propeller and ship model testing Roderick has authored 28 peer-reviewed papers on a diverse range of hydrodynamic topics from High speed catamarans, full scale cavitation and propeller ice interaction. One of his many accolades is being part of the University lead team who designed and built the groundbreaking R/V The Princess Royal an exceptionally innovative Deep-V catamaran research vessel built for the Students of Newcastle University.

Roderick is an active member in Royal Institute of Naval Architects (RINA) the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) and the American Yacht and Boat Council. Rod has appeared on documentaries aired on the BBC, the UK’s Channel 4, and the Guardian Newspaper talking about Propeller design, cavitation and the history of propellers.

Roderick holds a PhD in propeller hydrodynamics, a Masters degree in Marine Technology and Bachelors Degree in Naval Architecture, earned during a fun and productive period at Newcastle University in the U.K.

Roderick lives in Virginia Beach with his fiance Lisa, their 3 larger than life siamese cats.  He enjoys getting out to enjoy beaches and water around Virginia Beach, building plywood prototype boats and working on his old Audi TT.