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  1. Thomas Wiberg
    Mar 8, 2018 @ 22:28

    Ujj! Får nästan en längtan tillbaka till IOR när jag ser detta! Och inte var det Cosutti denna gången heller!

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  2. Pelle Lindell
    Mar 9, 2018 @ 05:50

    Man kan gnälla på Orci men jag tror faktiskt det snarare är formatet på VM som driver fram rätt trista båtar. 90% kryss-läns uppmuntrar inte planing. Jag undrar hur båtarna hade sett ut om man gått tillbaka det gamla offshore VM-formatet från toncupernas tid med två rejält långa havsrace och tre banrace dvs mer än hälften av resultatet kommer från offshore? Deltagandet hade nog inte blivit lika stort men…..

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    • Peter Gustafsson
      Mar 9, 2018 @ 06:56

      +1

      Det som är trist är ju att det leder till båtar som vare sig är bra eller allround.

      Det som är bra är att det sällan lönar sig. Next 37 och M37 Katarina II är väl två bra exempel på usla båtar som inte lyckats.

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    • Pelle Pedersen
      Mar 9, 2018 @ 07:47

      Pelle Lindell och andra; hade verkligen deltagarantalet gått ner om man hade ändrat formatet till mer/fler havsrace?

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      • Pelle Lindell
        Mar 9, 2018 @ 08:23

        Det har jag givetvis ingen aning om men jag antar att dagens format (som onekligen verkar populärt) har kommit till “by popular demand”. På 90-talet när man hade mer offshore höll ju IMS-mästerslapen på att dö sotdöden till man ändrade fokus till inshore då deltagandet började öka igen och idag har man snarare problemet att man måste begränsa deltagandet. Orsaken till den utveckligen kan man bara spekulera om……..

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        • Pelle Pedersen
          Mar 9, 2018 @ 09:12

          Håller med Pelle L, inte minst det sista du skriver… Samtidigt är det många offshorerace som klarar sig alldeles utmärkt (typ Fastnet mfl). Kanske två olika typer av seglare; banseglare resp offshoreseglare?! Precis som “grenen” shorthanded också växer.
          Trendspaning!; trevliga problem att man måste begränsa/maxtal på antalet deltagare i racen, dyker i alla “grenar”!!! :)

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  3. Jens
    Mar 9, 2018 @ 10:55

    Kan inte annat än instämma!
    Något som ser ut som en Fullblodsracer, men väger som en serieproducerad inredd Cruiser/Racer, skulle nästan kunna tro att den var speciellt ritad för SRS som skall gynna breddkappsegling ….fast ändå inte?
    Otroligt märkligt koncept på en båt!

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  4. Dan
    Mar 9, 2018 @ 11:14

    Känner igen stora delar av måtten och segelytorna…just det… från den Ravage 36:an jag hade för många år sedan. Fullt inredd med tung diesel inombordare. Ritades runt 1979/80 om jag minns rätt. En stor skillnad dock, den vägde ett ton mindre.

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  5. Per
    Mar 9, 2018 @ 16:00

    Ser ju ganska sportigt ut ända fram till sista bilden då man tänker “WTF hände här”? “En blygruva förklädd till sportbåt”!?

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    • Pelle Pedersen
      Mar 9, 2018 @ 16:20

      Håller med, får nästan lite R-båt feeling…

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  6. Peter Gustafsson
    Mar 9, 2018 @ 16:25

    Jag gillar ju “sleepers” bättre;

    A sleeper (US English) or Q-car (British English) is a car that has high performance and an unassuming exterior. Sleeper cars are so called because their exterior looks similar or identical to a standard or economy-class car. In some cases the car appears worse due to seeming neglect on the owner’s part, typically referred to as “all go and no show”. While appearing to be a standard or neglected car, internally they are modified to have higher performance levels. The American nomenclature comes from the term sleeper agent, while the British term derives from the Q-ships used by the Royal Navy.

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  7. Pelle Fälth
    Mar 9, 2018 @ 18:11

    Den har Sa/dspl 22,94, J111 har 24…är det nåt att bli så upprörda över. Den är säker mkt skönare att kryssa med än en J111

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    • Thomas Wiberg
      Mar 9, 2018 @ 19:37

      Det skall vara sjönare på sjön! Fram för långsammare kappseglingsbåtar! :)

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  8. seglaren
    Mar 9, 2018 @ 18:28

    hur fick du fram det? roten ur 136 delat med tredje roten ur 5,35 blir något kring 6,7…

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  9. Peter Gustafsson
    Mar 9, 2018 @ 18:31

    Om jag målade min båt gul och skickade ut en pressrelease om att den var en “gamechanger” så tror jag inte att jag hade fått stå oemotsagd?

    Standardbåtar får den marknad de förtjänar, men när massa duktiga människor samlas för att ta fram något unikt, så måste man nog ha lite högre ambition.

    Om jag återigen gör jämförelsen mellan Next 37 och Bolt 37; om jag går till Cosutti och ber honom rita mig en custom-racer, så verkar det ju fånigt att jag för halva pengen kan få en standardbåt från Turkiet som är 5-9% snabbare på kryss och 5-20% snabbare på undanvind?

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    • Peter Gustafsson
      Mar 9, 2018 @ 18:44

      Det är en udda sport när proffs i en helt ny high-techlåda tycker det är kul att bli omseglade av en par i en standarbåt.

      Lite som att Thed Björk i sin helt nya WTCC-bil skulle bli rökt vid ett rödljus av en barnfamilj i en vit S60 som de hittat på Blocket. Min känla är att sponsorer och publik hade tyckt det var lite konstigt :-)

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    • Pelle Fälth
      Mar 9, 2018 @ 20:02

      Nu tittade jag inte på deras pressrelease utan på båten, det blir väl vad den blir, oavsett pressrelease? Men visst, falsk marknadsföring skall man inte hålla på med.

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  10. Christofer Olsson Kedborn
    Mar 9, 2018 @ 19:29

    Den är 350 kg tyngre än en Farr40. Hänger det med Farr40 tro…?

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  11. Sillstryparn
    Mar 10, 2018 @ 05:07

    Alla båtar behöver ju inte designas för att vara snabbast.
    Denna båt har ett syfte: att prestera under ORCi.
    Dessutom för alla er hållbarhetsivrare är den byggd i trä.
    Att den ser racig ut på vattnet är väl ingen nackdel.
    Kul att någon gör något som avviker från stereotypen.

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  12. Peter Gustafsson
    Mar 12, 2018 @ 10:51

    Hi Peter,

    Thank you for your email.

    It’s a special edition designed to for the World Championship in 2018.

    As you know in 2018 in The Hague, for the very first time World Sailing granted a World Championship for both IRC and ORC. That means: all teams have 2 certificates and score under both, and CDL defines in which class a team will race.

    The W36 worlds 2018 edition is the only design build and optimized specifically for both (with the latest rules), and build around those that make a difference: the team. The boat is designed for top-end class C, so you can do the math ?. Official measurements are underway in coming weeks.

    A few specs:
    Length: 10,95 meter
    width: 3,57 meter
    Draft: 2,11 meter
    Sails / upwind: approx. 70 M2
    Sails /downwind: approx 140 M2
    Crew is 7 to 8

    website: http://www.w36.international
    Some more details on the materials used, why and the way of working in attached release.

    Although I’ve seen the Blur team in The Hague before, I haven’t seen you on the registry list (not the Worlds, as I see only 1x J111 Red Herring, nor North Sea Regatta).

    If you have a chance to see her, let me specifically draw your attention to the details and finishing touches: the design team tough of everything. Hydrodynamics, aerodynamics, ergo dynamics as well as the looks. Flush deck, with a ‘clean deck policy’ (no lines over deck and still easily replaceable), only what is necessary, only the best and everything for the team’s convenience to perform well.

    Hope to see the team in The Hague/Scheveningen soon!

    Yvonne

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    • Peter Gustafsson
      Mar 12, 2018 @ 10:52

      Sustainability at the heart of a new Dutch Worlds yacht 


      Delfzijl – Scheveningen 1 March 2018

      Sustainability, innovation and 100% Dutch design and build are the key ingredients in the first IRC- and ORC-designed racer for the Hague Offshore Sailing World Championship 2018 (12-20 July). With the launch of the Waarschip W36 Worlds 2018 Edition, a unique project is born.

      Dutch design 
in no other country in the world does water play such an important role as in The Netherlands. Throughout history, battling, managing and enjoying water have brought knowledge and prosperity to the Dutch. With craftsmanship and innovation at heart, they have appeared for years in the top 10 of the Global Innovation Index.

      That craftsmanship and innovation inspire the W36 team. The result is a 36-foot high-performance sail racer, built by specialists, optimized with the latest insights and packed with innovation.

      Sustainability
Because most yachts have no reuse or recycle options, they become waste at the end of their lifecycle. The W36 team began with the premise that acting better, smarter and more responsibly could be a new starting point for the yachting industry. They see the 3R principle ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’ as the new standard for sail racers.

      The W36 Worlds 2018 Edition may be the only reusable and carbon-neutral yacht. The experts selected the type of FSC wood, its specific characteristics and natural fiber structure and treated it with biodegradable epoxy. Then they ‘baked’ it briefly in an oven to achieve extra durability. The result is lighter, stronger and more sustainable than the usual composite and carbon materials.

      Erik van Vuuren, initiator of the W36 project, describes it as “An astonishing new material to build yachts that are strong, sustainable and reusable”.

      The road to the Worlds
In the Offshore Sailing World Championship 2018, the challenging seawaters of The Hague will host the worlds’ 150 best racing teams in a battle for gold. For this event, the two leading handicap systems IRC and ORC have joined forces, combining two formerly separate competitions into one combined world championship.

      The team has high expectations of its W36 Worlds 2018 Edition, designed to both IRC and ORC specifications. The people will make the difference between winning and losing. Their teamwork, focus and passion about performance, could well lead them and the W36 to gold.

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  13. Pelle Fälth
    Mar 12, 2018 @ 15:11

    Finns även en lättare version med mer inredning http://www.waarschip.info/waarschip/waarschip-1095-ld/

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  14. Arthur Peltzer
    Mar 14, 2018 @ 15:09

    Hello to you all, I am the designer of this boat, sorry for my post in English.

    This boat is designed to race in both IRC and ORC as will be combined for the first time in the the 2018 The Hague worlds. (www.offshoresailingworlds2018.com) It is build in wood/composite, the weight is close to foam composite, but it is stiffer and more impact resistant. Yes it has more ballast than it needs for stability, but the object is to be on the podium in class C and not just to go fast in class B and then get beaten in the results by a bunch of 43′ production cruiser/racers. That might be fun for some but we like a different challenge, even though designing just a fast and spectacular boat would have made my job a whole lot easier! More design features will be published in a design review by Dobbs Davis in Seahorse Magazine soon and a bit later in the German Yacht magazine.

    The proof of the pudding will be on the racecourse. We are looking forward to compete against the Swedish participants at the the Worlds in the Hague or the IRC Europeans in Cowes, with over 50 Worlds registrations already it promises to be a tough and interesting race for all of us.

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    • Peter Gustafsson
      Mar 15, 2018 @ 07:38

      Thank you, Arthur.

      I totally understand your priorities.

      But personally, I think it would be better for the sport (and the owners) if we got more fast and fun 34-footers (a la Italia and GS34) and fewer heavy/slowed down 37-38-footers (a la Cosutti).

      Good luck with the project, and we’ll see what works out in August.

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  15. Arthur Peltzer
    Mar 15, 2018 @ 20:51

    Actually the Italia 9.98 is slowed down in GPH even a litte bit more than our boat, it has much less stability and a slower transom shape, where we have an uncompromised TP52 style transom. They are optimized for the Mediterranean, we for North Sea conditions with on average more wind, different trade-off. I don’t have good enough data and results yet for the new GS34 to compare.

    August is a bit late, but if you are in the neighbourhood in July during the Worlds I will be happy to show you around the boat.

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  16. Otto le Grand
    Mar 16, 2018 @ 07:18

    So to me that brings up the question what should be done to encourage designing boats that really sail fast (instead of sail fast compared to their rating), while keeping the handicap system fair.

    Maybe set some limits on GPH for a given LOA and lower this limit each year? E.g. a boat with 11m LOA should have a GPH of 590 or lower when it is designed in 2018. When designed in 2019 the max GPH become 579, designed in 2020 max GPH=578 etc.
    A bit like CO2 emission norms for cars. The limits are set, and lowered each year. Every time the manufactures are able to improve and meet the requirement (although some of them only when cheating…)

    At the same time rating systems will likely further improve to close any loopholes for going slow boats.

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    • Peter Gustafsson
      Mar 16, 2018 @ 08:09

      I think there are some initiatives in that direction with HP30, Super 11 (AUS), etc. For better or worse, ORC has found a successful format for their championships. And apparently, there are owners who are willing to spend on a bigger/slower boat for a better chance in the small “amateur” class.

      Long term it means that the typical amateur crew with an X-332 or Dehler 35 will have a tough time against weird one-offs and/or teams that are willing to spend big bucks. But that seems to be the natural cycle of any class.

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      • Joakim
        Mar 16, 2018 @ 09:57

        Remember that the 2018 worlds are a combined ORC/IRC event with equal weight on both systems. So this design is a result of IRC just as much as ORC. And as already said probably much more due to being mostly W/L and class limits.

        In the past long distance races had much more weight and could not be discarded. In the recent years there have been much more W/L races with the same weight as long distance and even a long distance race has been allowed to discard. Huge change in the format.

        Amateur crews have difficulties, but quite a few production boats still reach good results.

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  17. HasseB
    Mar 22, 2018 @ 11:31

    I think that this boat that looks very well designed and engineered shows the problem with the rating rules both today and in the past. Everytime faster and better (mostly) boats have been designed, the rules are changed. It’s bizzare when the racing version of a boat is heavier than the crusing version. Let race boats be race boats! Push the envelope! Experiment!

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  18. Peter Gustafsson
    May 20, 2018 @ 23:03

    Nu börjar resultaten från North Sea Regatta trilla in (sista dagen idag).
    http://nsr.nl

    Det är lite intressant att titta på seglade tider. Om man jämför med en “buss” som X-37 Hansen, så är man i snitt (på 8 bansegklingar) 6,24% snabbare än denna helt nydesignade racer.

    1 01:35:05 01:34:48 -0,30%
    2 01:06:15 01:09:15 4,53%
    3 01:05:20 01:06:00 1,02%
    4 00:56:13 01:02:38 11,41%
    5 00:59:05 01:06:38 12,78%
    6 00:52:47 01:01:35 16,67%
    7 00:52:38 00:53:28 1,58%
    8 01:04:27 01:05:52 2,20%

    Även J/109 är snabbare på 5 av 8 race. Snittet där blir 2,3%. Inte mycket, men på en kryss/länsbana så skall man inte behöva loosa mot en gennakerbåt som designades 2001 :-)

    Relevanta mätbrev:
    Waarschip 36 WK http://data.orc.org/public/WPub.dll/CC/101017.pdf
    X-37 Hansen http://data.orc.org/public/WPub.dll/CC/97048.pdf
    J/109 Jai Alai http://data.orc.org/public/WPub.dll/CC/101249.pdf

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    • Peter
      May 21, 2018 @ 09:35

      har besättningen förmåga att driva båten ingen inverkan längre? de kom 7:a av 29 båtar. Det är ju inte precis dåligt. Svårt att dra några slutsatser då J/109 Joule ligger bakom och X-37 Checkmate likaså.
      Det är ju en sak att titta i en resultatslista men sanningen kräver mer än så.

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    • Peter Gustafsson
      May 21, 2018 @ 09:53

      Fast i de här sammanhangen är resultatlistan sanningen?

      Det man kan säga är väl att både Hansen och Jai Alai seglar sina båtar ganska nära 100%. Så de är bra referenser.

      Waarschip 36 är ett fabriks/proffsteam med en båt special-designad och byggd för att prestera under just dessa förhållanden… Dessutom lokala. Så man får nog finna sig i pressen :-)

      Notera att ovanstående siffror inte var på ORC eller under IRC. Utan SCRATCH!!!

      Jag skulle i alla fall bli besviken om jag hade köpt en helt ny gul sportbil, men blev omkörd av en 17 år gammal herrgårdsvagn ;-)

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      • Sillstryparn
        May 21, 2018 @ 20:18

        Med namnet Hansen

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