Sweet… Class 30 One Design
Shorthandedbåtar kring 30 fot är ju ett stekhett segment med Figaro 3, Dehler 30, SunFast 3300, J/99, JPK, Farr X2 och ett antal andra. Här behövs inga nya designer.
Men när Franska offshoreförbunder (UNCL), RORC och Storm Trysail Club ber VPLP rita nåt så måste man ju sitta upp och anteckna. Framförallt lär man kunna få till en riktigt bra serie.
Spännande!
Class 30 One Design™: Reservations are open!
With the preliminary design study phase drawing to a close, the ground is now being prepared for the construction of the first Class 30, with the next phase of the project underway, which is the development of the detailed construction plans. These will be completed by the end of March 2022.
The new Class 30 design will offer two different specifications; a Club and One Design version, with the Club offering being seen as a tool for training, learning about and competing on the offshore racing circuit. This new boat is the fruits of an international architecture competition organised by France’s National Offshore Racing Union (UNCL) in partnership with the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC), in the UK and the Storm Trysail Club in America. With the constant involvement of the competition winners, the VPLP naval architecture firm and the Multiplast yard.
One of the objectives of the project is for the Class 30 Club boat, to have a competitive ready to sail price tag of under €100,000.
A promising start and the prebooking process
At this early stage of the programme, the project has been very well received with over thirty reservations of production boat numbers recorded on the UNCL – Yacht Club de France stand at the Nautic boat show in Paris, where the launch process began in earnest together with the presentation of the model.
The registration protocol is both simple and safe. You need to send an email to class30@uncl.com where all requests are received; in return a booking contract will be sent along with a short presentation on the boat. To secure the reservation a €2,500 deposit needs to be paid to a locked escrow account (all details in the information you receive), managed by a sworn lawyer. Once funds are received, the lawyer sends a booking number in chronological order to applicants. This booking number is non-transferable and you can cancel your reservation at any time and receive a full refund.
Production set to commence from January 2023
With regards to the build schedule, the study phase has been extended to finalise the tooling and moulds so that construction of the production boats can commence at the beginning of 2023, with the aim of having a few of the boats competing that Easter, either at the Spi Ouest France or the SNIM, or at RORC races in UK.
Depending how the order book evolves, promoters of the production boat will consider in due course whether or not to put in place an additional mould to increase production capacity in France, whilst evaluating the development of a licence programme overseas.
A boat designed to be container-shipped
In addition to the very contemporary lines and a series of simple and inexpensive solutions, what has come off the drawing board of competition winner VPLP-Multiplast is a truly stellar logistical feat. Indeed, through the possibility of fitting the whole boat and its rig into a 40-foot container was not a prerequisite of the initial specifications, it was quickly viewed as a major benefit in ensuring the best possible distribution of the one-design via both road and sea transport. The design of a transport cradle is also envisaged with this in mind. In line with the wishes of the project’s stakeholders, particular attention has gone into the pre-manufacture studies of the first prototype to ensure the best possible control of the budget for the production boats, which is a key aspect of the project.
A circuit for the Class 30 One Design™
The main aim of the class is to set up a sports programme enabling sailors – owners and clubs – to get out racing at the highest level as soon as possible on a variety of course types and stretches of water. To this end, the one-design is intended to provide an optimised response to the IRC measurement criteria. This option will pave the way for an extensive one-design race programme both in France, UK and overseas, around the cans and offshore. UNCL and RORC are also very keen to quickly schedule in a ‘Class 30 Tour’, an event which will serve as a reminder of the project’s suitability and ambition for training and replenishing a whole generation of offshore racing crew and skippers of renown. This Class 30 Tour could travel with crews going back and forth between the English and French coasts.
Class Management
It is the intention to set-up class associations for both the Club and One Design to develop and manage the Class 30 (rules and racing programme), as well as being a forum for sharing ideas, training initiatives and managing and dealing with any issues that are relevant to the class.
Quotes:
James Neville, Commodore of the RORC
“Beyond the political wrangling, we’re here to prove that in the sailing world, we know how to support joint projects and get the French and the English working together as one!”
Géry Trentesaux, new President of the UNCL
“We are extremely pleased with the progress of the Class 30 One Design™ project. One of our priorities is to ensure its success, and we are particularly happy with the involvement and motivation of the team formed by the naval architect firm/yard. As Yves Ginoux said, we’ve successfully rounded the first upwind mark and we’re now focused on running before the wind, ready to make the most of the favourable gusts.”
Simon Watin, VPLP design
“Managing to combine performance, simplicity and fun with this boat, which aims to connect dinghy sailing and offshore racing, is an extremely motivating challenge for our whole team. Following on from our fine experience on the Figaro 3, it’s another step forward into the world of production monohulls for us.”
Dominique Dubois, Multiplast Groupe Carboman
“We’re very proud to have been selected to build this new one-design. For Multiplast, the race is already on and we’re investing a great deal of energy into this project to ensure the boat is accessible and easy to maintain, whilst also being quick and fun. It’s an ambitious challenge and just the kind of project we love taking on.”
Reminder
Class 30 Club: a basic version that is simplified yet high-performance, for training offshore racing crew and one-design racing at a particularly competitive ready-to-sail introductory price enabling it to be purchased by as many people as possible.
Class 30 One Design™: Club version to which kit integrating various fit-out modules has been added (electronics, navigation and galley modules, ballast tanks…), designed to expand its scope of use and performance for offshore racing. The Class 30 One Design version enables a duo or crew to race in a one-design class as well as be competitive in IRC.
Key points of the Class 30 One Design™ project:
– A boat that is great to sail: seated comfortably at the helm or out on the rail, on a hull which is not too wet, with a large cockpit for carrying out manoeuvres in crewed format
– A design which keeps a tight rein on cost:
Simple forms with minimal developed surface area
A structure and assembly geared around the production of a one-design series
A pared-back deck layout and rig
– Significant focus on eco-design, with the overall consideration of the construction as well as the uses and manner of sailing
– A powerful and versatile hull for a boat which is evolutionary on every point of sail
– A light, effective and accessible deck layout to prioritise dynamic trimming and favour learning within crewed sailing.
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Apr 21, 2022 @ 18:05
Hej Peter.
Har du någon koll på vad som händer med Class 30 one design?
J. Lenz
Apr 21, 2022 @ 19:40
Håller på att göra lite efterforskningar då flera frågat.
Apr 29, 2022 @ 07:03
Senaste uppdateringen:
May 18, 2022 @ 13:28
Class 30 One Design™:
Here we are! You can now order the affordable and fun ‘missing link’
Great news for the boat imagined and designed by VPLP, thanks to the joint initiative of Union Nationale pour la Course au Large (France), the Royal Ocean Racing Club (UK) and the Storm Trysail Club (USA). Their objective is for this boat to become the preferred choice as an introduction and for the training needs of offshore racing, as well as one design sailing. It is scheduled to make its debut afloat at the end of the year with the aim for the first Class 30 One Design™ to participate in Easter 2023 races in France and UK.
After nine months of study, research and development by VPLP and Multiplast, the final project designs have been finalised and signed off. It is now possible to order this new exciting class boat as the detailed study phase is complete and final purchase orders are now being sent to all pre-bookers.
It was of course the tip of the iceberg, but its importance is paramount for the future of the whole class: “Our choice was to take a little more time for the study part so that we could start building directly with the series,” explains Yves Ginoux, General Secretary of UNCL and Project Leader. The boat is now fully technically and commercially defined (base price of the Club version without sails 94,500 euros excluding tax, One Design version without sails 132,500 euros excluding tax + options).
The construction schedule has been validated. Some good news has also appeared. Thanks to its power and stability the Club and One Design versions are CE approved in the A4 category; a very valuable configuration in ocean or offshore events such as the Rolex Fastnet Race, for example. For speed and fun, the reduced displacement of 2,700 kg associated with a large spinnaker area of105 m2 makes it possible to anticipate beautiful surfs.
The 25 confirmed pre-bookers who have secured their place in the production sequence will receive a sales contract proposal at the beginning of May. The first boats will be delivered at the end of the year and the production flow rate will then be of one boat per week from January 2023 onwards.
To receive more information about the boat and the proposed sale prices: class30@uncl.com
Preliminary racing programme for the new one-design
For the 2023 start-up year, Class 30 boats are planned to participate in 13 events as part of the Channel and Atlantic programme. Plus, at 10 events in the Mediterranean between April 7th and the end of October, with races for the Class 30 Club, as well as One Design, including races such as RORC’s Rolex Fastnet Race. The programme includes double-handed and/or fully crewed events, which may include a class reserved for Class 30.
Noticeably, from July 14th to 20th, the ‘Demo Class 30 Tour’ project, a 5-day race open to crews will start from Lorient. Also, a ‘Grand Finale Class 30′ over 4 days is scheduled for Two-Handed, as well as for crewed yachts, at Lorient or La Trinité.
The preliminary racing programme for England and USA will be completed later. The ‘Class 30 Tour’ is already on the program for 2024.
They said:
Géry Trentesaux, President of UNCL. Extract of an interview published by Ouest-France, N°1 newspaper in France (J Guyader): “My generation has learnt and been trained on the Tour de France à la Voile or the Solitaire du Figaro. There was no better school in the world than these two events. The fact is that it is lacking today. The Figaro has become a bit elitist and the Tour no longer exists. Young people no longer go offshore like we used to. I did the Tour de France but also the RORC races with my family. We think there is a missing link between the day boat (day trip), like the J80, and offshore racing boats. In the past, half-tonners, 9-meter boat with five crew on board, did the job on which we sailed miles and miles. What we want with the Class 30 is a boat, affordable for young people, but also for people in their forties.”
Yann Penfornis, Multiplast Groupe Carboman
“After 9 months of exchanges between theUNCL and RORC, our teams and those of VPLP have just submitted the Final Draft (APD) for this 30’ monohull. In addition to the weight estimate, the stability studies, the sail plans, structures, deck and appendages, as well as the IRC rating estimates, this document includes the selling prices of the two versions (Club and One Design) with a production in southern Brittany.
“This last point is a reason for additional satisfaction, because following order confirmations from Clubs and owners, building this series of boats a few miles away from the historic site of Multiplast and from VPLP will facilitate production and development. of this new One Design.”
Reminder:
Class 30 Club: a basic version that is simplified yet high-performance, for training offshore racing crew and one-design racing at a particularly competitive ready-to-sail introductory price enabling it to be purchased by as many people as possible.
Class 30 One Design™: Club version to which kit integrating various fit-out modules has been added (electronics, navigation and galley modules, ballast tanks…), designed to expand its scope of use and performance for offshore racing. The Class 30 One Design version enables a duo or crew to race in a one-design class as well as be competitive in IRC.
Key points of the Class 30 One Design™ project:
A boat that is great to sail: seated comfortably at the helm or out on the rail, on a hull which is not too wet, with a large cockpit for carrying out manoeuvres in crewed format
A design which keeps a tight rein on cost: Simple forms with minimal developed surface area
A structure and assembly geared around the production of a one-design series
A pared-back deck layout and rig
Significant focus on eco-design, with the overall consideration of the construction as well as the uses and manner of sailing
A powerful and versatile hull for a boat which is evolutionary on every point of sail
A light, effective and accessible deck layout to prioritise dynamic trimming and favour learning within crewed sailing.
Nov 16, 2022 @ 15:07
Video presentation c30 Carboman 30
https://youtu.be/xTooLbHEHrw
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