Volvo Ocean Race på TV4
TV4 verkar ha fått till det när det gäller VOR. Jättekul.
Vi har ju tidigare debatterat segling och media, men uppenbarligen lyckas många race mycket bra. Gotland runt fick mycket press, framförallt i morgontidningarna. Raiden är stor internationellt. Och en del små race lyckas fylla helsidor i lokaltidningarna. Allså verkar det hänga ihop med arrangörens ambition och förmåga. Inte så konstigt.
TV4 sänder världsomseglingen Volvo Ocean Race
För första gången sänder TV4-Gruppen den världsomspännande seglingstävlingen Volvo Ocean Race. I Nyhetsmorgon och i ett nytt seglingsmagasin i TV4 och i TV4 Sport kan tv-tittarna med start i höst och nio månader framöver följa en av världens tuffaste och farligaste tävlingar.
En av världens mest berömda och populära seglingstävlingar – Volvo Ocean Race – sänds och bevakas för första gången i TV4. Nyhetsmorgon, som sänder årets alla dagar, följer med svenskbåtarna runt och flyttar sina direktsändningar till inte mindre än tre av de aktuella hamnarna – Alicante, Kapstaden och Rio de Janeiro. Sportankaret Andreas Odén är programledare i ett nytt seglingsmagasin som sänds i både TV4 och TV4 Sport.
– Intresset för Volvo Ocean Race är enormt runt om i världen och nu vill vi få fler än bara seglingsentusiasterna i Sverige att förstå vilket dramatisk och underhållande tävling det här är, säger Göran Ellung, programdirektör aktualitet, TV4-Gruppen.
Volvo Ocean Race startar i spanska Alicante i oktober och avslutas i ryska S:t Petersburg i juni 2009. Under nio månader pågår seglingen som ofta under extrema väderförhållanden och fysiska påfrestningar tar besättningen jorden runt.
Seglingsmagasinet, tv4.se och tv4vadret.se ger tillsammans en bredare och fördjupande bevakning. Nyhetsmorgonsändningarna en mix av debatt, musik och kultur, en mix som påverkas av de länder och miljöer programmen sänds från. Miljön och klimatförändringarna kommer att vara i fokus under racet och båtarna kommer att hjälpa till med avancerad forskning till havs. Viktiga miljöfrågor tas även upp i Nyhetsmorgon och tv-tittarna får en inblick i hur ungdomar i de olika länderna jobbar för en friskare planet.
– Volvo Ocean Race ger Nyhetsmorgon en möjlighet att kom ut i andra länder och platser. Vi får på så sätt skildra kultur, mat och miljön i andra kulinariska sammanhang och möta näringslivstoppar, politiker och kända personer, dessutom följer vi racet på nära håll, säger Andreas Haglind, chef på Nyhetsmorgon.
Lysande?
Johan Granath, allas vår favoritfotograf på skota.se, väntar ju på en Omega 10. Man kan följa processen på hans blogg. Första båten har precis kommit ur formarna, så Johan får nog ingen båt förrän nästa sommar?
Men trots att det har varit 50 båtar i kö för ett LYS-tal, och väntetiden har varit 4-5 månader (de som sökte i juni skulle få sina i oktober) så har SSF lyckats sätta LYS på en båt som inte finns ännu. Udda?
Sedan verkar Johan lite orolig för att han skall ha fått ett lysraket på halsen :-)
10.2 x 2.6 x 1.7 m, tomvikt: 2 ton varav blyköl 1 ton.
Stor och fock: 49 m²
1.16 = genua (!) utan gennaker. Fock + asym = 1.17?
Sweet… Luctor 42
Nu seglar holländska Luctor 42 (Lutra 42).
Jag är osäker på om den mäter in som en GP42 eller är en spin-off. Snabb så det räcker lär den ju vara, men osäkert hur bra den mäter i IRC. Men Oystercatcher XII (som är en liknande konstruktion) vann ju Cork Week, så det kanske inte är helt fel…
12.8 x 3.86 x 2.80 m x 4.600 kg
Main 61.7 m² + jib 45 m² + spin 194 m² = :-)
The latest addition to the Luctor Yachts range has already drawn a lot of attention. Not only because she looks very aggressive, but also because the numbers seem to be right and we believe that the boat should guarantee a lot of fun on the racecourse.
In 2008 the Seawolf Sailing Team will race the first Luctor 42. Among the events they will be contesting are the North Sea Regatta, the British IRC Nationals, the RORC Cowes-La Rochelle Race, Voiles de St Tropez, Tour de Corse and the Rolex Middle Sea Race. This programme should suit the Luctor 42 well, as it is both carefully optimised in terms of handicap performance and well engineered structurally – useful if there is a repeat of the weather experienced during last year’s Middle Sea classic!
Luctor Yachts, in co-operation with the Lutra Design Group, chose from the outset of this project to work closely with the ABS guide for building. Looking at current discussions about recent structural failures, it seems that this approach of using ABS as the minimum or baseline when engineering a modern IRC race yacht is the right way to go. After all, we are not only talking about the performance that is gained out of building a light and stiff structure, but we are also
concerned ultimately with crew safety.Luctor Yachts and the Lutra Design Group feel it is their obligation to deliver a yacht that can not only sail safely in heavy weather, but can also keep on competing hard without the crew having to back off excessively because of fears about their boat’s reliability.
The composite structure of the Luctor 42 has been engineered by SP Systems in Sydney and the boats are being built by the wellrespected Standfast boatyard in the Netherlands.
As the crossover in design styles for IRC racers drifts down through the size range, Lutra Design are confident that with good construction 42ft is now a length at which a more race-oriented design will be effective on handicap and over a range of course types.
The primary structure of the new Luctor 42 uses a blend of pre-preg E-glass and mostly unidirectional carbon, vacuum-bagged and with the completed hull and deck then post-cured in an oven. Considerable care has been taken in the construction to keep weight out of the ends of this boat to reduce pitching; the hull laminate is carefully tapered out in the bow and stern with all the weight saved put directly back into the keel bulb.
Though the boat is targeted at IRC, upwind and downwind sail areato- displacement ratios are higher than the current norm at this size, tending more towards ratios typical of a generic TP52. Hence there should be plenty of power available from the sailplan in all conditions, plus generous stability from the high righting moment. And with a displacement of just 4,200kg downwind performance should be ‘memorable’.
While the boat will be very stiff in the standard configuration, an even deeper keel is also being prepared for use in longer events with a high upwind quotient such as the Sydney-Hobart Race.
Ondeck the 42 is pure racer, with a large open cockpit and plenty of TP52 influence evident in the layout. The interior is relatively bare beyond the minimum required to meet ORC standards. Basic comforts include a three-burner stove and icebox, plus a head forward of the main bulkhead, but otherwise there are few concessions to ‘luxury’. Base price for this boat is 385,000 euros plus tax, including carbon rig and a full Harken winch and deck gear package.
The first Luctor 42, Seawolf, is scheduled for launch on 15 April after which she will immediately depart for tuning and training off the Dutch coast, before returning to Scheveningen and the start of the North Sea Race. We are looking forward to seeing her splash!
Jort van Sisseren, Luctor Yachts
Sailor of the Year?
Dags att nominera årets seglare 2008. Min röst går till Francis Joyon, årets superhjälte! Rohan Veal borde ju ha fått 2007, men han har väl inte seglat något 2008? Fler förslag? Tjejer?
ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards 2008
Nominations are now invited for the 2008 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards, the most prestigious award of recognition in the sport of sailing. The list of nominees and winners since the first presentation in 1994, is an exceptional roll call of the world’s top sailors from all disciplines of the sport.
There is only one male and one female ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year, who will not only win the coveted Rolex timepiece and trophy, but receive true recognition of their achievement from their peers across the world.
Nominations can be made by anyone and the only criteria are that sailors must have performed an “outstanding achievement in the sport” during the qualifying period of 1 September 2007 to 31 August 2008. Nominations should be sent in to ISAF by 10.00hrs (UTC) on Friday 5 September 2008 on the official form which can be found via www.sailing.org/worldsailor or via the link below.
A shortlist will be drawn up by ISAF from all of the nominations received at the ISAF Secretariat by the deadline and those sailors will go on to become the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year 2008 Nominees. The 126 ISAF Member National Authorities will then vote for one male and one female sailor who they believe merit the Awards.
The accomplishments of the sailors nominated each year are an inspiration – from windsurfers and dinghy sailors to offshore specialists, a nominee’s achievements may be an exceptional series of regatta wins, a record breaking passage or a triumph against the odds. And, whilst there have already been some remarkable achievements in our sport since September 2007, with the 2008 Olympic Sailing Competition rapidly approaching we are set to witness many more.
The winners will be announced at an Awards dinner on Tuesday 11 November in Madrid, Spain, host city for the ISAF Annual Conference. They will be presented with the unique marble and silver trophy depicting the globe, crowned with five silver spinnakers representing the continents, together with a personalized Rolex timepiece.
The past nominees and winners of the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year include the highest achievers in the sport, with the winners’ roll call reading:
2007 Ed BAIRD (USA) – Claire LEROY (FRA) 2006 Mike SANDERSON (NZL) – Paige RAILEY (USA) 2005 Fernando ECHAVARRI and Anton PAZ (ESP) – Ellen MACARTHUR (GBR) 2004 Robert SCHEIDT (BRA) – Sofia BEKATOROU and Emilia TSOULFA (GRE) 2003 Russell COUTTS (SUI) – Siren SUNDBY (NOR) 2002 Ben AINSLIE (GBR) – Sofia BEKATOROU and Emilia TSOULFA (GRE) 2001 Robert SCHEIDT (BRA) – Ellen MACARTHUR (GBR) 2000 Mark REYNOLDS and Magnus LILJEDAHL (USA) – Shirley ROBERTSON (GBR) 1999 Mateusz KUSZNIEREWICZ (POL) – Margriet MATTHIJSE (NED) 1998 Ben AINSLIE (GBR) – Carolijn BROUWER (NED) 1997 Pete GOSS (GBR) – Ruslana TARAN and Elena PAKHOLCHIK (UKR) 1996 Jochen SCHÜMANN (GER) – Lee-Lai SHAN (HKG) 1995 Russell COUTTS (NZL) – Isabelle AUTISSIER (FRA) 1994 Peter BLAKE (NZL) and Robin KNOX JOHNSTON (GBR) – Theresa ZABELL (ESP)
Sweet… Secret Mens Business
Fler coola båtar från “down under”. I vintras spanade vi in Chutzpah, en 40-fotare från Reichel/Pugh som var en radikalare variant av Beu Geste/Sjambok. SMB3 är en annan vidareutveckling av samma koncept. Geoff Boettcher är inne på sin tredje SMB, och målet lär vara en snabb resa till Hobart. Första racet blir Audi Sydney Gold Coast Race nu till helgen. TCC 1.303.
Tur att det finns fler som går igång på porriga detaljer…
Sammanfattning och bilder (med tillåtelse) från “Sportscar”:
At Sandringham YC on a cold and blustery Saturday saw the arrival under motor of the new 2008 version RP 47 built by Mal Hart for Geoff Boettcher of Adelaide to replace his previous RP47 Secret Mens Business that was severely damaged in a start line incident just a few seconds into Hamilton Island Race Week last year. This new boat looks to be a bigger version of the RP40 Chutzpah launched late last year and has some very similar design features as shown in these photos. As usual, Mal Hart’s build quality and finish is superb.
Just to be different, this RP boat is finished in silver with just a splash of red. The gray shadow Southern cross graphic aft is a subtle touch.
The carbon rig from local spar builder Peter Kula’s Applied Composite Technologies is beautifully finished with some innovative features that Peter asked me not to photograph. He told me this is the fifth big rig built by his company this year so it is great to see a local business getting a sizeable slice of this specialist market. These rigs are quite stunning in their detail and are becoming works of art in their own right. I don’t have any technical detail about the boat but no doubt it will come to hand soon.
I went back for another look at SMB3 today while Jack was out training with the team for the Cadet Worlds later this month. I met up with Gary Boettcher, the proud and delighted owner of the boat who had earlier seen me taking these shots and for some reason asked me which website they were going to appear on. When I told him they would go to you at S.A., he expressed his approval with a big grin and said that would be OK. I wished him well with the boat and he said he looked forward to reading about it on the site.
On going back for a more detailed look at the boat, it was apparent that SMB3 is really quite different to the RP 40 Chutzpah in that it has a lot less hull flare forward than Chutzpah and looks to be, proportionally quite a bit narrower down aft too. Interesting rigging details can be seen in the following photos.
Halyards & control lines run through turning blocks at the deck then down inside the cowling alongside the cabin trunk. They then turn through “deadeye blocks” rather than sheaves before running aft to jammer banks port and stbd. Rigger says that the friction is insignificant and the weight saving considerable with no wear and tear on non moving parts.
Shows the “deadeye block” (that’s my terminology – not sure what they call it officially) Panels will cover these access hatches in the side cowlings.
Jammer bank and control line cleats port and stbd
Access panel in cowling. Teardrop shaped hole above the bigger hole is for the mainsheet coming from the side ofthe boom which then exits through the deck level tube (behind the stanchion in this pic) and back to a winch pt/stbd, Adjustable jib car sytem, again with a ring (no moving parts) also shown.
Bowsprit features complex internals with two tack lines and in-built Martin breaker (tack release) systems.
Bow on shot shows much less forward flare than Chutzpah and twin tack line exits in bowsprit.
Patriotic owner has continued his theme featuring the Australian flag on the topsides of his yachts, this time in a very subtle grey on silver.
General deck arrangement. Jib fairlead is halfway between the jammer bank and the primary electric winch and a bit outboard. As per earlier Pic 1, this is a deadeye arrangement with no moving parts. I guess the electric winch takes care of the friction. You can see the electric primary winch control buttons on the deck just outboard of the primary winch. This technology will see the end of the traditional “Grinder” crew role which begs the question- will it be replaced by the “Pusher” and bulging biceps replaced by calloused fingertips? As John Kay’s Steppenwolf once sang, “Goddamn the pusher man…”
Cheers,
Chris / SPORTSCAR
Iphopfälld
Det är inte bara Mattias Rahm som vet hur man fäller ihop masten på en matchracingbåt. Även Adam Minoprio visade tricket under finalen i Toyota Sopot Match Race. Foto: Juerg Kaufmann.