Kul jobb för seglare
Det finns en del kul jobb för oss som gillar segling. Vissa är säkert svårare än andra.
- VD på Najad
- Vice hamnkapten i Sandhamn
- Seglingsinstruktör på Skota Hem
- Sjöräddare
- Butiksansvarig på Marstrand (nedan)
Äntligen fredag…
The race to Cuba onboard Bobsled, a new C&C 30, was truly a cultural exchange through sport. History is being made everyday with relations normalizing between the two countries and sailing is the perfect way to reconnect these two lands.
Dags att ersätta Figaro 2
Figaro är ju världens tuffaste entypsklass för soloseglare, och antagligen bland det svåraste man kan vinna i det seglingstokiga Frankrike. men nu är det dags att hitta en ersättare till Beneteau Figaro 2.
I mars skall man ha gått vidare med tre olika förslag.
Skall vi gissa att båtarna kommer ner i pris och ett antal kan leta sig till Sverige?
Figaro Bénéteau Class One-design renewal – call for proposals
Within the framework of the renewal of its one-design sailing yacht, the Steering Committee, set up for this purpose, has launched a call for proposals, under the patronage of the Figaro Bénéteau Class and Beneteau Group, with a view to selecting a Naval Architect’s Office with the expertise needed to conduct a study of this design, from the pre-project phase to the plans and documents needed for the production and industrialisation of this new one-design yacht.
This new one-design will enjoy a programme of chiefly single-handed and double handed offshore sailing races. It will be equipped with technology delivering strong performance and be safe and simple to access. It will comply with category A of ISO standards and ISAF category 1 requirements. Its size will be between 30 and 32 feet, so that it will be cost-effective and affordable. The one-design concept will be strict and an integral part of the design and construction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_ZXmr8pmrs
Rolex Farr 40 World Championship 2016
Grymt läcker segling utanför Sydney! Det här skulle man behöva träna lite på…
From 16 – 19 February, 12 teams are participating at the 2016 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship hosted by the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron in Australia. The first two days of racing at the 19th edition of this legendary championship were dramatic in their contrast. While punishing wind and sea conditions marked the first day, the second day was notable for its backdrop of Sydney’s iconic skyline. Acrion was compelling on both days. Discover more.
Sweet… X-Treme 32
Jeroen Wats och hans G-force Yachts har tidigare byggt X-Treme 37, 26 och Rebel (som är en jolle). Inga jätteserier men sportiga och coola båtar. Nu är det dags att ta upp fighten i ett nytt tuft segment med Reichel/Pugh-designade X-Treme 32.
I samband med Super 11-klassen i Australien (som samlar olika sportiga båtar i samma klass) där Mcconaghy Mc31 seglade sitt första race, så gjorde jag en liten jämförelse baserat på mätetal.
FarEast 28R -10,0%
Flying Tiger 10 -9,9%
Farr 30 -8,6%
J/111 OD -8,4%
Thompson 920 -7,3%
Thompson 980 -7,0%
Farr 280 -7,0%
J/111 Blur -6,9%
C&C 30 -4,7%
Melges 32 -4,6%
Soto 30 -4,2%
FarEast 31R -4,0%
Mcconaghy Mc31 REFERENS
Skall bli intressant att se var X-Treme 32 placerar sig i det här sällskapet. GPH (ORCi) skall landa på 522.2, vilket indikerar 2.3% snabbare än Melges 32.
Sjösättning planeras i tid till båtmässan i Southampton i september.
The briefing to Reichel/Pugh was to develop a flat-out racer designed around the IRC and ORC rules. Built in vinylester with a Gurit core, a carbon rig and carbon boom and rod rigging.
The X-Treme 32 will be delivered with a 12hp inboard diesel engine and will comply with the CE category A regulations.
The target price of the X-Treme 32 is estimated at EUR 128.500,00 ex VAT, sails and electronics.
The keel will be very easy to take off making delivery all around the world by open top container easy.
Some design comments:
Sprit – our thought was a fixed spit tube with tack point of a MH0 at the bobstay point and a retractable sprit extension for A-sails.
Companionway – We have modeled a small blister in the deck as I think it looks nicer and makes it easier to get the jib lead controls underdeck. Hatch is a simple hinged lid. Halyard led underdeck.
Main trimmer – controls would be led to box on cockpit centerline just forward of tiller.
Backstay winches – angled inboard to allow crew to wind with feet outboard hiking
LOA 9.95 m
BEAM 3.42 m
DRAFT 2.45 m
DISP 2.100 kg
IM 3.30 m
J 3.75 m
P 13.70 m
E 4.77 m
UWSA 67 sqm
DWSA 174 sqm
North Sails 3Di på VOR 2017-18
Det har hänt mycket med material på segelsidan, och det märks kanske framförallt i värdens tuffaste race. Under Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 så var det flera team som hade problem efter två etapper (man fick då byta segel en gång under varvet), men i senaste racet så kunde man knappt se på seglen att de används ett helt varv. Någon menade att man lätt skulle kunna köra ett varv till.
Det skulle innebära att de troligtvis håller 3-4 gånget längre än äldre laminatsegel. Det var väl det jag kunde konstatera när jag såg mina segel från J/109:an efter 5 års hård segling (och omild behandling), nästan helt utan slitage på själva membranet.
Så här kommer segelgarderoben att se ut
SAIL Area Material Dpi
Mainsail 161 m², 760i 32000 dpi (tidigare 27000 dpi)
J0 175 m², <10 knop kryss, 760i 32000 dpi*
J1 135 m² 10-15 knop kryss, 760i 26000 dpi (tidigare 132 m² 23800 dpi)
J2 86 m² 13-25 knop, 760i 32000 dpi
J3 47 m² 22-35 knop, 760i 32000 dpi (tidigare 44.5 m²)
MH0 290 m², 760i 14700 dpi (tidigare 305 m² 13600 dpi)
FR0 ‘fro’ 238 m², 760i 16800 dpi (tidigare 235 m²)
A3 400 m², 760i 6000 dpi (tidigare 420 m² i Cuben)
SJ/J4 30m², Spectra 39000 dpi
*)J0 är en masttopps-hissad fock eller högsmal code. Denna är ny och inte 100% konfirmerad.
North Sails flying high
The Volvo Ocean Race has appointed North Sails to be the exclusive Official Supplier of sails to the Volvo Ocean 65 one-design fleet in 2017-18.
– Race appoints world’s largest sailmaker as Official Supplier
– Read heralds deal for next edition in 2017-18
– ‘Sails improving all the time’, says Boatyard chiefALICANTE, Spain, February 16 – The Volvo Ocean Race has appointed North Sails to be the exclusive Official Supplier of sails to the Volvo Ocean 65 one-design fleet in 2017-18.
North Sails supplied the sail wardrobe for the last Volvo Ocean Race, which saw the first ever one-design Volvo Ocean 65 fleet finish in June 2015.
The durability of the Volvo Ocean 65 has already become a byword in the industry for its reliability and North Sails 3DiTM product has become synonymous with durability as well, powering six teams over 40,000 nautical miles in the last race with a ground-breaking, limited sail wardrobe.
Nick Bice, who heads up The Boatyard maintenance centre at the Volvo Ocean Race, explained that the success of North Sails in renewing their partnership with offshore sailing’s leading event was no foregone conclusion.
“North Sails was chosen against a lot of different criteria and not necessarily because of a long history in ocean racing and the Volvo Ocean Race,” he said.
“Many elements have contributed to the final decision, including the simple fact that the North Sails 3DiTM product is very good. The company has a strong commitment to the next edition of the race, not only from a product but also a personnel point of view.”
North Sails President, Ken Read, added: “The Volvo Ocean Race has been and remains a big part of my life having participated in three editions. North Sails also has deep roots in this race, powering eight of nine race winners since Steinlager 2 in 1989.
“Performance and durability are a prerequisite for every part and piece of the new one-design boats. Proven as the highest performing and most durable sails ever made, North Sails’ patented 3Di product fits the bill perfectly.”
The next step is to finalize designs for the Volvo Ocean 65 sail wardrobe, which will be carried out once the 2017-18 route is confirmed by mid-2016. After that comes the manufacturing process, followed by the delivery of the sails to the 13th edition teams in April 2017.
Currently, practicing crews may use new or used ‘generation 1’ designs for independent training as well as two-boat testing. Race rules will not permit two-boat testing when the new inventory is delivered next April.
“The idea is that all teams will match up for the first time on the start line in Alicante, all with the same amount of knowledge,” said Bice.
What sort of improvements can we expect to see with the next generation sail wardrobe?
“The sails will continue to be reliable, that is a big factor. There will be improved flying shapes based on what has been learned about the boats and a customised wardrobe depending on the race route.”
