Kul med svensk inblandning! Mer om projektet här. New High Speed Sailboat with a carbon Seldén Mast and boom. Developed in great secrecy over a two-year period, the Monofoil Gonet will raise the blood pressure! Designed and skippered by the talented sailor Eric Monnin in collaboration with Damian Weiss, this innovative sailboat was created and […]
It is the end of February. An Eeasterly wind brings a Siberian weather system to our region -nicknamed Beast from the East- and causes chaos and disruption across Europe. Hundreds of flights are cancelled. Trains break down. Motorists find themselves stuck on highways and trapped in frosty conditions. The big chill freezes canal, ponds and […]
Precis vad vi har saknat… Here it is! The ground-breaking new #americascup class race boat concept. The #AC75 is the bold new high performance fully foiling monohull. @emiratesteamnz
Sportigt! Det händer ju saker både i Volvo Ocean Race, som har utlovat en ny Volvo Super 60, och genon America’s Cups “return to Archimedean sailing”. Här är några skisser från François Chevalier på hur det skulle kunna se ut i Auckland nästa gång. Dels en variant med köl (ovan) eller en utan: Regeln blir […]
WOW! Helt sjukt!
Just before the snow started to stack this winter I had the opportunity to take a 1000 mile sea trial of the new F4 with Shannon Falcone (@racingsf). This trip blew my mind to what the future of offshore sailing has in store and was by far the most intense sailing I have ever done […]
Konstiga saker som händer i min hemmahamn… Students and researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and SSPA Sweden has designed and developed an optimist dinghy with supreme capabilities. By using a composite with added graphene the hull is made stronger and lighter. Hydrofoils are added to lift the boat, decreasing drag and allowing greater speeds. […]