From the following article on BYMnews:
http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=133840
Sir Ben Ainslie launches British America’s Cup Challenge
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Sir Ben Ainslie, one of Britain’s best sailors, today launched his bid to win the America’s Cup, the 163-year old trophy never won by Great Britain. The Duchess of Cambridge, a keen sailor herself, attended the launch at the Royal Museums Greenwich to show her support for the campaign.
The four-time Olympic gold medal winner, Sir Ben, who announced his challenge with Yacht Squadron Racing, said: “This is the last great historic sporting prize never won by Great Britain. It has always been my ambition to mount a home challenge. The time is right and I am hugely encouraged by the support we are getting, not least from the Duchess of Cambridge. I learned a great deal aboard Oracle in San Francisco and I would not be challenging if I did not believe we have a real chance of winning this time.”
Ainslie became the world’s most successful Olympic sailor after winning a fourth gold medal in London 2012, and quickly turned his attention to his long term ambition – winning the America’s Cup for Britain. In 2013, Ainslie became the first Briton to be part of a winning America’s Cup team in 110 years with ORACLE TEAM USA. He played a vital role in one of the greatest comebacks sport has ever seen, overturning an 8:1 deficit to Team New Zealand, and allowing the USA to retain the trophy. Now Ainslie is planning to take the trophy from the Americans in 2017, and bring the America’s Cup back to Britain with his team, Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR).
read more here
Wednesday, 11 June 2014
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Rocket Factory Trimarans update, details released on price and specification for the new range
Updates including price and specification details have been released on the Rocket Factory Trimarans website:
http://www.rocketfactorytrimarans.com/2014/06/08/focus-on-building/
http://www.rocketfactorytrimarans.com/2014/06/08/focus-on-building/
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| Flight 30 trimaran, render courtesy Rocket Factory Trimarans |
Sunday, 8 June 2014
Multi50 update, Maitre Jacques trimaran relaunched
The Maitre Jacques team have relaunched their Multi50 trimaran after the installation of new floats to replace the old and fatigued outer hulls. The new hulls are mostly constructed with foam sandwich as the Multi50 rule only allows selected reinforcement with carbon fiber.
and a short video of the launching here:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=778079885557164&set=vb.194557893909369&type=2&theater
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| photo courtesy Maitre Jacques team |
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| photo courtesy Maitre Jacques team |
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=778079885557164&set=vb.194557893909369&type=2&theater
Saturday, 7 June 2014
Excellent article on Sail Magazine examining Multihull designer Nigel Irens design history and current projects
From the following article on Sail Magazine by Paul Gelder:
http://www.sailmagazine.com/racing/nigel-irens-designs-some-fastest-racing-multihulls
Tucked away down a narrow alley in the picturesque town of Ashburton, on the edge of Dartmoor National Park in England, is a tiny building called the Tenter loft, a relic from the ancient wool industry when cloth was stretched on tenterhooks. It’s now the quirky office of British multihull designer Nigel Irens, the man behind some of the fastest sailing boats on the planet.
“The only things stretched in here are catamarans and trimarans,” says one of his team in a play on Irens’s maxim on multihull design that can be paraphrased as “design the longest boat you can possibly accept and then add a few feet.”
For 40 years, Irens has been at the cutting edge of multihull ocean racing. His name is on a string of record-setting catamarans and trimarans that are bywords among multihull aficionados everywhere, including ENZA, the 92-foot cat on which Peter Blake and Robin Knox-Johnston set the first Jules Verne sailing record in 1994; iDEC, on which Francis Joyon became the fastest man to circumnavigate solo; B&Q Castorama, on which Ellen Macarthur became not just the fastest woman around the world but, for a while, the fastest person, period. These and many other designs have long been celebrated as a kind of fusion of art and science. Irens’s designs, built for speed and endurance, have been called poems of flowing function, and for decades have been sought after by the hottest sailors on the race circuits.
read more here
http://www.sailmagazine.com/racing/nigel-irens-designs-some-fastest-racing-multihulls
Tucked away down a narrow alley in the picturesque town of Ashburton, on the edge of Dartmoor National Park in England, is a tiny building called the Tenter loft, a relic from the ancient wool industry when cloth was stretched on tenterhooks. It’s now the quirky office of British multihull designer Nigel Irens, the man behind some of the fastest sailing boats on the planet.
“The only things stretched in here are catamarans and trimarans,” says one of his team in a play on Irens’s maxim on multihull design that can be paraphrased as “design the longest boat you can possibly accept and then add a few feet.”
For 40 years, Irens has been at the cutting edge of multihull ocean racing. His name is on a string of record-setting catamarans and trimarans that are bywords among multihull aficionados everywhere, including ENZA, the 92-foot cat on which Peter Blake and Robin Knox-Johnston set the first Jules Verne sailing record in 1994; iDEC, on which Francis Joyon became the fastest man to circumnavigate solo; B&Q Castorama, on which Ellen Macarthur became not just the fastest woman around the world but, for a while, the fastest person, period. These and many other designs have long been celebrated as a kind of fusion of art and science. Irens’s designs, built for speed and endurance, have been called poems of flowing function, and for decades have been sought after by the hottest sailors on the race circuits.
read more here
Friday, 6 June 2014
Spindrift Racing update, maxi trimaran Spindrift 2 on standby in Newport for North Atlantic record attempt
From the following press release by the Spindrift Racing team:
http://www.spindrift-racing.com/2014/06/spindrift-racing-on-standby-in-newport-for-the-crewed-north-atlantic-record/
-Spindrift 2 arrived in Newport on Tuesday, safely delivered from La Trinité-sur-mer, following eight days at sea
-Standby begins for Spindrift racing and its attempt to break the crewed North Atlantic record and ‘Zenith 24-hour record’
-Currently no suitable weather window for the next 10 days, with icebergs identified along the route
Newport, one of the sailing world’s most renowned destinations, welcomes a new giant. Following eight days of delivery from La Trinité-sur-Mer (France), during which substantial information was obtained, Spindrift 2, the maxi-trimaran, arrived at the famous Rhode Island harbour on Tuesday late afternoon. Co-skippers Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard and their crew now enter the critical phase of meticulously monitoring the weather. They must wait for the best window to launch their attempt to break the crewed North Atlantic record between New York and Lizard Point (England). With 3 days, 15 hours and 25 minutes (at an average of 32.94 knots) to beat, the challenge is daunting and will require optimal sailing conditions. If the weather permits, the team will also go for the ‘Zenith by Spindrift racing 24-hour record’, aiming to improve on the existing record of 908 miles, itself an impressive distance, equivalent to two Marseille-Carthage (Tunisia) crossings in 24 hours.
read more here
http://www.spindrift-racing.com/2014/06/spindrift-racing-on-standby-in-newport-for-the-crewed-north-atlantic-record/
-Spindrift 2 arrived in Newport on Tuesday, safely delivered from La Trinité-sur-mer, following eight days at sea
-Standby begins for Spindrift racing and its attempt to break the crewed North Atlantic record and ‘Zenith 24-hour record’
-Currently no suitable weather window for the next 10 days, with icebergs identified along the route
Newport, one of the sailing world’s most renowned destinations, welcomes a new giant. Following eight days of delivery from La Trinité-sur-Mer (France), during which substantial information was obtained, Spindrift 2, the maxi-trimaran, arrived at the famous Rhode Island harbour on Tuesday late afternoon. Co-skippers Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard and their crew now enter the critical phase of meticulously monitoring the weather. They must wait for the best window to launch their attempt to break the crewed North Atlantic record between New York and Lizard Point (England). With 3 days, 15 hours and 25 minutes (at an average of 32.94 knots) to beat, the challenge is daunting and will require optimal sailing conditions. If the weather permits, the team will also go for the ‘Zenith by Spindrift racing 24-hour record’, aiming to improve on the existing record of 908 miles, itself an impressive distance, equivalent to two Marseille-Carthage (Tunisia) crossings in 24 hours.
read more here
Sodebo Ultime trimaran, first sea trials are underway
From the following press release (in French) on the Sodebo website:
http://www.sodebo.fr/voile/actualites/article/sodebo-ultim-tire-premiers-bords
05/06/2014
The rough bing translate below:
Sodebo Ultim' takes its first tacks
In ideal and rather windy conditions, Thomas Coville and his team share heady hours on the occasion of the first navigations of Sodebo Ultim' in the Bay of Quiberon. During the months where it took to draw and then build this unique trimaran of its kind, the teams thought to these moments; imagining how the shells would take over the sea, how - equivalent of the displacement in car - width would result in power and how these hundreds of square metres of wing would be manageable single-handed?
The video of the compression tests on Sodebo Ultime:
http://www.sodebo.fr/voile/actualites/article/sodebo-ultim-tire-premiers-bords
05/06/2014
The rough bing translate below:
Sodebo Ultim' takes its first tacks
In ideal and rather windy conditions, Thomas Coville and his team share heady hours on the occasion of the first navigations of Sodebo Ultim' in the Bay of Quiberon. During the months where it took to draw and then build this unique trimaran of its kind, the teams thought to these moments; imagining how the shells would take over the sea, how - equivalent of the displacement in car - width would result in power and how these hundreds of square metres of wing would be manageable single-handed?
"Today, we sailed with 25/30 knots of wind and I confess that starting, was not malignant," recounted yesterday evening Thomas with a smile that reflected satisfaction after a beautiful day. "Should go with humility, we are only at the beginning, but one feels immediately that we changed dimension and that Sodebo Ultim' has under the hood." The boat is going quickly easily and is stable at the helm, seems light, it is not fickle but living, more scalable and well vire. It's very satisfying to discover a nearby boat than the one we had in mind. One feels the team super enthusiastic even if it does not ignite."
A big boat"I learned a lot of tests," chained the skipper making reference to these particularly stressful days where the team worked alongside, putting considerable tension in the 31 metre trimaran to check the resistance of the structure (see the video). "We went up to 60 tons of compression in the mast and 26 tonnes of traction in the structural prop "(the cable that holds the mast forward)which is, in any case more than on the old Sodebo. It simulates extreme situations I encounter at sea. I'd also have sensors in navigation that will inform me in real time. With this size of boat, can no longer rely only on what it feels like, need numbers."
Human sized?In early November, on the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe, the skipper will be alone at the controls. On the single column of winch used to maneuver and adjust boat, Thomas will not unemployed. "I hoisted the mainsail alone. "It's longer than our old boat but not more physical," he said. With up to 663 square metres of canvas, Sodebo Ultim', as other vessels of the ultimate class, raises the question of the muscle capacities of the skipper. Latter can adapt the mechanics across the boat but does not, itself, turning into a giant. Team Sodebo maximally simplified the path of ropes on the trimaran to limit energy losses, the result so far seems conclusive. Roll and unroll the veils of before remains the crucial point. Sodebo Ultim' navigates this Thursday in the medium wind and the crew had just try the large gennaker of 380 sq.... the size of an apartment!
Mount crescendo To coordinate the development of the boat, Thomas appealed to the sailor and router Jean-Luc Nélias. "After 14 months of construction, it was necessary to accompany the team in the phase of development to infuse new energy contributing to optimize the performance of each navigation, Jean-Luc ensures this mission," complete the team leader. "After you have validated that the material works, we depart offshore crew. "I will then begin solo sailing, pushing every time a little further and a little longer." Thomas and his team measured their luck but also at stake because the clock runs to six months in the rum.
JH
A big boat"I learned a lot of tests," chained the skipper making reference to these particularly stressful days where the team worked alongside, putting considerable tension in the 31 metre trimaran to check the resistance of the structure (see the video). "We went up to 60 tons of compression in the mast and 26 tonnes of traction in the structural prop "(the cable that holds the mast forward)which is, in any case more than on the old Sodebo. It simulates extreme situations I encounter at sea. I'd also have sensors in navigation that will inform me in real time. With this size of boat, can no longer rely only on what it feels like, need numbers."
Human sized?In early November, on the Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe, the skipper will be alone at the controls. On the single column of winch used to maneuver and adjust boat, Thomas will not unemployed. "I hoisted the mainsail alone. "It's longer than our old boat but not more physical," he said. With up to 663 square metres of canvas, Sodebo Ultim', as other vessels of the ultimate class, raises the question of the muscle capacities of the skipper. Latter can adapt the mechanics across the boat but does not, itself, turning into a giant. Team Sodebo maximally simplified the path of ropes on the trimaran to limit energy losses, the result so far seems conclusive. Roll and unroll the veils of before remains the crucial point. Sodebo Ultim' navigates this Thursday in the medium wind and the crew had just try the large gennaker of 380 sq.... the size of an apartment!
Mount crescendo To coordinate the development of the boat, Thomas appealed to the sailor and router Jean-Luc Nélias. "After 14 months of construction, it was necessary to accompany the team in the phase of development to infuse new energy contributing to optimize the performance of each navigation, Jean-Luc ensures this mission," complete the team leader. "After you have validated that the material works, we depart offshore crew. "I will then begin solo sailing, pushing every time a little further and a little longer." Thomas and his team measured their luck but also at stake because the clock runs to six months in the rum.
JH
The video of the compression tests on Sodebo Ultime:
Thursday, 5 June 2014
Wednesday, 4 June 2014
Interview by Fred Eagle on Catsailingnews with multihull maestro Loick Peyron
Loick Peyron is a great ambassador for multihull sailing and has also been involved in the highest level of the sport for many years. In this wide ranging interview by Fred Eagle he discusses the future, past and his current projects.
Thanks to the excellent Catsailingnews blog:
http://www.catsailingnews.com/2014/06/honoring-past-foiling-cup-interview.html
Thanks to the excellent Catsailingnews blog:
http://www.catsailingnews.com/2014/06/honoring-past-foiling-cup-interview.html
35th America's Cup protocol released
From the following press release on the America's Cup site:
http://www.americascup.com/pressreleases/?id=1768
“We’re going to have our work cut out for us, that’s for sure.”
So says ORACLE TEAM USA skipper Jimmy Spithill as he assesses the competition for the 35th America’s Cup.
Today, the Protocol was released, which defines the rules, format and commercial regulations for the 35th America’s Cup. Entries open on June 9th and close August 8th, 2014, giving prospective teams two months to enter.
See what the teams are saying
The Class Rule for the new AC62 yacht, which has already been shared with teams in draft format, will be issued in the coming days, prior to the entry period opening.
Highlights of the Protocol include:
* A three year racing program from 2015 to 2017 with every race counting towards qualification and/or points in the final America’s Cup Match
* At least six America’s Cup World Series events per year in 2015 and 2016 to be raced in the AC45 class. All teams have an opportunity to host an event in their home country
* An America’s Cup Qualifiers series in 2017 involving all teams, with a bonus point in the America’s Cup Match at stake
* America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs for the top four challenger teams to emerge from the Qualifiers
* The America’s Cup Match, featuring the defender, ORACLE TEAM USA against the top challenger. The first team to win 7 points will win the America’s Cup
* Up to two Youth America’s Cup events providing a pathway for young sailors to join the top rank of professionals
* The new AC62 yacht – a foiling, wing sail catamaran sailed by 8 crew – to be raced in all events in 2017
* A crew nationality rule requiring at least 25% of the AC62 crew to be nationals of the country of their challenge
The Protocol was negotiated between defending champion ORACLE TEAM USA and its Golden Gate Yacht Club and Team Australia’s Hamilton Island Yacht Club, the Challenger of Record.
The 35th America’s Cup builds on the successful elements of the last America’s Cup – fast, exciting racing in foiling multihulls that is challenging for the best sailors in the world and appealing to spectators.
read more here
http://www.americascup.com/pressreleases/?id=1768
“We’re going to have our work cut out for us, that’s for sure.”
So says ORACLE TEAM USA skipper Jimmy Spithill as he assesses the competition for the 35th America’s Cup.
Today, the Protocol was released, which defines the rules, format and commercial regulations for the 35th America’s Cup. Entries open on June 9th and close August 8th, 2014, giving prospective teams two months to enter.
See what the teams are saying
The Class Rule for the new AC62 yacht, which has already been shared with teams in draft format, will be issued in the coming days, prior to the entry period opening.
Highlights of the Protocol include:
* A three year racing program from 2015 to 2017 with every race counting towards qualification and/or points in the final America’s Cup Match
* At least six America’s Cup World Series events per year in 2015 and 2016 to be raced in the AC45 class. All teams have an opportunity to host an event in their home country
* An America’s Cup Qualifiers series in 2017 involving all teams, with a bonus point in the America’s Cup Match at stake
* America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs for the top four challenger teams to emerge from the Qualifiers
* The America’s Cup Match, featuring the defender, ORACLE TEAM USA against the top challenger. The first team to win 7 points will win the America’s Cup
* Up to two Youth America’s Cup events providing a pathway for young sailors to join the top rank of professionals
* The new AC62 yacht – a foiling, wing sail catamaran sailed by 8 crew – to be raced in all events in 2017
* A crew nationality rule requiring at least 25% of the AC62 crew to be nationals of the country of their challenge
The Protocol was negotiated between defending champion ORACLE TEAM USA and its Golden Gate Yacht Club and Team Australia’s Hamilton Island Yacht Club, the Challenger of Record.
The 35th America’s Cup builds on the successful elements of the last America’s Cup – fast, exciting racing in foiling multihulls that is challenging for the best sailors in the world and appealing to spectators.
read more here
Monday, 2 June 2014
Francis Joyon's new record route Bordeaux to Rio/Friendship Route (Route de l ´ Amitié) added to benchmark times by the WSSRC
John Reed of the World Speed Sailing Record Council has announced the establishment of a new world record for the 'Friendship Route' set by Francis Joyon on the maxi trimaran IDECII:
http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/
The World Speed Sailing Record Council has announced Performance Certificate No. 46 for the the establishment of the benchmark time on a new route.
Performance: Singlehanded Bordeaux to Rio de Janeiro.
Yacht: 'IDEC' 98ft Tri
Name: Francis Joyon. FRA
Dates: 8th to the 21st April 2014
Start time: 14;33;00 UTC on 08/04/14
Finish time: 17;38;19 UTC on 21/04/14
Elapsed time: 13 days, three hours, five minutes and 19 seconds
Distance: 4812NM
Average speed: 15.27 kts
http://www.sailspeedrecords.com/
The World Speed Sailing Record Council has announced Performance Certificate No. 46 for the the establishment of the benchmark time on a new route.
Performance: Singlehanded Bordeaux to Rio de Janeiro.
Yacht: 'IDEC' 98ft Tri
Name: Francis Joyon. FRA
Dates: 8th to the 21st April 2014
Start time: 14;33;00 UTC on 08/04/14
Finish time: 17;38;19 UTC on 21/04/14
Elapsed time: 13 days, three hours, five minutes and 19 seconds
Distance: 4812NM
Average speed: 15.27 kts
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| 'Arrivée du trimaran IDEC à Rio de Janeiro - Finish of the Friendship Route' Andre Pentax / Trimaran IDEC |
DIAM 24 trimaran, Vincent Riou and PRB team take out first in class at Grand Prix Ecole Navale
Vincent Riou and his PRB team have once again stamped their dominance on the DIAM24's with successive first place at the Grand Prix Guyader and Grand Prix Ecole Navale. Second place was taken out by Bruno Jourdren with Bernard Stamm finishing on the podium in third.
http://www.vendeeglobe.org/fr/actualites/breve/14340/riou-et-stamm-sur-le-podium-du-grand-prix-de-l-ecole-navale.html
Here is a rough bing translate of the article:
The 13th edition of the Grand Prix of the Ecole Navale ended Sunday in Crozon peninsula. Vincent Riou (PRB) won the event in the series of the diam. 24 One Design, while Bernard Stamm (Poujoulat chimneys), is awarded the 3rd place of the event. Vincent Riou (RPB): " balance sheet is good since we won! What is nice is that it was seven boats. It's starting to put a little play, especially because there are people who are now in the game, as Bruno Jourdren which began during the Grand Prix Guyader and which have made significant progress"
and race by race results are here:
http://www.gpen.fr/en/results-diam-24-pxl-93_98.html
a gallery of photos of the DIAM24's in action can be found on Jacques Vapillon's facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.678933748847125.1073741873.126986587375180&type=1
http://www.vendeeglobe.org/fr/actualites/breve/14340/riou-et-stamm-sur-le-podium-du-grand-prix-de-l-ecole-navale.html
Here is a rough bing translate of the article:
The 13th edition of the Grand Prix of the Ecole Navale ended Sunday in Crozon peninsula. Vincent Riou (PRB) won the event in the series of the diam. 24 One Design, while Bernard Stamm (Poujoulat chimneys), is awarded the 3rd place of the event. Vincent Riou (RPB): " balance sheet is good since we won! What is nice is that it was seven boats. It's starting to put a little play, especially because there are people who are now in the game, as Bruno Jourdren which began during the Grand Prix Guyader and which have made significant progress"
and race by race results are here:
http://www.gpen.fr/en/results-diam-24-pxl-93_98.html
a gallery of photos of the DIAM24's in action can be found on Jacques Vapillon's facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.678933748847125.1073741873.126986587375180&type=1
GC32 Catamaran, Austria Cup event wraps up with the silverware going to Team Luna Rossa
From the following article by Sail-World:
http://www.sail-world.com/index.cfm?Nid=122797&refre=y&ntid=0&rid=1
The final day of the GC32 Austria Cup started just as expected, with ultra-light conditions on the beautiful Lake Traunsee, but as the day progressed, both the Gold and Silver fleets got the opportunity to show off these spectacular flying machines at their best.
Racing started early at 0930 on the final day of the inaugural GC32 Austria Cup in just 5-6kts of wind. After just one race organisers we had to pause and wait, due to the lack of wind and the shifting wind direction. The people from Lake Traunsee shaked their head and told us: 'You are now officialy introduced to the Alpine lake weather conditions.'
A few hours later the eight team fleet enjoyed we had perfect sailing conditions with a good wind direction (south/south-east) and 15 to 18 knots of wind.
With the eight teams separated in the Gold Fleet and the Silver Fleet, it was soon decided that Seb Col Racing was the winner in the Silver Fleet. After some spectacular flying in the Gold Fleet, Luna Rossa Challenge won the first GC32 Austria Cup ever!
read more here
http://www.sail-world.com/index.cfm?Nid=122797&refre=y&ntid=0&rid=1
The final day of the GC32 Austria Cup started just as expected, with ultra-light conditions on the beautiful Lake Traunsee, but as the day progressed, both the Gold and Silver fleets got the opportunity to show off these spectacular flying machines at their best.
Racing started early at 0930 on the final day of the inaugural GC32 Austria Cup in just 5-6kts of wind. After just one race organisers we had to pause and wait, due to the lack of wind and the shifting wind direction. The people from Lake Traunsee shaked their head and told us: 'You are now officialy introduced to the Alpine lake weather conditions.'
A few hours later the eight team fleet enjoyed we had perfect sailing conditions with a good wind direction (south/south-east) and 15 to 18 knots of wind.
With the eight teams separated in the Gold Fleet and the Silver Fleet, it was soon decided that Seb Col Racing was the winner in the Silver Fleet. After some spectacular flying in the Gold Fleet, Luna Rossa Challenge won the first GC32 Austria Cup ever!
read more here
Sunday, 1 June 2014
Rocket Factory Trimarans update, Tony Grainger releases details of final Flight 30 trimaran design
From the following entry on the Rocket Factory Trimarans news blog:
http://www.rocketfactorytrimarans.com/2014/05/31/flight-30-design-final/
Flight 30 is a performance cruiser with elegant lines, highly capable of tackling coastal and short offshore conditions. Flight 30 comfortably sleeps five adults. This design has a fully enclosed head and shower compartment, a dinette, galley, and the option of an aft cabin that comfortably sleeps two. This design uses the same hull shapes, beams, floats and folding system employed on the Fuel 30 design, so the performance potential and seakeeping qualities are assured.
read more here
http://www.rocketfactorytrimarans.com/2014/05/31/flight-30-design-final/
Flight 30 is a performance cruiser with elegant lines, highly capable of tackling coastal and short offshore conditions. Flight 30 comfortably sleeps five adults. This design has a fully enclosed head and shower compartment, a dinette, galley, and the option of an aft cabin that comfortably sleeps two. This design uses the same hull shapes, beams, floats and folding system employed on the Fuel 30 design, so the performance potential and seakeeping qualities are assured.
read more here
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| Flight 30 trimaran, render courtesy of Rocket Factory Trimarans |
Team Richard Mille to attempt to better multihull Round the Island Race record on foiling GC32 catamaran
Manufacturer of extraordinary and uncompromising watches, Richard Mille is proud to be involved in the team’s ambitious aim of beating the current record of just 2:52:15. The Swiss watch brand’s involvement in the sailing world already stretches across the Atlantic to the Caribbean, where it sponsors the Voiles de St Barth Regatta, the latest addition to the Caribbean Racing Series.
In its 83rd edition, the 50 nautical mile race will take place on Saturday 21st June, when as many as 1500 yachts will sail around the Isle of Wight, starting and finishing in Cowes, the home of British sailing.
read more here
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