The 2015 Brisbane to Gladstone Multihull Yacht Race is set to depart on Friday 3rd of April at 11:20am. This year sees a diverse fleet of multihulls entered including the Seacart 30 trimaran Morticia and the revitalized Crowther racing pod catamaran "Top Gun/Indian Chief".
a list and details of the entrants is here:
http://www.mycq.org.au/index.php/2014-03-23-06-43-01/b2g-race-documents-2/491-2015-b2g-entrants-list
The race tracker is here:
http://www.mycq.org.au/index.php/2014-brisbane-to-gladstone/b2g-tracker
Monday, 30 March 2015
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Spindrift Racing update, new mast under construction for maxi Spindrift 2
From the following press release by Spindrift Racing:
http://www.spindrift-racing.com/2015/03/le-nouveau-mat-de-spindrift-2-un-travail-dorfevre/
Spindrift racing’s sailors and hundreds of others will return to competition from April 2nd to 6th for the famous Spi Ouest-France, which is held every year over the Easter weekend at La Trinité-sur-Mer. Behind the scenes, the black and gold team members are busily preparing for this event and many more. The team have an action-packed schedule in 2015, with monohull races on the Diam 24, D35 and GC32 circuits and a Jules Verne Trophy record attempt next winter, for which the giant Spindrift 2 is currently being prepared. In anticipation of this most extreme of all around-the-world record attempts, the team has already achieved some incredible feats, such as building a new 42 m mast.
Work on the mould for the new mast began at CDK Technologies in Port-la-Forêt in June 2014. Delivery is scheduled for May, almost a year after the work – done entirely by hand – began. The planning and pre-engineering studies began even earlier, at the end of 2013, when the trimaran was first acquired by the team.
read more here
http://www.spindrift-racing.com/2015/03/le-nouveau-mat-de-spindrift-2-un-travail-dorfevre/
Spindrift racing’s sailors and hundreds of others will return to competition from April 2nd to 6th for the famous Spi Ouest-France, which is held every year over the Easter weekend at La Trinité-sur-Mer. Behind the scenes, the black and gold team members are busily preparing for this event and many more. The team have an action-packed schedule in 2015, with monohull races on the Diam 24, D35 and GC32 circuits and a Jules Verne Trophy record attempt next winter, for which the giant Spindrift 2 is currently being prepared. In anticipation of this most extreme of all around-the-world record attempts, the team has already achieved some incredible feats, such as building a new 42 m mast.
Work on the mould for the new mast began at CDK Technologies in Port-la-Forêt in June 2014. Delivery is scheduled for May, almost a year after the work – done entirely by hand – began. The planning and pre-engineering studies began even earlier, at the end of 2013, when the trimaran was first acquired by the team.
read more here
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Monday, 16 March 2015
Searail Trimarans discuss the design objectives of their folding system
From the following press release on Searail Trimarans website:
http://www.searail19.com/2015/03/the-searail-19s-revolutionary-folding.html
Weighing in at less than 20 pounds
The SR-19’s revolutionary folding system is just one of many engineering innovations incorporated into this Nigel Irens' design. The folding system allows the boat to be folded, unfolded, or the entire beams/float system to be de-mounted in literally seconds. The folding system is a key structural component while remaining extremely lightweight and completely hidden under sail. An evaluation of an on-the-water folding system was found to have negative effects on a trimaran of this size. Using the latest Naval Design and Engineering 3D Modeling software, we identified several safety and performance concerns with the traditional on the water folding strut system.
read more here
http://www.searail19.com/2015/03/the-searail-19s-revolutionary-folding.html
Weighing in at less than 20 pounds
The SR-19’s revolutionary folding system is just one of many engineering innovations incorporated into this Nigel Irens' design. The folding system allows the boat to be folded, unfolded, or the entire beams/float system to be de-mounted in literally seconds. The folding system is a key structural component while remaining extremely lightweight and completely hidden under sail. An evaluation of an on-the-water folding system was found to have negative effects on a trimaran of this size. Using the latest Naval Design and Engineering 3D Modeling software, we identified several safety and performance concerns with the traditional on the water folding strut system.
read more here
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| Searail trimaran folded on the trailer, photo courtesy Searail Trimarans |
Sunday, 15 March 2015
Banque Populaire VII renamed Lending Club for a Summer season of record breaking
It's no secret that Francis Joyon is going to take over Banque Populaire VII as the new IDEC trimaran but in the interim the maxi trimaran is on charter to Lending Club sailing to embark on a program of record breaking over the Summer. Renaud Leplanche and Ryan Breymaier are refitting the original large rig and have an ambitious program of records to attempt to improve.
From the following article by the editor, Sailing Scuttlebutt:
http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2015/03/01/new-record-breaking-program-launched/
(March 1, 2015) – Renaud Laplanche (FRA) and Ryan Breymaier (USA) team up for a brand new ocean racing and record breaking program starting in 2015 with the VPLP-designed 105ft maxi trimaran LENDING CLUB 2.
Renaud and Ryan met for the first time racing on John Sangmeister’s 77ft trimaran ‘Tritium Racing’, renamed “Lending Club” for the 2013 Transpac race to Hawaii where they won the race but missed the course record by just two hours.
On discovering a common vision of sailing and ocean racing, discussions ensued between the two and before departing Hawaii, they both knew they would be back together for the long term.
Throughout 2014 they worked on putting together a program that would make 2015 a record-breaking year.
Ryan was tasked with sourcing a boat and with Renaud’s support and advice they negotiated the charter of 105ft Banque Populaire VII (launched in 2006 as Groupama 3) from its new owner for the 2015 summer season.
read more here
You can also follow the teams progress on their facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/LendingClubSailing
From the following article by the editor, Sailing Scuttlebutt:
http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2015/03/01/new-record-breaking-program-launched/
(March 1, 2015) – Renaud Laplanche (FRA) and Ryan Breymaier (USA) team up for a brand new ocean racing and record breaking program starting in 2015 with the VPLP-designed 105ft maxi trimaran LENDING CLUB 2.
Renaud and Ryan met for the first time racing on John Sangmeister’s 77ft trimaran ‘Tritium Racing’, renamed “Lending Club” for the 2013 Transpac race to Hawaii where they won the race but missed the course record by just two hours.
On discovering a common vision of sailing and ocean racing, discussions ensued between the two and before departing Hawaii, they both knew they would be back together for the long term.
Throughout 2014 they worked on putting together a program that would make 2015 a record-breaking year.
Ryan was tasked with sourcing a boat and with Renaud’s support and advice they negotiated the charter of 105ft Banque Populaire VII (launched in 2006 as Groupama 3) from its new owner for the 2015 summer season.
read more here
You can also follow the teams progress on their facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/LendingClubSailing
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
Solo sailor Florence Arthaud killed in tragic helicopter accident
Florence Arthaud has been killed in a helicopter accident during the filming of a TV show. Perhaps most famous for her solo victory in the 1990 Route du Rhum on the ORMA60 trimaran "Pierre 1er" she continued her career in sailing well after that point also taking a Transpac win along with Bruno Peyron on the 86' catamaran "Explorer". A true inspiration to solo sailors worldwide we extend our sincere condolences to her family and friends. Fair winds and following seas Florence.
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| Florence Arthaud arriving in Guadaloupe onboard Pierre 1er photo (c) Thierry Martinez Sea&Co |
Monday, 9 March 2015
Phaedo3 sets new record for the Around St.Marteen anti clockwise course of 2 hours, 7 minutes and 24 seconds
From the news feed of the St.Marteen Heineken Regatta
http://heinekenregatta.com/press_releases.php
Phaedo3 Blasts Around St.Maarten
Lloyd Thornburg's ballistic MOD 70 trimaran, Phaedo3 set a record for the new around St.Maarten anti-clockwise course, which included Tintamarre and Blowing Rock. Blasting around St.Maarten in 2 hours 7 minutes and 24 seconds, Phaedo3 averaged 20.7 knots on the 35-mile course, hitting an incredible top speed of 36 knots. At Tintamarre Phaedo3 was smashing through the waves, leaping like a marlin - an incredible sight!
“For sure we can go quicker, fast is fun!” commented Phaedo3 navigator, Miles Seddon, taking a break from his role as performance analyst for Team SCA in the Volvo Ocean Race. “There were a lot of yachts coming to take a look at 'the beast' at the start and there was a lot of traffic to get through, especially in Simpson Bay, with the bareboat fleet all around us. Once we had come around to the windward side of St.Maarten, we were on our own, pounding into the big sea state at 20 knots. It was a big bare away at Tintamarre, we touched 30 knots and trimmer Pete Cumming, was down to leeward easing the head sail, literally underwater getting fire-hosed. Pete was in full wet weather gear but we joked that he really needed a snorkel!”
“We blew out a clew fitting after the big gybe but slick crew work had us back in the groove and the reach across to Basse Terre produced our top boat speed of 36 knots. It sounds crazy but at 30 knots of boat speed, things are calm on board, but at 36 knots, the noises coming from the boat become a little more alarming, the winches, the sails and the rig are literally screaming under the loads.”
- read more here
A gallery of photos by Jesus Renedo is here:
http://heinekenregatta.com/press_releases.php
Phaedo3 Blasts Around St.Maarten
Lloyd Thornburg's ballistic MOD 70 trimaran, Phaedo3 set a record for the new around St.Maarten anti-clockwise course, which included Tintamarre and Blowing Rock. Blasting around St.Maarten in 2 hours 7 minutes and 24 seconds, Phaedo3 averaged 20.7 knots on the 35-mile course, hitting an incredible top speed of 36 knots. At Tintamarre Phaedo3 was smashing through the waves, leaping like a marlin - an incredible sight!
“For sure we can go quicker, fast is fun!” commented Phaedo3 navigator, Miles Seddon, taking a break from his role as performance analyst for Team SCA in the Volvo Ocean Race. “There were a lot of yachts coming to take a look at 'the beast' at the start and there was a lot of traffic to get through, especially in Simpson Bay, with the bareboat fleet all around us. Once we had come around to the windward side of St.Maarten, we were on our own, pounding into the big sea state at 20 knots. It was a big bare away at Tintamarre, we touched 30 knots and trimmer Pete Cumming, was down to leeward easing the head sail, literally underwater getting fire-hosed. Pete was in full wet weather gear but we joked that he really needed a snorkel!”
“We blew out a clew fitting after the big gybe but slick crew work had us back in the groove and the reach across to Basse Terre produced our top boat speed of 36 knots. It sounds crazy but at 30 knots of boat speed, things are calm on board, but at 36 knots, the noises coming from the boat become a little more alarming, the winches, the sails and the rig are literally screaming under the loads.”
- read more here
A gallery of photos by Jesus Renedo is here:
Sunday, 1 March 2015
Sailing review of the Corsair Pulse 600 trimaran by Richard Ward CEO of Corsair Marine International
From the following update on the Corsair Marine website:
Nha Trang, Vietnam has been rightly claimed as one of
the most beautiful beaches in the world, and a wonderful sailing playground.
Especially so in February, when there is almost a guarantee for no rain and
reliable NE winds. It was the perfect location to hand over our latest launched
Seawind 1160 Lite to an Australian customer and to test sail the incredibly
exciting new model for Corsair, the Pulse 600.
Awaiting us as we arrived to Nha Trang, the just
launched Pulse 600 - looking amazing on the water - was crying out to us
to be sailed. In the late afternoon on the first day, we had perfect sunshine
and the winds still at 16 to 20 knots and gusting higher occasionally. Zam (the
Production Manager for Corsair Marine), Kerry (my partner), and myself took it
out for a short test spin before our photo shoot the following day.
read more here
