All things Class40

[LeoV]

Commissioned by Michael Hennessy, American skipper

Nice, he shared some insights in the past on this forum. Good luck to him.

 

[huey 2]

Front Page

the return of the dragon

The version where Tang Lung goes to Europe to school the competition. Even Chuck Norris. Christmas 2003 I stumbled on a little corner of the web known as Sailing Anarchy.

sailinganarchy.com

 

[STSailing]

RM that thing looks awesome. Congrats.

 

[wonderbrom]

New class 40 from Owen Clarke design/Pete Hobson (ex Alex Thomson racing)

Owen Clarke, working with Peter Hobson Design (PHD) and PURE Engineering have come up with the fastest, most versatile Class40 drawn to date. Merf Owen, principal designer, explains: “after a close review of the existing scow bow fleet, we identified key design features that contribute to success and as importantly, those that do not. In 2022 alone we subjected 86 different hulls to CFD analysis and VPP testing against computer models of our competitor’s designs, on the classic ocean racing courses using historical weather data. We are highly confident that the boat can reach the top of the podium across a wide range of courses and conditions”.

Thats what I would have written too, had I designed that boat.

 

[Flying Solo]

Thanks for the updates Michael. I've always enjoyed your stories and the honesty you show in the class 40 boats. Super thrilled you will have a scow bow and can truly compete with the European scene. If you ever need any help, just let me know.

 

[huey 2]

Meanwhile in the Globe 40....

 

[Schakel]

They reach the finish in Papeete.
Milai is winning again

 

[Jono]

Nice to see a range of countries, designers and boat models at the front of the RdR fleet. Time in the boat and having it sorted still counts.

1​	182​	Richomme	FRA	Lombard	Lalou	2022​	Lift V2
2​	181​	Beccaria	ITA	Guelfi	San Giorgio	2022​	Musa 40
3​	176​	Douget	FRA	Lombard	v1d2	2022​	Lift V2
4​	159​	Koster	SUI	Manuard	JPS	2019​	Mach 40.4
5​	185​	Berry	FRA	Manuard	JPS	2022​	Mach 40.5
6​	161​	Carpentier	FRA	Manuard	JPS	2020​	Mach 40.4
7​	178​	Macaire	FRA	Verdier	Pogo	2022​	Pogo S4
8​	186​	Bona	ITA	Manuard	JPS	2022​	Mach 40.5
9​	180​	Pope	FRA	VPLP	Multiplast	2022​	Clak40
10​	142​	Pavant	FRA	Verdier	Bg	2014​	TIZH40
11​	162​	Trehin	FRA	Raison	JPS	2021​	Max 40
12​	154​	Mehran	USA	Lombard	v1d2	2018​	Lift 40
13​	158​	Lipinski	FRA	Raison	JPS	2019​	Max 40

 

[huey 2]

from the front Page

wham bam!

French skipper Yoann Richomme joined the very elite group of solo ocean racers to have twice won their class on the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe today when he brought the

sailinganarchy.com

 

[huey 2]

Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe

Le vainqueur en Class40 a laissé exploser sa joie à l’arrivée à Pointe-à-Pitre. Malgré la fatigue, le double lauréat a fait preuve d’une lucidité confondante en évoquant le tempo de la course, l’engagement de la flotte et cette aventure à valeur de rampe de lancement avant la mise à l’eau de...

www.routedurhum.com

 

[GBH]

So Owen Clark et al ran CFD and vpp on 86 hulls?? Must have an unlimited budget to spend that much time on it

 

[Schakel]

Golden Globe has started again.
Leg Papeety to Cape Horn Ushuaia.
Milai leading again.
Dutch team in 4 th place.

 

[Tanton Y_M]

Route du Rhum - Destination Guadeloupe

Le vainqueur en Class40 a laissé exploser sa joie à l’arrivée à Pointe-à-Pitre. Malgré la fatigue, le double lauréat a fait preuve d’une lucidité confondante en évoquant le tempo de la course, l’engagement de la flotte et cette aventure à valeur de rampe de lancement avant la mise à l’eau de...

www.routedurhum.com

Seems an awful lot for a boat designed around a box rule.

 

[huey 2]

Globe 40

https://www.livesaildie.com/globe-40-leg-5-the-challenge-of-the-horn/?fbclid=IwAR1utVeHMkUjnIIsbNR1w3ubDopLke11HTkzMPuutOXV1uMTFNauQWHgwu0

 

[huey 2]

NZ Class 40. Live Sail Die

 

[huey 2]

Yoann Richomme wins Class40 for a second time - Mysailing

23 November 2022French skipper Yoann Richomme joined the very elite group of solo ocean racers to have twice won their class on the Route du

www.mysailing.com.au

 

[oioi]

I was surpeised by the level of non finishers in the route du rhum - 37 Class40 (out of 55) made it.

This failure rate was much higher than imoca/ultim/ocean50, although better than the rhum classes.

Are the boats now being built too light? Boat prep not good enough? Is there a common theme?

 

[LeoV]

Smallest size, two fronts in the first week. So not to bad.

 

[slug zitski]

I was surpeised by the level of non finishers in the route du rhum - 37 Class40 (out of 55) made it.

This failure rate was much higher than imoca/ultim/ocean50, although better than the rhum classes.

Are the boats now being built too light? Boat prep not good enough? Is there a common theme?

Anything fast and light has a short life

 

[slug zitski]

Some of the first generation class 40s were very robust and fast

think of the Owen Clark Rote66 and the transatlantic storm

these boats have a long life