Luna Rossa Challenge. AC 36

[RMac]

The boom can’t be below deck based on the rules, right? It specifies a zone on the mast the boom can attach and that is above the deck. I think they simply have stiff battens and control the shape through those.

I agree.  Talk keeps popping up about an "underdeck boom" but either it's imprecise language or (I think) wrong

Although now I'm thinking about a radiused track with twin cars with vertical cylinders for leech and push/pull cylinders for canting the mainsheet rams fore and aft for independent leech control. Knew I should have gone to work for AM!

 

[buckdouger]

I agree.  Talk keeps popping up about an "underdeck boom" but either it's imprecise language or (I think) wrong

Although now I'm thinking about a radiused track with twin cars with vertical cylinders for leech and push/pull cylinders for canting the mainsheet rams fore and aft for independent leech control. Knew I should have gone to work for AM!

From a cursory search of 'mast lower zone' I see nothing that precludes the under-deck boom. Notably there is no 'bottom' to the mast lower zone in the diagram. 

 

[Sailbydate]

Looking sharp here.

Pic: LRPP

 

[Priscilla]

^ There is some obvious 'thickening' to the otherwise super slick looking skins, just below the red stripe/window in the photos above. Is that battens or a boom? 

- Did LR persist with the below deck set up or give up?

- What feature confirms this phantoms existence?

- Last time seen?

- Do any photos of 'it' exist?

There is no through deck connection to the mainsail foot almost like a Hobbie whatever the Handbags set up is they obviously like it and have as of date done a great job of concealment.

Things will now change with B2 coming under the intense and skill full efforts of the mighty Waitemata WETA.

 

[Hemi]

Interesting sag on the forestay, more like a kink. Is this normal for not full hoist headsails?

 

[gungabow]

Interesting sag on the forestay, more like a kink. Is this normal for not full hoist headsails?

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Good spotting Hemi

Nice use of dotted yellow lines too

If it was northerly breeze yesterday that'll make it upwind

Also look how flat that foil arm is

 

[Priscilla]

Interesting sag on the forestay, more like a kink. Is this normal for not full hoist headsails?

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Similar sag on Amway?

Maybe you can weave your yellow dot magic Hemi.

 

[Sailbydate]

Things will now change with B2 coming under the intense and skill full efforts of the mighty Waitemata WETA.

Yep. Their cover is blown now, for sure. ;-)

 

[Stingray~]

posted yet? 
 

 

[The_Alchemist]

17 minutes ago, Stingray~ said:

posted yet? 
 

Obviously it was an initial shakedown jaunt out on the water, but i found myself chuckling for the first part of the video when everyone out on the water was just zipping past them...lol

i swear I saw a kayak pass them! (no I made that up)  But you did have jet ski's and kite boards circling them as they just slowly plodded along.

On another note, the crew look like the stick quite high out of the trenches.

 

[gungabow]

58 minutes ago, Stingray~ said:

posted yet? 
 

Interesting video

the main as it goes up bulges out at between each batten showing there is something holding them relative

Also when putting main up the seagulls are hanging around to do speed checks

 

[Zaal]

1 hour ago, Stingray~ said:

posted yet? 
 

At 8:34 seems like they returned to the “hidden boom” configuration. It’s different from the semi-rigid battens setup, there was a sort of “box” at the end of the sail that “compressed” the battens to control the camber. There isn’t anymore apparently 

 

[Varan]

There is no through deck connection to the mainsail foot almost like a Hobbie whatever the Handbags set up is they obviously like it and have as of date done a great job of concealment.

Things will now change with B2 coming under the intense and skill full efforts of the mighty Waitemata WETA.
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I like the fake window.

 

[uflux]

Jeez I hope they get faster than that  :blink: ....Actually I don’t. 

 

[KiwiJoker]

Obviously it was an initial shakedown jaunt out on the water, but i found myself chuckling for the first part of the video when everyone out on the water was just zipping past them...lol

i swear I saw a kayak pass them! (no I made that up)  But you did have jet ski's and kite boards circling them as they just slowly plodded along.

On another note, the crew look like the stick quite high out of the trenches.

Yes, a slow, very slow, and cautious shakedown.  Didn't chance their luck  when presented with pretty fresh breeze at times,

It seems all three challengers are not shy about posting long sequences of their sail testing.  Work noting though that provides ample opportunity to avoid showing off stuff they don't want us to see!

 

[Priscilla]

I like the fake window.

Maybe it’s a blind.



Other interesting point being how the other contenders have copied their crew forward positioning this being B1.

 

[Mozzy Sails]

Maybe it’s a blind.

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Other interesting point being how the other contenders have copied their crew forward positioning this being B1.

It was only American Magic that had the crew aft for B1. But now they've come forward. This wasn't unique to Luna Rossa

 

[atwinda]

I like the fake window.

<_<  pretty hard to add sail cloth back to a molded main, so they marked out where they thought it should go and verified it before fitting the window and cutting it out back at the loft/base.

 

[mikenz2]

Mid bowsprit, Height off water sensor? you can see a lead run into the boat under the sprit hull connection.

 

[Sailbydate]

Maybe. Might be a laser beam alarm (think parking sensor) to tell, Jimmy when he's too close, going for the hook. With his bow sprit sweeping these extreme reverse sheers, he can no longer rely on touch.

No doubt, INEOS will need multiple parking sensors, for more obvious reasons. ;-)