terrafirma
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If you were a betting man you'd have money on Charlie being able to win the next VG with his current boat. And if you are that same betting man you'd have money on Charlie being able to win the next VG with his new boat.!
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If you were a betting man you'd have money on Charlie being able to win the next VG with his current boat. And if you are that same betting man you'd have money on Charlie being able to win the next VG with his new boat.!
I'm not sure if Kevin's PRB/Holcim hull is from the exact same mould as 11th Hour. They're both Verdier designs but Kevin's was built by Jason Caroll in the UK, originally supposed to be for 'Team Slingshot' TOR campaign that got canned.
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Not the same mould for PRB and 11th hour. From Tip and shaft:
"CARRINGTON BOATS would like to sell, rent or make available for construction the hull mould in which PRB was manufactured - that is without the bow modification made by Kévin Escoffier's team"
"CARRINGTON BOATS would like to sell, rent or make available for construction the hull mould in which PRB was manufactured - that is without the bow modification made by Kévin Escoffier's team"
terrafirma
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Great video. I gather they had some electronic issues and not sure how they ended up fairing against the other boats. Their coach roof seems to be practical. Looked quite cozy inside.
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dg_sailingfan
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Not sure if it is such a smart move doing racing in the Bay of Biscay next week. There is a massive Depression incoming, the Remnants of Hurricane "Danielle"
Ocean Race’s IMOCA teams set to race in Lorient at Défi Azimut - Mysailing
Anticipation is building ahead of next week’s Défi Azimut regatta in Lorient, France when five of the IMOCA teams so far confirmed as entries in The Ocean
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But at the end when high on the foils, he has the windward rudder lifted, so not clear if they want to use it as a rear "foil" or not, maybe for a further step...
Haligonian Winterr
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Angle of leeward rudder is designed around flight control of the back of the boat, so windward rudder can be "classically" lifted and protected.
Haligonian Winterr
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Correct, you still need to steer the boat. But if you can sacrifice 10% of effective steering to gain 5% of lift, and safely design around it, you might change the structure and nature of the boat and risk the rules to put the rudders in the middle.leeward rudder is more just "rudder" foiling or not, you still need one
See VO70 angled daggerboards (although not a moving appendage), with an acceptable leeway % penalty to gain a % of lift with a straight board.
But the point (which has been discussed around), of having the two rudders so close is the possibility to use the windward rudder for flight control, don't think the leeward one has much lift when healed. Whereas the "classical" rudders positions clearly would not allow that.
And if the plan was to lift the windward rudder as "usual", then having it so close to the boat center appears as a disadvantage : much more exposed to the sea.
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