So, without reading the article; does it adjudicate as to whether the Vendee Globe is the Everest of sailing... or is Everest the Vendee of mountaineering? Which is tougher?
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So, without reading the article; does it adjudicate as to whether the Vendee Globe is the Everest of sailing... or is Everest the Vendee of mountaineering? Which is tougher?
Pascal Bidegorry will be the co-skipper of Charlie Dalin throughout 2023.
An extra touch of Italy for the IMOCA Prysmian Group
by Stephanie Salucci 16 May 17:00 BST16 May 2023
Giancarlo Pedote's team have worked to install the latest generation foils on the IMOCA Prysmian Group. In addition to a change of foil size and shape, they are coloured red and green not just for port/starboard, but to match the colours of the Italian flag. The unveiling happened on 16th May 2023 in Lorient, Brittany.
Pedote believes the new configuration will have much greater potential, and looks forward to seeing this in the Rolex Fastnet Race later this month.
Giancarlo Pedote reveals an extra touch of Italy for the IMOCA Prysmian Group as new generation foils are fitted - photo © Prysmian Group
He mentioned the support which has got him this far: "I thank the project partners: the main sponsor Prysmian Group and the NGO that accompanies it, Electriciens sans frontières, but also the technical sponsors and the official suppliers, Helly Hansen, Gottifredi Maffioli, Kohler and Raymarine: all of them give me the means, the trust and the motivation to carry out this project always to the best of my ability."
Giancarlo Pedote reveals an extra touch of Italy for the IMOCA Prysmian Group as new generation foils are fitted - photo © Prysmian Group
Few words. (you can translate it easily through the flags at the top of the page)
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Literally, everybody's' doing it. It's just a question of how extensive the enclosure is...
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Kenny Dumas
Non Binary About Anything
More likely an On Board Robot Reporter
Few words (in french) of Guillaume Verdier (main naval architect of 11thHr, Holcim, Biotherm, and IMOCAs who won all the main races last four years), as quick reaction to these IMOCA's speed records.
A translation of the parts :
“Oh sure, yes,” he says when asked if this new record can still be broken. “You mean in the state where the boats are today? Yes of course. The aerodynamics of these boats are quite 'basic' to be honest. There are still many things to do to improve them and this new record can undoubtedly be beaten."
... there is progress to be made, for example in the way boats go through the waves. "I'm not fully satisfied, they still slow down too much in the waves", he states.
... the French naval architect adds that possible future changes to the Imoca rules could allow the Imoca to reach even more remarkable speeds. "They can already be even faster with the current rules", he announces. "But if the rules evolved a little more and offered more freedom, we could make them fly permanently. Currently, it's still just "effleurage", which is quite good, but it's only 26 knots..."
A translation of the parts :
“Oh sure, yes,” he says when asked if this new record can still be broken. “You mean in the state where the boats are today? Yes of course. The aerodynamics of these boats are quite 'basic' to be honest. There are still many things to do to improve them and this new record can undoubtedly be beaten."
... there is progress to be made, for example in the way boats go through the waves. "I'm not fully satisfied, they still slow down too much in the waves", he states.
... the French naval architect adds that possible future changes to the Imoca rules could allow the Imoca to reach even more remarkable speeds. "They can already be even faster with the current rules", he announces. "But if the rules evolved a little more and offered more freedom, we could make them fly permanently. Currently, it's still just "effleurage", which is quite good, but it's only 26 knots..."
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Certainly, an OBRR could not only have an integrated drone, it could also do the interviews.
Both, ask the questions á la Antoine,
and answer them too. 😆
As well as cooking, cleaning, bailing water, and looking out for UFO"s at the top of the mast.
Oh wait...
PS.
And of course it's already doing the steering, the routing, and move the keel.
More like an On Board Slave actually.
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I heard them use the word "skimming" for this mode
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Guillaume Verdier: 640 miles can be beaten...
It's hard to believe that a sailing boat can cover a total distance in 24 hours that would equate to travelling from Paris to Alicante in southern Spain, the home of The Ocean Race, but that is what Holcim-PRB has now done.
"Verdier added that possible future changes to the IMOCA rule, that might release even more power, could yet produce even more dramatic results on the racecourse. "Under the rule that they are selling today, they will be able to go further," he said. "But if the rule evolved a little bit more, with more freedom - for example, allowing (foils) on the rudder that would allow full flying all the time. What we are seeing now is skimming, which is pretty good - it's only 26 knots..."
Talking to Verdier - who designed not only Holcim-PRB, but Mãlama and Paul Meilhat's Biotherm - it is clear that he regards the IMOCA design process as still a work in progress in almost all respects.
And performance-wise, there are gains to be made, for example, in how the boats tackle big seas. "I am not fully satisfied, they slow down too much in the waves. I'm never fully satisfied," said Verdier.
