Novis 40 - Designed by Jim Antrim
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Early Class 40 boats were designed to emphasize offwind speed at the expense of versatility. Like modern Open boats, Jim has penned a Class 40 hull that will go to weather while still putting up some stunning speeds off the wind.
The sailplan is striking, with a huge flat-topped mainsail to maximize sail area. The 105% genoa will furl on the headstay. The staysail and storm jib will hank onto an adjustable inner stay. The retractable carbon bowsprit will accommodate furling Code Sails or socked asymmetrical spinnakers of over 2,200 square feet for amazing offwind speeds in even the lightest of winds.
While chined hulls are all the rage these days, Jim Antrim has been employing chines to great advantage in some of his designs for years. The Novis 40 employs two chines. At upwind heel angles the forefoot chine acts as a Vee bottom to soften the ride. The more visible chine aft provides offwind stability and power. Every Class 40 is powerful off the wind; the Novis 40 will sparkle upwind as well.
The cockpit is huge, taking full advantage of the beam of over thirteen feet. The twin rudders are tiller steered (twin wheels are optional). The cockpit is designed to allow the boat to be efficiently sailed shorthanded while allowing ample room for typical crewed events or family cruising. A built-in hard dodger over the companionway keeps the boat dry in surfing conditions. Sail and reefing controls are led aft to the cockpit for safe sail control in any seaway.
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2 Mini Transat boat in this years Key West Race Week
Jesse Naimark-Rowse and Andy Abel are competing in their 21foot (6.5 meter) mini's.
Barcelona World Race: Paprec-Virbac 2 and Hugo Boss in weak trade winds
Monday, 21 January 2008
It is painfully slow going at the front of the Barcelona World Race fleet where Paprec-Virbac 2 has only managed to make good 181 miles over the past 24 hours. Hugo Boss, behind, hasn't even done that, sailing just 176 miles. But on the first position report this morning, Boss was up to speed at 12.5 knots, whilst Paprec remains slow at 7 knots, with both sailing slightly west, towards the South American shoreline.
Meanwhile, Mutua Madrileña continues its pursuit of Temenos II, gaining 21 miles over the last 24 hours. The gap now is just over 60 miles, making this race for third place extremely close and tense.
Educacion sin Fronteras had a blistering 24 hours, making good 384 miles, and pulling withing just over 400 miles of Cape Horn, which they should pass near noon (GMT) tomorrow.
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Round the World Solo: Francis Joyon shatters record by 14 days
Sunday, 20 January 2008
An amazing feat. The IDEC trimaran crossed the finishing line off Brest on Sunday 20th January 2008 at 00h39'58 At the age of 51, Francis Joyon is once again the fastest solo yachtsman around the world having completed the voyage in 57 days, 13 hours, 34 minutes and 6 seconds. He has shattered the previous record, held since 2005 by the British yachtswoman, Ellen MacArthur by 14 days, 44 minutes and 27 seconds.
It is truly an incredible performance: while he thught it was possible to bring the time down to below 70 days (the time to beat was 71 days and 14 hours), the sailor from Locmariaquer in Southern Brittany has brought it down to below 60 days and even to below 58 days. On board IDEC, Francis Joyon has covered more than 26 400 nautical miles at the astonishing average speed of 19,09 knots.
Francis Joyon also becomes the only solo sailor in the world to have grabbed the non-stop single-handed round the world voyage record aboard a multihull on two occasions after a first record back in 2004. A feat that was has only been bettered once since then and that was when Ellen MacArthur successfully completed her voyage in 2005, which led to her being awarded the title of Dame by Queen Elizabeth II.
The second best time ever
We also should add that Francis Joyon has just achieved the second best time ever for sailing around the world, including crewed voyages! Thus, the crewed record set by Steve Fossett’s giant Cheyenne (58 days, 9 hours and 32 minutes in April 2004) has been beaten. Only the crew of Bruno Peyron’s maxi-catamaran Orange II still hold the outright record in just over 50 days.
On board his thirty foot trimaran designed by the design team of Irens/Cabaret, Francis Joyon has the additional satisfaction of sailing all the way around the world “cleanly”, without the use of any fossil fuel (no engine), generating his own energy with a wind turbine and solar panels.
After a final week that was very tough on the nerves – a shroud threatened to collapse, which would have led to IDEC dismasting - Francis Joyon will remain at sea for a few more hours after crossing the line. He will come ashore in Brest Commercial Harbour on Sunday morning at 09h00 local time.
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Paprec Virbac speed up; Temenos II and Mutua Madrilena head for Cape Horn
Barcelona World Race: Friday, 18 January 2008
After seeing its lead nearly cut in half over the past 10 days or so, Paprec-Virbac 2 has been sailing faster than its opposite number, Hugo Boss, for much of the day. And for the first time in days, the forecast finally appears to be favouring the race leader. Have they made a great escape?
"We've been working really hard to make sure it stays windy," co-skipper Damian Foxall told us today. "We had a bad day yesterday, but we've been lucky enough to ahead again of a front, which is good, because behind it's going to get very, very light. And on the other side of all that light stuff we have our mates on Hugo Boss! If we've got through this thing, we're back in more like 'oceanic' type scenario, with one high pressure that creates the trade winds."
For both boats in the South Atlantic, the situation remains complicated with small low pressure systems bubbling off the South American coast. The resulting winds are variable in speed and direction and in the centre of these mini systems are minefields of calm winds. That's the situation that Hugo Boss faces today and likely well into the weekend as well.
Roaring in towards Cape Horn are Temenos II and Mutua Madrileña as they battle for third position in the Barcelona World Race. The Spanish pair on Mutua Madrileña has been closing fast over the past couple of days, working the gap down to less than 150 miles - about 10 or 12 hours at the pace at which the two are sailing. Temenos II should be first at the Horn, overnight tonight, with chasing Spanish due to arrive near noon (GMT) on Saturday.
"We are approaching the Cape and the wind is shifting and decreasing a lot so there are a lot of manoeuvres, some gybing, reefing, shaking out the reef," explained Dominique Wavre from on board Temenos this afternoon. "So we are spending a lot of time on deck, not really doing our regular watch pattern, as we're working a lot on our strategy with Mutua Madrileña closing so much."
Still four or five days from the famed Cape, Educación sin Fronteras has had a good 24 hours, racking up a solid 302 mile day as they spend their last days in the Southern Ocean. Already, co-skipper Servane Escoffier says she's seeing signs that their journey in the south is nearing its conclusion.
"It's great, it's nice and sunny today," Servane said. "But the weather is changing quickly here. We're already seeing less albatross these days but the temperature is dropping again as we head more south for Cape Horn. I think we're far from the risky area for ice though now. It should be okay."
Day 69 - January 18, 14:00 GMT - Position report with distance to leader
1. PAPREC-VIRBAC 2 - Jean Pierre DICK / Damian FOXALL - 4781 to finish 2. HUGO BOSS - Alex THOMSON / Andrew CAPE - 565 3. TEMENOS II - Dominique Wavre / Michele PARET- 2270 4. MUTUA MADRILENA - Javier SANSO / Pachi RIVERO - 2403 5. EDUCACION SIN FRONTERAS - Servane ESCOFFIER / Albert BARGUES - 3378
Abandoned - VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT - Roland JOURDAIN / Jean Luc NELIAS Abandoned - ESTRELLA DAMM - Guillermo ALTADILL / Jonathan MCKEE Abandoned - DELTA DORE - Jérémie BEYOU / Sidney GAVIGNET Abandoned - PRB - Vincent Riou / Sebastien JOSSE
In Quotes - Javier Sanso, Mutua Madrileña: "Pachi is sleeping; just off his watch, and we are doing long watches now. After six hours on deck at the helm getting into the bunk where it is nice and warm is a real pleasure, it is still quite cold. I know this part of the world quite well, the last time I was here was ten years ago with some friends on an expedition, and I said I would be back in a race - and here I am, I am really happy about that. We are in a competition and having a great race, with a competitive boat and once we round we are going for the kill- full on like as if we were on a TP52!"
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Round the World solo: Joyon on final tack for Brest
Saturday, 19 January 2008
Final manoeuvres, one final day and the final moments of being alone.. Just 168 miles (at 15h GMT) from the Brest Inlet and the finishing line of his incredible voyage, Francis Joyon carried out what should be his final gybe this afternoon, coming around with the wind astern, at the end of his amazing 27,000 mile voyage around the world. Taking the advice of his router, Jean-Yves Bernot, he headed off for two hours to try to pick up a corridor of stronger wind a few miles off to his north. He will then be brought back down directly towards the entrance to the Brest Inlet, and pass under the Petit Minou Light, where a gun will be fired to coincide with the mainsail coming down for the final time, marking the end of 57 days and a few hours of uninterrupted effort. It will most likely be in the middle of the night, at one, two or three in the morning that the explosion will sound bringing the voyage to an end. Francis has asked to be alone for the final hours of the night to get some rest on board his faithful IDEC, before mooring up alongside Recouvrance Quay in Brest at around nine in the morning (local time).
One final tack «Jean-Yves wanted me to do it before the Azores, and I've finally agreed!" Well placed in the strong south westerly flow, heading straight for the tip of Brittany, IDEC once again experienced a fast night of sailing, and Francis put off for as long as possible the moment when he had to to leave behind this flow to pick up some new "fuel," better suited to the final leg of this great adventure. «The wind got up to 30 knots during the night, and was fairly steady. I gybed this lunchtime and am tacking away a bit, while it is still daylight with some visibility and I'm not in the shipping lanes.» In order to avoid an area of calms to his south, Francis has thus decided to abandon the large arc of his trajectory since the Azores. "The gybe went well, apart from the fact that now the boat is hitting the swell on the beam, but that's OK. In a couple of hours, I'll gybe back again and then can head directly towards Brest.»
Maximum security as he approaches the finish... Having to keep watch for cargo ships, with one eye on the pressure, and another on the equipment, the distance to home is gradually falling, but the skipper is remaining on maximum alert. "The mainsail halyard is worrying me less and less as time goes by, as even if it breaks now, it won't be dramatic, as I can always finish with the foresail. It will only slow me down by a couple of hours.» Francis has granted himself a bit of a rest. Returning ashore to the world of ordinary mortals is never easy for single-handed sailors. Francis is keeping his friends and family and his partners waiting, as well as the media and the crowds of admirers, who have sent him their well wishes in their thousands. By sending him some very touching and sincere messages, they have expressed their admiration for a feat achieved in all modesty and simplicity. «I grabbed some sleep during the night to get ready for a sleepless night for the finish. The lack of sleep increases the tension I feel; I can see clearly I get stressed for very little, any odd little things. My ankle? That's just one of the wounds and bumps I have suffered, but it's all in order. In general I'm feeling quite well. If I had to go back the other way, I think I could manage it!»
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1000-mile Doublehanded Race
June 8, 2008
The 1000-Mile Doublehanded is perhaps the most challenging race of the northernmost North Sea. This rugged competition combines long-distant sailing with serious competitive racing. If you love a good challenge - and want a great excuse for a wild vacation - register now. The 1000-Mile Doublehanded 2008 consists of 5 legs between Holland , UK (Newcastle). Norway (Bergen) and the Shetland Islands (Lerwick) - and finishes in Newcastle.
1. Holland - Newcastle (08 June 2008) 2. Newcastle - Bergen 3. Bergen - Lerwick (18 June 2008) 4. Lerwick - Bergen (22 June 2008) 5. Bergen - Newcastle
Who can participate? All experienced sailors seeking serious short-handed sailing competition. Your boat must be 27 ft LOA or more, and manned by two people. At least one crewmember must complete the entire race. The only exception to the maximum LOA is the Open650 class, which will be held if sufficient registrations are received. For all boats: To qualify, a non-stop cruise in open sea must be made.
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Barcelona World Race: Hugo Boss takes 179 miles from Paprec-Vibac 2 lead
Hugo Boss has put on a remarkable performance over the last 24 hours, taking advantage of difficult conditions that are slowing the race leader Paprec-Virbac 2. Over the past day, second-place Hugo Boss has taken a full 179 miles out of the 800 mile lead Paprec-Virbac had painstakingly built over the first two months of the race.
"We had a great night with really favourable conditions, perfect for the boat, and up over 20 knots for quite a while. I think we averaged 18 knots for the night," Hugo Boss co-skipper Andrew Cape told us. "It helps a lot when you're going 120 miles in one night, that's for sure."
There doesn't appear to be anything Paprec-Virbac 2 skipper Jean-Pierre Dick can do about the situation as the enormous Saint Helena high pressure system is much further west than one would normally expect and it is acting like a roadblock in front of the race leader.
"It's very unfortunate but we are in different conditions than Hugo Boss. We are sailing upwind and tacking while they have been in strong downwind conditions which is bringing them up fast to us," acknowledged Jean-Pierre. "We have the conditions we have and we are trying to do the best we can, but that is the nature of offshore sailing."
While they've made a remarkable gain over the past 36 hours or so, it won't be entirely smooth sailing for the chasing Hugo Boss in the coming days, as Andrew Cape says the forecast is for a deep low pressure to engulf them over the next day or so, which could bring winds as high as 50 knots.
"We've got a big issue with a depression coming off the coast of Argentina, so we're probably looking at 50 knots at some point tomorrow. A bit nasty, but all in all we should make good progress all the way to the Brazilian coast so we're hoping over the next couple of days to still close it up further," Capey said.
While the chasing boat has the advantage at the front of the fleet, it's the opposite situation in the Southern Ocean where Temenos II watched Mutua Madrileña pull to within 100 miles at one point a few days ago, before the Swiss boat began to stretch away again. Over the past 24 hours, Temenos II has added 97 miles and now leads the battle for third place by nearly 300 miles as the pair approach Cape Horn, now just over three days of sailing away.
Both boats are sailing in big Southern Ocean conditions, with Temenos II skipper Dominique Wavre reporting winds of up to 45 knots overnight; Mutua Madrileña's Javier 'Bubi' Sansó had similar conditions, along with a problem with the mainsail to deal with yesterday when they found and repaired a tear in the sail. The repair to hours to effect - see quote below - and slowed the team down for several hours.
Trailing the fleet, Educación sin Fronteras continues its cautious approach to this second phase of the Southern Ocean. Skippers Albert Bargués and Servane Escoffier are sailing a full five-degrees of latitude to the north of the boats they are chasing, as they ensure they avoid the ice zone along with the potentially devastating winds of the Furious Fifties. As a consequence, they made good 211 miles yesterday.
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Visit the GLSS Booth at Stricly Sail Chicago
January 31, 2008 through February 3, 2008
are the dates for the 13th Strictly Sail Show in Chicago - stop by the GLSS booth where you'll find members ready to answer any questions you may have about solo sailing, as well as the Society. They hope to see you there!
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