tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88241486056423615442024-03-23T01:36:58.152-07:00Jochem the Boatspeed doctorProfessional sailor Jochem VisserJochemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11364412440340683073noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824148605642361544.post-69227603221081364392023-12-26T04:53:00.000-08:002023-12-26T04:53:04.035-08:00Sydney Hobart '23<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="272" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4wMoo_raz9A" width="438" youtube-src-id="4wMoo_raz9A"></iframe></div><p><a href="https://www.rolexsydneyhobart.com/tracker/">https://www.rolexsydneyhobart.com/tracker/</a><br /></p>Jochemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11364412440340683073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824148605642361544.post-22379893547456676182023-12-23T07:40:00.000-08:002023-12-26T07:45:49.105-08:00Merry Xmas<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32JiCe1YUKbfKbjdFCZR7jmGRw8jTQZNdL11ng23cgOFMwjKxuyV3vju8gOzSbVw650nCOS37lCycztE8fqYRGChQMv3SB-3qykVt5gG7pOzbgCpGrTcZCvY881uVDz0lYRyXGj986ugJFqeLxwTDjYri3cXJ4RwCp8KvXWc9_6dmxdD2PtnD4mKw_QM/s3676/pexels-photo-326108.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2451" data-original-width="3676" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi32JiCe1YUKbfKbjdFCZR7jmGRw8jTQZNdL11ng23cgOFMwjKxuyV3vju8gOzSbVw650nCOS37lCycztE8fqYRGChQMv3SB-3qykVt5gG7pOzbgCpGrTcZCvY881uVDz0lYRyXGj986ugJFqeLxwTDjYri3cXJ4RwCp8KvXWc9_6dmxdD2PtnD4mKw_QM/w400-h266/pexels-photo-326108.png" width="430" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Jochemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11364412440340683073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824148605642361544.post-63319926809853292062023-12-20T07:21:00.000-08:002023-12-26T07:43:56.279-08:00Carbon in construction & architecture <p> <img alt="" class="img-responsive wp-image-134022" decoding="async" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 600px" src="https://atlive-wp.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/BUGA-fibre-pavilion-ph-Roland-Halbe-03.jpg" srcset="https://atlive-wp.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/BUGA-fibre-pavilion-ph-Roland-Halbe-03-200x267.jpg 200w, https://atlive-wp.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/BUGA-fibre-pavilion-ph-Roland-Halbe-03-400x533.jpg 400w, https://atlive-wp.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/BUGA-fibre-pavilion-ph-Roland-Halbe-03-600x800.jpg 600w, https://atlive-wp.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/BUGA-fibre-pavilion-ph-Roland-Halbe-03-800x1067.jpg 800w, https://atlive-wp.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/BUGA-fibre-pavilion-ph-Roland-Halbe-03.jpg 1200w" width="450" /></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cutting-edge computational technologies combined with constructional principles found in nature have enabled the development of a digital building system. The pavilion’s loadbearing structure is robotically produced from advanced fibre composites only. The resulting building is exceptionally lightweight and provides a distinctive spatial experience.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In biology most loadbearing structures are fibre composites, made from fibres such as cellulose, chitin or collagen, and a matrix material that supports them and maintains their relative position. The performance and resource efficiency of biological structures stems from these fibrous systems. Their organisation, directionality and density is finely tuned and locally varied, in order to ensure that material is only placed where it is required.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The BUGA Fibre Pavilion was designed to transfer this biological principle of load-adapted, highly-differentiated fibre- composite systems into an architecturally-conceived structure. Manmade composites, such as the glass- or carbon-fibre-reinforced plastics used here, share their fundamental characteristics with natural composites.</span></p><p><img alt="Ampetheatre" class="img-responsive wp-image-134018" decoding="async" height="89" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 1200px" src="https://atlive-wp.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/BUGA-fibre-pavilion-01.jpg" srcset="https://atlive-wp.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/BUGA-fibre-pavilion-01-200x45.jpg 200w, https://atlive-wp.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/BUGA-fibre-pavilion-01-400x89.jpg 400w, https://atlive-wp.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/BUGA-fibre-pavilion-01-600x134.jpg 600w, https://atlive-wp.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/BUGA-fibre-pavilion-01-800x178.jpg 800w, https://atlive-wp.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/BUGA-fibre-pavilion-01.jpg 1200w" width="450" /></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The pavilion covers an area of some 400 square metres and has a free span exceeding 23 metres. It is enclosed by a transparent, mechanically pre-stressed ETFE membrane.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The primary loadbearing structure is made from just 60 bespoke fibre composite components. Weighing 7.6 kilograms per square metre it is exceptionally lightweight, approximately five times lighter than a conventional steel structure. The elaborate testing procedures required for full approval showed that a single fibrous component can take up to 250 kN of compression force, which equals around 25 tonnes.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 17px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The black carbon filament bundles, wrapping around the translucent glass fibre lattice, create a stark contrast in texture. This architectural articulation is heightened by the gradation from sparser carbon filaments at the top towards their denser application on the slenderest components that meet the ground. The pavilion thus exposes its underlying design principles in an explicable, expressive manner.</span></p>Jochemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11364412440340683073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824148605642361544.post-88321579537340910222022-02-08T12:58:00.004-08:002022-02-08T12:58:45.670-08:00....the art of design. 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Jochemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11364412440340683073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824148605642361544.post-78823016200533032912018-11-20T04:47:00.000-08:002019-03-03T08:46:55.039-08:00X-Yachts magazine articleJochem Visser is one of those rare professionals who not only competes at the highest level, but can also communicate and share their skills with amateur crews.<br />
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The Dutch sailor is a talented helmsman, tactician and navigator, and has won three world championships and nearly 50 national titles. He has sailed to victory in all the major events on the big boat circuit, including the Admiral’s Cup, Rolex Sydney-Hobart, Fastnet, Newport Bermuda, and Copa del Rey.However, it is his skills in boat optimisation, campaign management and coaching which make him so sought after by teams who want to gain an edge in both onedesign and handicap racing, and he has specialised in X-Yachts for over 25 years.<br />
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Good impression of what it looks, feels and sounds like onboard Cool Runnings at higher speeds.<br />
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Note: Keep an eye on the ferry going along on the left............Jochemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11364412440340683073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824148605642361544.post-72112622588211335392018-01-31T04:08:00.002-08:002019-01-14T05:31:01.386-08:00Cool Runnings Open 7.50 / HP30 FOR SALE<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 36px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Hull nr. 004 build by JPS productions</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">This boat had several extensive refits with the last one completed in 2016 which included a full re-spray and high finish of hull and foils. This Open 7.50 has had an exceptional track record winning trophies in events like Spi Ouest, Tour Belle Ile and twice winner of the infamous Cento Miglia. She also turned eyes in the new UK HP30 class not only winning races but also showing her pedigree as the smallest boat taking line honours in the class consistently.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Inventory</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>Equipment:</b></span></div>
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<li style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Mecanorem trailer with storage boxes (x2) and sail storage tubes(x2), Custom hull cradles and equipped with all the legal requirements for towing her including a revolving warning light. Trailer has been well maintained with new tyres 2012, new brakes, brake cables, tow hitch and wheel bearings in 2016.</span></li>
<li style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Comprehensive cover (2012) which can be used during transport as well.</span></li>
<li style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Tack Tick Racemaster with Boatspeed & Compass heading. Includes deck mounted solar charging panel.</span></li>
<li style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">New Harken winches (2015) and 2x winchhandle.</span></li>
<li style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Rudder transport covers.</span></li>
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<li style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span><span style="font-kerning: none;">Spinlock tiller extension.</span></li>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">2017</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">10</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">North 3DL</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">2017</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">10</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Genoa Heavy</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">North panel</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">2017</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">10</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Gennaker AP</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">North Superkote</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">2017</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">10</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Code 0 / A5</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Incidence Panel</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">2013</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">9</span></div>
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</tr>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Genoa Medium</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 106.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">North 3DL</span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 107.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">2015</span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 106.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">9</span></div>
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</tr>
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 12.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 107.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">Gennaker AP</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 12.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 106.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">North Superkote</span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 12.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 107.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">2015</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 12.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 106.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">8</span></div>
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</tr>
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 107.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">Gennaker AP</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 106.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">North Superkote</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 107.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">2012</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 106.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">7</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 12.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 107.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">Mainsail</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 12.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 106.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">Incidence</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 12.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 107.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">2013</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 12.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 106.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">8</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 107.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">Genoa Medium </span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 106.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">Incidence</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 107.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">2013</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 106.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">7</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 12.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 107.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">Genoa Heavy</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 12.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 106.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">Incidence</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 12.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 107.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">2013</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 12.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 106.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">8</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 107.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">Mainsail </span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 106.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">Incidence</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 107.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">2009</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 106.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">5</span></div>
</td>
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<tr>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 12.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 107.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">Genoa Medium</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 12.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 106.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">Incidence</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 12.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 107.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">2009</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 12.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 106.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">5</span></div>
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 107.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">Genoa Heavy</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 106.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">Incidence</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 107.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">2009</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 13.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 106.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">5</span></div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 38.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 107.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">Various other training sails (+/- 14 sails)</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 38.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 106.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">Incidence, Epsilon, North, Le Bihan, Technic Voile, Daoulas</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 38.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 107.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">2000-2008</span></div>
</td>
<td style="border-color: #000000 #000000 #000000 #000000; border-style: solid; border-width: 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px 1.0px; height: 38.0px; padding: 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px 4.0px; width: 106.0px;" valign="top"><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-kerning: none;">unknown</span></div>
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Jochemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11364412440340683073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824148605642361544.post-80732046921366421752018-01-29T06:49:00.001-08:002018-01-29T06:49:23.546-08:00CFD v Reality<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CFD image courtesy of Mario Caponnetta</td></tr>
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<br />Jochemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11364412440340683073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824148605642361544.post-31202436248323207262018-01-28T05:48:00.001-08:002018-01-29T01:28:50.813-08:00Foiling high speed stallsTeam Cool Runnings (CR4) experienced a high speed stall when foiling in the Solent in late October 2017.<br />
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We've been studying what could have caused this as it happened at a top speed of about 34 knots in relatively calm/flat waters of Southampton river.<br />
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This picture shows the sudden speed loss as the cavitation forms around the foil and quickly develops into a massive speed brake as the volume of the air bubble increases.<br />
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the cat accelerated she also flew very high and with that the drift/leeway increased drastically causing a very high angle of attack on the lower leeward end of the v shaped foil carving through the water. In CFD simulations you can see in red the area which is most prone for starting cavitation. As we reached higher speeds, quite suddenly in a gust, the rake settings were to high and coupled with the our wind proof trampoline*it lead to a bow up high ride. This increases the leeway dramatically as ever less surface of the asymmetric shaft side of the foil is supporting the high side forces of the rig. This is even made worse by the shallow apparent wind angles these boats endure downwind ( less than 30-40 degr AWA).<br />
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In layman terms we went to fast flying to high. The foil spat the dummy at us when there was hardly any lateral area left for either uplift or stop us from skipping sideways. Lesson learned.......<b>fly low = fly save</b><br />
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<br />Jochemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11364412440340683073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824148605642361544.post-66963108106556786642017-12-03T09:49:00.001-08:002017-12-05T13:52:13.102-08:00Team Cool Runnings 2017 fun on foils<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/245926332" width="468" height="265" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>
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The ETF 26', drawn by the talented and part of TNZ winning AC team Guillaume Verdier, is a definite weapon. The foiling cat comes in less than a third of the weight of het bigger foiling sister the GC32. She has so far shown great potential and has definitely kept us on our toe's. Topping out at 34 knots after one season the Team is more than keen to enter the ETF circuit for 2018 and preparing hard to get boat and team in the best shape.<br />
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The crew of Xpact under the excellent leadership of Josef Schultheis and supported by Timmy Camilleri had to face some difficulties including an early near full blackout on the electrics. Pro active routing by navigator Jochem Visser, a 8 x veteran in the MSR, guided the team through the transition of the calm and benign weather before the iconic volcanic island Stromboli to rather a ferocious crossing North of Palermo and through the latter part of the race.<br />
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Scoring a second in class under ORC & IRC and a 5th overall was remarkable for this team as Xpact was more set up and tuned for the usual more traditional light air race.<br />
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Their tenacity and never give up attitude highlighted the quality of the team.Jochemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11364412440340683073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824148605642361544.post-26496112768198680222017-10-19T07:50:00.000-07:002017-12-02T07:52:15.568-08:00Middle Sea Race weather previewThe 2017 MSR is going to be a tougher one than the usually light air dominated 600nm race. The left over hurricane which plagued Ireland and the UK over the last week has a cold front which stretches far enough south to start the infamous Mistral in the mediterranean .<br />
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All in all the competitors in the 2017 MSR will have to endure 35-40 kts of wind from a NW direction depending on where they are in the race. Particularly the passage from Stromboli to Palermo wil be challenging. The Mistral conditions are famous for whipping up a serious sea state in a very short time.<br />
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<br />Jochemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11364412440340683073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824148605642361544.post-6860775458106318282017-09-11T08:33:00.000-07:002017-12-01T08:34:29.196-08:00The only way forward is up #3Some more pictures of our antics with the very cool Cool Runnings 4........towing has a whole new dimension!<br />
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Jochemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11364412440340683073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824148605642361544.post-23274039384494863582017-07-08T03:37:00.000-07:002017-12-02T03:38:25.519-08:00Glide like an EagleOne of our biggest surprises was how little breeze the ETF needs to get up on the foils. 6-7 kts is all it needs to get in the air.<br />
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<br />Jochemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11364412440340683073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824148605642361544.post-29425213942744171452017-07-06T08:40:00.000-07:002017-12-01T08:41:01.622-08:00The only way forward is up #2No words........just pictures<br />
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Jochemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11364412440340683073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824148605642361544.post-76262630035960120702017-06-16T08:51:00.000-07:002017-12-01T08:52:52.810-08:00The only way forward is..........up on foils. New Cool Runnings 4 revealedAfter some frantic work over the last two months the new Cool Runnings 4 is ready to meet H2O. The Easy To Fly (ETF) 26' designed by Guillaume Verdier and created by JPS production under management of Absolute Dreamer.<br />
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Perfect fun at the Seascape 18 Nationals held during the Plymouth race week. Great fun and close racing over a well organised 11 race series. Thanks to Ullman sails for helping me power to a win with their latest MK$ design main and 2014 jib and kite design.......all very fast straight out of the bag. Also many thanks to my crew Jack Fenwick & Nikki Woodroffe for their hard work and dedication......and coping with the Dutchman.</div>
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<br />Jochemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11364412440340683073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824148605642361544.post-41700809936521567312014-12-05T04:53:00.000-08:002014-12-07T04:32:40.582-08:00Vestas: mistakes happen.......we only learned to walk by falling over many times<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_tqkyGNPiWWlSz88Sx6-yLpcaDsWnrzfqkqdo2fGE9uJKsbl6NxPK_dJzDWzkSHXQWejfgvvy0yHypWl9TJcVT2cWpF0G4s52Q_P6F40klBTTB4OGP-HUCut6eGRCv6ByZoBPohoizs5/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-04+at+17.51.04.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_tqkyGNPiWWlSz88Sx6-yLpcaDsWnrzfqkqdo2fGE9uJKsbl6NxPK_dJzDWzkSHXQWejfgvvy0yHypWl9TJcVT2cWpF0G4s52Q_P6F40klBTTB4OGP-HUCut6eGRCv6ByZoBPohoizs5/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-04+at+17.51.04.png" height="213" width="400" /></a></div><div style="color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 6px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1zGVfoRvRtmC7GDKchHMMPlVqREHoD3gYWtRCQ8ldIRUs2ZEspghPQsAxafHH3mKTOWhOnhyphenhyphenVLrQBU7oviUdFDkmXzzB-XtaU635OWV4aLv4przmZYl3NgHRVYJUId3gJbzXO8vHYJ52B/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-04+at+17.53.48.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #141823; float: right; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1zGVfoRvRtmC7GDKchHMMPlVqREHoD3gYWtRCQ8ldIRUs2ZEspghPQsAxafHH3mKTOWhOnhyphenhyphenVLrQBU7oviUdFDkmXzzB-XtaU635OWV4aLv4przmZYl3NgHRVYJUId3gJbzXO8vHYJ52B/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-04+at+17.53.48.png" height="193" width="320" /></a><br /><br />People and sailors around the world have to understand that the role of a navigator has changed drastically. Having been in the Nav seat so many times myself I have experienced a great change in the role a navigator now plays. Where it used to be a simple task of knowing where you were and how to get there. Now it has changed with an array of weather, tidal and performance data super imposed on a small screen leaving the navigator in a multitasking role. Swinging between performance management, basic navigation, meteorology and being the primary feed into tactical decisions. Imagine your screen cluttered with not only the winning routes and accompanying isochrones for your boat but also the weather grib-files, current grib-files and routing options for your opponents. Let alone the temptation to use the latest satellite image as a geo-referenced back ground map to see that all important cloud line. I've experienced myself more than once sense of drowning in data especially when tired. Before we judge and point with fingers have a look at this Volvo ocean race analysis and tell me........Can you see St Brandon's on the link below?<br /><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D3CzJ2hnills%23t%3D33&h=hAQGnv2t6&enc=AZOQ8bTIPmgUDtI6CLKOtU8qP3V2Dhla4XsTYm169LyQRqbiZmhXhFUvCfWUE5ziQyzhJQg8JeWnCkl2nbQzODf7zE4hM9Mz-kskGSZPsQWBrQkFU8Ks1f33BSsqGjCv5uRrSSaxD9bFQHM32L_JxXR0RtmZUhfVLl68gJOeaM3jsw&s=1">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CzJ2hnills#t=33</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><br /></div><div class="text_exposed_show" style="color: #141823; display: inline; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwzpPlT9yb9NtrqlvREdXKbsqm4StuMZca7S8guReTneLWQlFkKL1auURdt9FBXMBmShFIFYdcJI5ZICcmWOVutVHng7nMlFnkerMCiElEDbAmGGWlaAuU-hq1lHMKS-F9kHRIwMaHtZS/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-04+at+17.49.40.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwzpPlT9yb9NtrqlvREdXKbsqm4StuMZca7S8guReTneLWQlFkKL1auURdt9FBXMBmShFIFYdcJI5ZICcmWOVutVHng7nMlFnkerMCiElEDbAmGGWlaAuU-hq1lHMKS-F9kHRIwMaHtZS/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-12-04+at+17.49.40.png" height="210" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 6px;"><br /></div></div>Jochemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11364412440340683073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8824148605642361544.post-67867510074473808042014-12-05T04:45:00.000-08:002014-12-07T04:32:40.616-08:00XP-act wins Middle Sea Race 2014 "Slow & Furious"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8gUvCgvJQ9QUhJfnBfxf6YkEdvGPkRUz2TtQeKMHxL0PUaOzstFnD9gDieH1sLoWZXLBmVXifB1I_kI-in2hyphenhyphenXGLal9RQToDHC2dPc1fsydLacM8mx1q-Rj75uMoi9XOYdVgGKoCZhnW/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-28+at+11.12.35.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq8gUvCgvJQ9QUhJfnBfxf6YkEdvGPkRUz2TtQeKMHxL0PUaOzstFnD9gDieH1sLoWZXLBmVXifB1I_kI-in2hyphenhyphenXGLal9RQToDHC2dPc1fsydLacM8mx1q-Rj75uMoi9XOYdVgGKoCZhnW/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-11-28+at+11.12.35.png" height="281" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>For most of us the Middle Sea Race stands out from other races for its great scenery and relatively calm weather. This year’s Middle Sea Race gave the competitors a bit of a surprise with a brutal and ferocious finale!<br /><br />Josef Schultheis’s Xp44 “Xp-act” has been a regular and successful contender in the last 3 years of this race, with a class win in 2012 and a 3rd in 2013. Josef’s great leadership skills assembled a talented crew which included X-yachts dealer Timmy Camilleri (4x winner MSR), X-yachts speed guru Jochem Visser and Barry Hurley, a keen two handed sailor, amongst a dedicated and strong international crew!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.x-yachts.com/files/X-Yachts%20files/Races/Middle%20Sea%20Race/xpact%20start.jpg" height="213" width="320" /><br /><br />The race started with the usual light SE conditions, you normally expect. After the passage through the Messina straight and the spectacular Volcanic Island of Stromboli the competitor’s patience were tested with very light winds and slow progress toward the western end of Sicily…….calm before the storm??! !<br /><br />Jochem Visser: “<i>We already knew that the Southern remains of Hurricane Gonzalo, which effected Northern Europe, was looming around the corner. Due to the moist conditions in the Med coupled with the warm waters this generates the typical N-Westerly Mistral conditions. Originally it looked like we would be able to outrun most of the wind forecasted but as progress was slower than predicted towards the western tip of Sicily we knew we were in for a bit of hardship on the latter part of the race. The stretch from Sicily to Pantellaria, Lampedusa and Malta are notoriously unprotected when the Mistral conditions set in.</i>”<br /><br />As the wind started to increase it quickly took its toll on the 129 strong fleet of competitors. Jochem:“It’s actually quite funny to see what happened when the winds reached over 35-40 Kts when you replay the <a href="http://www.rolexmiddlesearace.com/tracker/#pt)">tracker</a>. It looks like a swarm of flies escaping a fire”<br /><br />The fleet was quickly reduced and only 49 boats managed to reach the finish!!!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.x-yachts.com/files/X-Yachts%20files/Races/Middle%20Sea%20Race/xpact%20stormy.jpg" height="213" width="320" /><br /><br />Skipper Josef and his crew did incredibly well it these testing conditions and managed to gain place after place by relentlessly pushing the Xp44 in winds that topped at 50 Kts! Jochem: “I must give great credit to the design and robustness of the boat. We really pushed her in some of the biggest waves and breezes I’ve seen in my career. It’s comfortable to know that the gear and boat you are using is not going to let you down. We didn’t have a single gear failure which caused so many others to retire.” Although Jochem and the rest of the crew all agreed that 22.9 knots of boat speed, a top speed they reached when barreling down one of the big waves, is definitely the upper limit of Danish quality and design!!<br /><br />The crew efforts were well worth it with a win their class and a 2nd overall in this prestigious event. Josef Schultheis made his children, keen and successful Opi sailors, very proud. <br /><br /><img src="http://www.x-yachts.com/files/X-Yachts%20files/Races/Middle%20Sea%20Race/xpact%20with%20family.jpg" height="265" width="400" /><br /><br />For Jochem there is still some unfinished business……….as a navigator he has acquired an impressive array of overall wins in the Fastnet Race, Sydney Hobart, Newport Bermuda, Round Britain & Ireland………but the Middle Sea Race will have to wait for another year. As he remarked with a sigh “<i>……who wants to be 2nd!</i>”<br /><br />Full results click <a href="http://www.rolexmiddlesearace.com/results/?%20RaceEventID=30&RaceID=48&divisionID=58&classID=&TransitPointID=23">here</a>. Jochemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11364412440340683073noreply@blogger.com