Jump to content

Rig Issues


Recommended Posts

I understand the sea state around the Falklands / East of the Horn can be steeper. I don't entirely understand the routing either, but it would appear the boats need to go to windward, or at least with the wind forward of the beam.

 

Steep sea state and a need to go to windward will create impressive slamming, which will cause issues with the rig.

 

Got to say though, Vesta is a cursed boat.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Some interesting decisions to make right now by those with masts. Looks like a big passing opportunity

Nothing 'potential' about the passing opportunities, Dongfeng have just sailed straight through Brunel.

 

Either Brunel has some sort of issue, or they are in entirely different wind / sea state.

Link to post
Share on other sites

https://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/raw/8727.html

 

If you want to start an arguement about crew protection, check out this video of Akzo Nobel.

Driver is double clipped at the steering pedestal, one clip in front, one clip to the side. Wave comes over and he gets knocked clean off the pedestal.

On a separate wave, another crewman gets thrown off his feet, while just standing at the grinder (at the back of the boat).

In the same video a crewman has broken his nose, so just re-sets it (before asking a crewmate if its sticking to the left or the right).

 

All great watching, but I just can't understand why they can't provide protection for the crew. Especially the driver, its not like their job is not critical to keeping the boat on its feet. The driving pedestal is about half a meter off the deck. In NZ you'd need scaffolding around that...

Crew are regularly getting washed down the deck. It is a common problem drivers are getting knocked off the wheel. There is no need for it. The modern multihulls have nice bucket seats and windscreens...

Link to post
Share on other sites

Totally agree. Boats are one design, so there would be no performance loss. It would be interesting to see how much drag was added anyway, compared to a wave sweeping the current deck design.

These are not really great sea boats, the only reason they mostly survive the southern ocean is that they are not there for long due to their speed.

Link to post
Share on other sites

There have been comments about the cold affecting the ductility of the glue holding the track to the mast, i.e. in the cold the glue becomes more brittle and prone to cracking. Recommendation was to use rivets in addition to the glue.

It is certainly an aspect with one design, if one element of the boat does not perform to expectations, it can take out a large chunk of the fleet.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...