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Boom… The 60 knot sailboat smashes the barrier!
Mot bakgrund av Vestas senaste katastrofmässiga kvartalsrapport kan man ju ändå unna dem glädjen att få sponsra en ganska snabb båt men också ett av de absolut fulaste flytetygen jag skådat. Färskt från sailrocket blog:
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Mon, 12 Nov 12 19:14
*Just in… 61 + knot peak speed and a 54. something average. Had to stop as the end was coming up fast. *Everything went into fast forward. I was saying ” this is fast, this is fast” and then she took off again… “this is real f*****g fast”!!!I thought we might have bagged the outright as well… as you would after hitting over 60 knots… but the average wasn’t there… I think. We haven’t downloaded the big TRIMBLE yet. Everyone is getting the data down now. We broke our own PB twice today… so that’s 2 x triple rum and cokes in pint glasses… and of course the 60 knot bottle of champagne also falls. Happy days.
What a great relief.
I know the current world record is toast… hell, they can even raise it a bit if they want.
Life for VESTAS Sailrocket 2 starts at 60 knots. Today she walked on stage. She was beautiful to drive. “
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27 Svar
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Får se om dom kan få till någon kontroll utan att det ballar ur.
Hydroptern hade 60 knop max redan vintern 2008 innan båten banga ur. -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dokkkqBcyPQ&feature=share&list=UUcoYIGpTo2WCjyPkG0WvO2w
Det är i andra åket de får till det -
varför har dom byggt den så den går på tvären ?
eller rätar den ut sig när dom slingshotar sig ut på slören ?kom nog på medan jag skriver att skrovpilen kanske pekar rakt mot den skenbara vinden ?
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Har du kollat ritningarna på deras hemsida.
http://www.sailrocket.com/node/296
Verkligen spännade design med riggen som “drar” i stora fenan. Släpper den borde den verkligen gå till väders. Dom verkar ju också ha någon form av winglet nertill på vingen? -
boomm , 59,23kn på 500m, undra om vinden bara var mellan 10-14 m/s?
(jag måste trimma mer på isabellan som jag har 57,89kn 500m med:) )
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@Mården 703422 wrote:
boomm , 59,23kn på 500m, undra om vinden bara var mellan 10-14 m/s?
(jag måste trimma mer på isabellan som jag har 57,89kn 500m med:) )
Det blåste tydligen “bara” 26-32 knops vind…. Mäktigt!!!! Dax för gubbarna i Luderitz att gemensamt börja tänka utanför lådan!
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Dom har tydligen ökat på 500m och slagit nautiska också
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZVIj5TUSKE
“Two days after finally smashing the Outright world speed sailing record, the Vestas Sailrocket 2 team decide to tackle the ‘Nautical Mile’ world record which was held by the mighty ‘Hydroptere’. It was always going to be an interesting challenge for the VSR2 team as the speed course that they sail on in Walvis Bay, Namibia is defined by a beach which is exactly 1.04 miles long. This requires them to launch the boat out in more exposed waters and try and get up to as high a speed as they dare in rough water before they hit the start of the mile. At the end of the course they also fire out into rough water and have to bring the boat to a stop. It’s hard on the boat. The beach is not straight but has a slight curve in it . The mile is measured by TRIMBLE GPS equipment in a straight line so pilot Paul Larsen needs to balance between sailing in close to the beach for the flat water… and sailing the straightest and hence shortest distance between A and B. In this run, with winds that averaged just under 25 knots, The team smashed not only the nautical mile record* by over 5 knots averaging over 55.3 knots… but also raised their own ‘Outright speed’ record* to 59.38 knots over 500 meters hitting a peak speed of 64.78 knots (74.55 mph, 120 kph). For Larsen it was the perfect payback for 10 years chasing ‘the perfect reach’. Speed sailing had paid him back in full and a dream was realised.
VSR2 performed exactly as predicted by the Sailrocket design team of Malcolm Barnsley and Chris Hornzee Jones at AEROTROPE. The spec for the boat was to be able to hit 65 knots in 26 knots of wind in order to average around 60 knots.
* All records subject to WSSRC ratification
Directed, filmed and edited by Ben Holder.” -
Känns som ganska svårslaget. Kill the competition lixom… Coolt iaf, fan vad skönt det måste kännas för teamet.
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Ok mental speed,s!!! On the GT-31 gps 67.74 and an average 500m 65.37! Yihaaaaaaaaaa…
Game over.
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@kobrakai 703839 wrote:
Ok mental speed,s!!! On the GT-31 gps 67.74 and an average 500m 65.37! Yihaaaaaaaaaa…
Game over.
Japp, där ser man vad pengar och tålamod kan göra. Och en jävla tro på vad man gör. Måste kännas hur skönt som helst!! Nu är det ju bara för gubbarna i Luderitz att packa ihop och åka hem. Men det lär ju kanske sätta fart på utvecklingen…!
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schisse, snart 70kn
ribban åker uppåt -
Hm…Den där Sailrocket, kan den verkligen segla åt båda hållen?? Ser ut som att den bara skulle kunna segla åt ett håll?
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@Mården 703842 wrote:
schisse, snart 70kn
ribban åker uppåtGör en kopia med ismedar Mården. Den farkosten kommer skicka dig in i en annan dimension…:grin:
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något sånt här ? -
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