In 2012 BANQUE POPULAIRE V a 40 m LOA sailing trimaran circumnavigated the globe non-stop and without external assistance in 45 days and 13 hours at average speed of 26.5 kn. This non-stop record at present unattainable by any engine powered vessel highlights an unexpected superiority of sail over power in this very specific but extremely fascinating context. It is interesting and significant to understand technical solutions, materials and technologies that make possible to design and build sailing vessels able to be indisputable testimony of the man limits in this extreme challenge. The paper presents the specific design aspects of the most recent boats for the circumnavigation record and shows how the latest available technical and technological resources have been exploited.
From Nuclear Submarine to Sailing Trimaran Record The Globe Circumnavigation, The Ultimate Marine Challenge / Bertorello, CARLO FRANCESCO MARIO; Begovic, Ermina. - 1:(2016), pp. 491-503.
From Nuclear Submarine to Sailing Trimaran Record The Globe Circumnavigation, The Ultimate Marine Challenge
BERTORELLO, CARLO FRANCESCO MARIO;BEGOVIC, ERMINA
2016
Abstract
In 2012 BANQUE POPULAIRE V a 40 m LOA sailing trimaran circumnavigated the globe non-stop and without external assistance in 45 days and 13 hours at average speed of 26.5 kn. This non-stop record at present unattainable by any engine powered vessel highlights an unexpected superiority of sail over power in this very specific but extremely fascinating context. It is interesting and significant to understand technical solutions, materials and technologies that make possible to design and build sailing vessels able to be indisputable testimony of the man limits in this extreme challenge. The paper presents the specific design aspects of the most recent boats for the circumnavigation record and shows how the latest available technical and technological resources have been exploited.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
