Fastest Sailboat on the Planet!

Discussion in 'Multihulls' started by Doug Lord, Jan 22, 2007.

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    Hydroptere-fastest sailboat on the planet!

    Team Hydroptere's newest boat Hydroptere.ch should be almost ready to sail by now(updated renderings) :

    Note: this boat is designed as a test boat for the planned Hydroptere Maxi(100'+)-it is not designed to replace Hydroptere...

    (click on image then on the resulting image)
     

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    Hydroptere-fastest sailboat on the planet!--test model

    This is really very interesting. It is a full size test "model" of Hydroptere-you can't fail to note the resemblance:


    (click on image then again on resulting image-the image blown up is really detailed and spectacular)
     

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    I don't see two beams. I don't see the same style hulls. I don't see two rudders. ...there are a lot of differences
     
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    Best I can tell Hydroptere has only one "beam" if by that you mean cross beam. It has an extended travleller but I can't see how it could be called a beam. Hydroptere only has one rudder for sailing-there is a small rudder for motoring. The main hull on both boats is close to a semi-circular hull. The rig on both boats has a main and jib. Both boats use surface piercing foils forward and a rudder t-foil.
    From the looks of the picture the test boat didn't have movable ballast as does the big boat.
    I'd say there is a strong "resemblance" as I said earlier. I think the little boat looks like a lot of fun!
     

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    This is old stuff Doug, Alain Thebault's prototype model of Hydroptere from back in the late 1980's - thought you would have known all about the famous boat - here are a couple pages of the "maquette."
     

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    Thanks, Gary!
     
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    L'Hydroptere fotos Google Image.

    Float, double beams, and so.

    Brian has correct
     

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    Brian, on Hydroptere there are two beams although they are linked together to make one unit - or you can say there is one beam with holes cut in it, anyway it has one beam; you can't claim the mainsheet track is a normal beam because it doesn't connect to the floats. The new ch version has two rudders but that is not the same as H, which lifts the IT rudder when not foil born and uses a smaller one when under power - and you're splitting hairs if you same the main hull is not also similar to the prototype, although the floats/amas are different now with the stepped below water shape - but the earlier version for about 8 years or so, had the proto's type floats ... so you are actually wrong on all points and Doug is correct.
     
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    I was comparing it with this vessel here posted on #306
     

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    I should have made it more clear, Brian: both Hydroptere.ch and the little boat are test boats. The little boat was a test boat for the current 59' Hydroptere; the rendering shows Hydroptere.ch done by the same team as a test boat for their upcoming 100' maxi.
     
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