Quant 28-foil assist keelboat / DSS

DSS for cruisers

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Don, thanks for your comments. DSS won't work well on every boat-in fact DSS installations on boats not designed specifically for the foil can be problematic. Contact Hugh if you want to explore this further. E-mail me and I'll give you his e-mail.
PS just for reference check out the JK 50, a DSS equipped performance cruising yacht. It should be launched soon. http://www.jkyachts.com/

 

I know you may be shocked but I did indeed read the "race report". The "race report" was from the News section of the Quantboats website. Is it a race report or a marketing letter? How about an unbiased report.

 

newsletter

YES it is a kind of newsletter for our friends and other interested people - but i swear i skippered the boat - i was there, some people saw me there they can witness....and NO i didn't write the resultlist myself.

You all take that much too serious. Hey it is a game and i sailed all the boats you sail or have sailed and now i felt like doing something new. but one thing: More acting less talking (feels much better)

 

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Welcome,Michi!

 

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Good luck to Allianz Suisse(Quant 28) in the Bol D'OR Mirabaud this weekend!

Regatta: http://www.boldormirabaud.com/en-ch/index.cfm?page=/boldor/home/regate

Wind forcast very light Sat-Sun: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=87


Radio coverage on: http://www.yesfm.ch/playerLive.php

Race starts at 10am Swiss time. 8am GMT/UTC. 4AM EDT.

Map/ tracking- http://regate.inser.ch/mapapps.html?reg_id=BOM12

Boat : Allianz SuisseSail N° SUI 2011
Name of boatAllianz Suisse
SRS N° 1559
Boat registration numberLU 4004
Type of yacht
quant28

Rating1.233
ClassTCF1+2
Surname Owner Michael Aeppli,
Club Owner
SCStä

Surname Helmsman AEPPLI

 

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Update: Allianz Suisse, speed 4.3 knots. She is in front of the vast majority of monohulls-and may actually be #1. Just behind the multis......

Click on the class TCF1+2 for the class Allianz Suisse is in-she is leading her class and within the top three monos in the regatta! It must be quite light because the Pi28 multifoiler and Mirabaud LX monofoiler are behind the 28......

UPDATE:2:00PM EDT(8PM Swiss time) big group of boats at the first mark-hard to say whats happening-speed 2 kts.

 

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At 4:53PM EDT (9:53pm Swiss time) Allianz Suisse is far out in front of her class and approximate 4th overall in monos. Go Michael! Speed 7knts..

UPDATE: 9PM EDT(3AM Swiss time) Allianz Suisse still in the lead 2/3rds the way to the finish. Two boats are about 1.2 miles away from her moving at about 2 kts.
The 28 is moving at .9 kts. This is a nailbiter for those guys....

 

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At 12:23 AM EDT( 6:23AM Swiss time)Its too close to call between Allianz Suisse and Meteroite in that class!

 

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Rankings as posted here: http://www.boldormirabaud.com/en-ch/index.cfm?page=/boldor/home/course/arrivee_classes (provisional)

1) Bouveret-Overall
a. Class- 3rd
b. Boat- 1st
Order Hour Race Number Sail Boat Helmsman Class
1 19:38:47 1559 SUI 2011 Allianz Suisse AEPPLI TCF1+2

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2) Arrival-overall ranking in real time-1st

Order Time Race Number Sail Boat Helmsman Class
1 21:15:54 1559 SUI 2011 Allianz Suisse AEPPLI TCF1+2
2 21:20:02 55 SUI 17701 METEORITE PARIDANT TCF1+2
3 21:58:21 331 SUI 22 Body & Soul BOTTGE TCF1+2
4 22:00:08 164 SUI 2 Yemanjá BAAS TCF1+2
5 22:01:42 274 SUI 1012 Belotti SCHAGEN TCF1+2
6 22:13:37 1412 SUI 780 vuvuzela Näf TCF1+2
7 22:26:43 1177 SUI 09 Tahuata HOFER TCF1+2
8 22:33:44 449 SUI 001 Yoda Detrey TCF1+2
9 22:44:07 767 SUI 138 Terrific Ott TCF1+2
10 22:49:40 56 SUI 33 DEFI Frei TCF1+2
11 23:23:00 334 SUI 952 Tarangau marine electronic VULLIEZ TCF1+2
12 23:36:07 67 SUI 2000 MAGICOPAPACARLO Baumann TCF1+2
13 23:36:20 855 SUI 341 Yasmine CIVITILLO TCF1+2
14 23:36:52 1185 SUI 4 OUTSIDER Bopp TCF1+2
15 23:39:11 1252 SUI 104 Top l'Esse Dubuis TCF1+2
16 23:39:34 1537 SUI 010 Expersoft FUCHS TCF1+2
17 23:40:30 563 SUI 27 50 èmes Hurlants MICHAUD TCF1+2
18 23:41:13 103 SUI 34 PERCHETTE Patry TCF1+2
19 23:42:32 209 SUI 80 Sezame van Doorn TCF1+2
20 23:44:55 297 SUI 304 Olympic SAUDAN TCF1+2
21 23:45:55 1378 SUI 14 Splash Jent TCF1+2
22 23:46:37 1162 SUI 830 flow STRAUMANN TCF1+2
23 23:47:57 1407 SUI 25 THE FIREFLY/ FONDATION BOREL GEISER TCF1+2
24 23:48:28 172 SUI 3 Bon Père HOULMANN TCF1+2
25 23:49:33 1448 SUI 9902 Essen'ciel Kerr TCF1+2
26 23:50:41 294 SUI 2 Gadolinium De Marignac TCF1+2
27 23:51:09 1223 SUI 9 BlackBird - La Vie est un Don Valente TCF1+2
28 23:51:52 1244 SUI 11 Maki Dériaz TCF1+2
29 23:52:23 1434 SUI 114 Seeking Alpha HUGUENIN TCF1+2
30 23:55:07 1210 SUI 3 Hakuna Matata Schmucki TCF1+2
31 23:55:19 8073 SUI 18 All Free HAGMANN TCF1+2
32 23:56:32 1323 SUI 13 Ulysse RICHARD TCF1+2
33 23:56:38 541 SUI 50 PROTOS PINGET TCF1+2
34 23:57:52 479 FRA 21713 Oxygène RICHARDT TCF1+2
35 23:58:40 95 SUI 77 Savavite PITTIER TCF1+2
36 23:58:43 429 FRA 60 Salubido MEYNET TCF1+2
37 24:03:34 34 FRA 581 CROSS Arnulf TCF1+2
38 24:04:59 1410 SUI 018 Crazy Diamond Michel TCF1+2
39 24:06:15 132 SUI 23 Kanaloa ROUX TCF1+2
40 24:10:44 1014 SUI 032 ZERC EXHENRY TCF1+2
41 24:14:17 433 SUI 100 chantier naval de vidy JOTTERAND TCF1+2
42 24:17:32 8017 FRA 024 FOULAMER coldefy TCF1+2
43 24:19:10 551 SUI 3313 Nénuphar REBEAUD TCF1+2
44 24:23:39 1314 SUI 39 Exodus Gaston Kruger TCF1+2
45 24:25:22 560 SUI 4 Glana MARCHAND TCF1+2
46 24:47:55 1566 SUI 36 Vire Vent IV CHIARI-BORY TCF1+2
47 24:51:19 1334 SUI 13 zef Fragniere TCF1+2



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3) Arrival-ranking by class on corrected time- 8th out of 47

 

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This was a very, very light air race* which played to one of the advantages of a DSS design: the boat has a lot more SA than would be true if just looking at her sailing weight. But since the foil develops so much RM in stronger wind the extra SA is a boost in very light air with the DSS foil retracted.
So you have, in essence, two boats: one light weight, high SA, low wetted surface boat for light air, and another high powered, foil equipped boat for moderate and heavy air. Without the DSS foil the boat would not be able to carry all its SA in stronger wind.
Clever design, cool technology.

* see post 73 below-there was a period of lots of wind not reflected on any of the internet coverage....

Quant 28 videos-on the foil:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bxQcbkarVo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8A9GIKyqcI&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9ilCx8B0A0&feature=related great shots of the foil

 

Doug,

I think you hit on a big part of why DSS could be worth the effort. Many races are run in light air. If winning in these conditions means something to you, how can you compete with a boat that has a narrow hull and is built around a much higher SA to weight ratio.

 

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Thanks, Paul-but its not me-its one of the things Hugh stresses in any conversation about design for DSS-its why the foil is retractable. It's also been mentioned by Michael(Michi) owner of the Quant 28 "Allianz Suisse" who has seen this up close and personal. Makes a lot of sense...

 

wind conditions on the bol d'or 2012

Dear all
just to make something clear about what was happening in this race.
Yes a lot of the time conditions were very light. But with the nightfall maybe an hour after rounding the mark we had some westerly breeze with up to 30kts (we on the Q28 had around 18 to 20kts more or less constantly for about 2.5 hours). But during this time we had to go upwind - i mean really upwind and in a steep and shocking chop, sometimes the boat was covered with water from the bow to the stern. we were choosing a course in which we could run around 8.5 kts to let the foil do his work. i tell you it was funny and pleasant sailing. the boat went through the chop in a strait line totally neutral almost no rudder movments was needed. it was a very good experience. Boat and rig, totally unimpressed. Some spectators somewhere in the world following our track did a lot of misinterpretation because the didn't have 1:1 wind information. So "time to distance" alone does not deliver the full picture

cheers Michi

 

So, were you really going upwind, or were you choosing to reach a bit to make the foil work?

What was your TWA and AWA during this Upwind course?

 

Hi Paul
We managed to get back to Geneva, which was lying by then directly to windward, if this is what you mean.
We were about 4th or 5th boat in the class rounding halfway and first boat home - i have a strong believe that this is not possible in even the fastest reaching mode. I really hope you agree.

Cheers Michi