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Stats Please login to see full stats. The new Arrow line is similar to the Puffins. In fact, each model in the Arrow line corresponds closely to to a Puffin. The Arrow A10 is like a Puffin Sport, the A12 is like a Puffin Kayak 12, the A14 is like a Swift, and an Arrow Double is like a Puffin II. The new Artrow series continues Pakboats' development of extremely lightweight and affordable folding kayaks. Made with space-age polymer coated materials, the Arrows are friendly to the environment and even lighter and tougher than previous models. All Pakboat accessories fit both the Arrows and the Puffins. User reviews

The Arrow is a 18.0ft fractional sloop designed by A. M. Deering and built in wood or fiberglass between 1935 and 1967.

The Arrow is an ultralight sailboat which is a very high performer. It is reasonably stable / stiff and has a low righting capability if capsized. It is best suited as a racing boat.

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Basic specs., sailing characteristics.

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Sparrow 12 is 3.22, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 4.4 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Sparrow 12 is about 38 kg/cm, alternatively 216 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 38 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 216 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio) Indicates how fast the boat is in light wind: - Cruising Boats have ratios 10-15 - Cruiser-Racers have ratios 16-20 - Racers have ratios above 20 - High-Performance Racers have ratios above 24 Sail-area/displacement ratio (SA/D ratio): 23.49

Maintenance

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ARROW YACHT CHARTER

75.01m  /  246'1   feadship   2020.

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Cabin Configuration

• 1 Double/Twin

Special Features:

• Sophisticated beach club with wet bar, widescreen TV and plush seating areas
• Bespoke mosaic-tiled swimming pool
• Array of alfresco seating and dining options
• Premium wellness facilities
• High ceilings and wide gangways offer spacious luxury

Arrow is spacious and packed with things to do making her fully primed for guests seeking a luxury charter at sea.

The 75m/246'1" motor yacht 'Arrow' by the Dutch shipyard Feadship offers flexible accommodation for up to 12 guests in 6 cabins and features interior styling by English designer H2 Yacht Design.

Built in 2020, Arrow is custom-built for world-class luxury yacht chartering, offering a wealth of spacious living areas and fabulous amenities, you'll be in for a treat from the moment you step on board. Her features include a movie theatre, spa, elevator, underwater lights, beach club and gym.

Guest Accommodation

Arrow offers guest accommodation for up to 12 guests in 6 suites comprising a master suite, one VIP cabin, three double cabins and one cabin that can operate as twin or double. There are up to nineteen crew members on board to provide outstanding service on your charter.

Onboard Comfort & Entertainment

A charter on Arrow is comfortable and convenient thanks to the provided amenities such as a state-of-the-art movie theatre for movie nights. Take a break from a busy itinerary in the steam room and revive yourself after an intense workout in the sauna. For the ultimate relaxation experience, Arrow plays host to a luxury spa plus head to the beach club and take advantage of indoor-outdoor living and entertaining. A gym with all the latest equipment is available for a good work out and in addition retreat to the deck jacuzzi and soak up the scenery.

Whatever your activities on your charter, you'll find some impressive features are seamlessly integrated to help you such as an elevator, making any part of the yacht quickly and easily accessible. Satellite communication systems keep you in touch wherever you voyage and at night, guests can enjoy a mesmerizing light spectacle in the water thanks to underwater lights. Take advantage of the on board Wi-Fi and stay connected at all times plus guests will experience complete comfort while chartering thanks to air conditioning.

Performance & Range

Built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, she offers greater on-board space and is more stable when at anchor thanks to her full-displacement hull. Powered by twin MTU engines, she comfortably cruises at 13 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 17 knots with a range of up to 7,278 nautical miles from her 185,000 litre fuel tanks at cruising speed. Arrow features at-anchor stabilizers providing exceptional comfort levels.

Onboard Arrow has a range of toys and accessories to keep you and your guests entertained on the water throughout your stay. Take to the sea on the Jet Skis offering you power and control on the water. Another excellent feature are towable toys offering fun and adventure. Additionally, there are three waterskis that are hugely entertaining whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro. If that isn't enough Arrow also features a seabob, wakeboards, kayaks, scuba diving equipment and paddleboards. Arrow features three tenders, but leading the pack is a 9.7m/31'10" Werft Meyer Open Tender to transport you in style.

Arrow and her crew are available for charter this winter for cruising within the Caribbean. She is already accepting bookings this summer for cruising in the Mediterranean.

As you can see, luxury motor yacht Arrow offers guests the very best onboard experience, from its sun-kissed top deck down to its standout waterside beach club promising truly memorable vacations that you"ll want to repeat again and again.

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Amenities & Entertainment

For your relaxation and entertainment Arrow has the following facilities, for more details please speak to your yacht charter broker.

Arrow is reported to be available to Charter with the following recreation facilities:

• 1 x 9.7m  /  31'10 Werft Meyer Open Tender
• 1 x 9.2m  /  30'2 Werft Meyer RIB
• 1 x 6.2m  /  20'4 Werft Meyer Rescue Boat

For a full list of all available amenities & entertainment facilities, or price to hire additional equipment please contact your broker.

Arrow Awards & Nominations

• Boat International Design & Innovation Awards 2021 Outstanding Exterior Motor Yacht Design - 60m and above Finalist
• Boat International Design & Innovation Awards 2021 Best Interior Design Motor Yachts 500GT and Above Finalist
• The World Superyacht Awards 2021 Displacement Motor Yachts Between 1,500 GT and 2,999GT Nomination
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For a full list of all available amenities & entertainment facilities, or price to hire additional equipment please contact your broker.

'Arrow' Charter Rates & Destinations

Summer Season

May - September

€900,000 p/week + expenses Approx $977,000

High Season

Cruising Regions

Mediterranean France, Italy, Monaco

HOT SPOTS:   Amalfi Coast, Corsica, French Riviera, Sardinia

Winter Season

October - April

$900,000 p/week + expenses

Caribbean Antigua, Bahamas, Saint Martin, St Barts

Note: Not for charter to U.S. residents while in U.S. waters

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RS AERO – PURE EXHILARATION, BEAUTIFUL SIMPLICITY

After years of development we believe the RS Aero is the most technically advanced boat in its sector. Which explains why it’s the most exciting and best-selling modern single-hander. And easily handled too. Astonishingly, the RS Aero weighs about the same as an Optimist. That drives everything about its incredible user friendliness through transporting, rigging and launching – before you even experience the addictive sensations afloat. Complex thinking leading to beautiful simplicity – the RS Aero ignites the pure excitement of sailing in its least complicated form. Four rig sizes enable youths, women and guys to enjoy the ride. Already an International Class  and winner of the 2019 World Sailing Equipment Trails for the 2024 Men’s and Women’s One Person Dinghy Event, the community is building fast for the most competitive sailors. It’s a phenomenon. Just do it.

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INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

2014 Paris Boat Show Coup de Coeurs

2015 Sailing World Dinghy of the Year

NETHERLANDS

2015 HISWA Product of the Year Award

2015 Estonian Sailing Federation Surprise Award

WHAT THE SAILORS ARE SAYING…

A big ‘thank you’ from to all those involved in the design, development and production of this super boat; the award is well deserved. Further, the after sales support has in my experience been excellent and we have an active owners association, frankly, I don’t see how it could be much better.

Just like to say after 4 days excellent sailing, I think this boat is great…meets all my requirements, light, responsive, testing but manageable…you deserve to sell these all over the world.

Goes like stink with terrific handling!! Cheers to all at RS

When it came to selecting the RS Aero as the year’s best one-design, there was no debate. The boat is impeccable and really quick.

…I am convinced the Aero will be a huge success. I’d love to sail it much more and learn the fine detail, but overall it will be a big winner.

Exhilaration  

• Ultra-light weight changes the game afloat and ashore.
• Sail an RS Aero for the pure exhilaration
• Lift on the roof alone or with a youngster – rig in minutes – launch with ease.

World Sailing International Class

• Incredibly fast growing around the world – by the best-selling modern single-hander.
• Event programmes building quickly
• World Championships from 2017 onwards
• One-design competition – RS community etho
• Testing shows that 4m length is long enough to support the larger helmsman, without being a handful for small sailors to launch and recover
• 1.4m beam conveniently fits a normal roof-rack
• A chined hull is the correct approach, giving the sailor more reserve stability
• The chine peels off spray when sailing down wind and gives greater dynamic stability
• The flatter hull panels of a chined hull allow construction from normal flat sheets of PU foam, reducing the weight of the core bond (cores designed to mould around tighter curves “absorb” more resin into their score cuts or honeycomb).
• The chine sits just below the water line amidships – for several advantages:
• A 35kg sailor gains approximately the same waterline beam and hence the same hull form stability as a heavier sailor
• The waterline beam and wetted surface does not change significantly with an increase in helm weight
• The RS Aero is so light there is less inertial mass to pull against when moving in during a lull or header – compensated for by the flatter hull and increased form stability from  the buoyant chine area
• The chine has a small lip to reduce spray drag and for precise positioning of the computer cut foam panels during construction
• Fine bow for upwind sailing, stable mid sections and a relatively wide transom.
• Transom shape fine tuned to ensure the RS Aero planes bow up (analogous to the trim tabs on a powerboat stern).
• Vertical bows are common in “box rule” dinghies and yachts built to rating systems. We chose a raked bow for this one-design because measured waterline length pressures don’t apply and:
• It leads to greater flare in the forward 20% of the topsides, giving reserve buoyancy and forgiving handling in waves – it is easier and more efficient during the lamination process, leading to cost and consistency efficiencies in volume production – it makes the Aero’s valuable stacking system possible. Function over fashion.

Gunwale design

• As the RS Aero is relatively narrow we have optimised the width with the modern approach of running the gunwale parallel to the centreline in the aft half of the boat. Advantages are:
• Maximum righting moment wherever the helm sits out, irrespective of fore and aft position
• When capsized the topside buoyancy is kept to a minimum – the boat floats lower allowing easier reach to the daggerboard
• The abrupt change of deck line at the front of the cockpit allows a fine bow without pushing out the overall width or the topsides forward
• Easier to sit alongside a RIB or the dock
• More space to tie the mast sections alongside the boat on a roof-rack
• The boat can be stored or transported more easily on its side
• The hull and deck are joined with a conventional gunwale. We have used the “biscuit tin” (smooth) join for close to 10 years on the RS Elite, but chose a U section gunwale for the RS Aero because:
• It creates an important carbon laminate “box frame” around the boat and distributes rig loads through a light, efficient structure – it makes righting the boat from inverted faster and safer – the gunwale gives a significantly drier and more pleasant ride upwind & tight reaching – it makes the boat much easier to hold when launching and recovering, especially in waves.

Flat panel deck

• We have used, where possible, a flat panel deck to keep straight load-paths with structural corners – so minimizing weight.
• Numerous deck profiles were tested to maximise hiking comfort whilst maintaining good “kick off” surfaces when roll tacking – and a secure feeling when sailing downwind in breeze. Styling led temptation to cut-away the deck at the transom was resisted – it is useful to sit on when bearing away in extreme conditions.
• The mast step is located in the hull by a vertical pin during construction, ensuring mast rake and position are identical on all boats.
• The pin is removed after manufacture to leave a mast tube drain hole.
• There is a stainless steel wear protector at the base of the mast tube.

Stacking system

• The RS Aero is designed to stack – the hull above sits perfectly into the deck below.
• This allows three boats to be stacked on a conventional road trailer base with small pads between them – double and triple trailers are unnecessary.
• Efficient stacking allows over 20 boats to be loaded into a 40’ shipping container – minimising freight cost and carbon footprint in transport to dealers or regattas.

Construction

• Every aspect of the simple shape has been considered to minimise weight and maximise cost-efficient manufacture:
• Flatter panels on the chined hull allow construction from normal flat sheets of PU foam, reducing the weight of the core bond
•  “Chine” angles on the deck add form stiffness without additional weight
• Low surface area reduces weight and material costs
• Simple shape reduces time in the manufacturing process
• Epoxy resin is used for its high strength and low water absorption properties.
• Woven glass matt is used throughout the hull.
• Carbon fibre is used in all high load areas such as the hull and deck around the mast step, the hiking region of the deck, all around the gunwales and transom.
• Due to its ultra-light weight and the high elongation at break (shatter resistance) of the epoxy resin system, the RS Aero has proved to be remarkably durable.
• Yet the boat is so astonishingly light it is possible to carry it up the beach single handed by holding the top of the daggerboard and the boom! Pulling the boat up the beach on a trolley makes you smile.
• The tooling has been CNC machined to give maximum control over shape and symmetry.

Dynamic Rig System

• From day one we assumed a requirement for multiple of differing sail areas to cater for the desired crew weight range.
• We have developed rigs with sufficient control to totally flatten and twist the head of the sail upwind reducing the healing moment. This allows a greater sail area to be carried – a big benefit downwind and in lighter conditions.
• Working closely with a world-leading carbon fibre tube manufacturer we have produced the four rigs using a common top-mast and boom, yet radically differing stiffness bottom sections. The differing deck-level bend and stiffness of the rigs ensure the boat is well balanced, without resorting to a permanently pre-bent lower section for the smallest sail.
• Even with the smallest RS Aero rig the sail-area : hull-weight ratio is significantly higher than most existing hiking single-handers, due to the incredibly light weight of the RS Aero. So even the RS Aero 5 enjoys the amazingly responsive feel that makes the boat so exciting.
• The largest rig is 5.5kg lighter than the equivalent in aluminium alloy and cutting-edge production method provides for tight stiffness and weight control.
• The tracked mast and halyard are more practical than a sleeved luff – much easier when stepping mast in breeze and suiting full length top battens.
• The rig is positioned well forward in the boat to provide a good distance between the mast and the centre-mainsheet to reduce sheet loads and for ease of gybing, without the risk of snagging associated with a transom led mainsheet.
• This is the greatest area of conflict between styling pressures and the performance requirements of the RS Aero.
• It is not possible to produce a Mylar sail that will cope with the wide range of mast bend of a responsive carbon rig, in different wind strengths and on different points of sailing. This is due to the lack of bias (diagonal) stretch of the fabric. Mylar film is stable in all directions.
• We have, therefore, chosen a high denier Dacron sail fabric with a low filler content that offers good durability and a high level of user-friendliness.
• The RS Aero has a vertical daggerboard for ease of use.
• The daggerboard is glass/carbon construction from CNC milled tooling, to a modern section developed to reduce downwind drag whilst still generating enough lift upwind.
• The unusual profile is designed to fill the daggerboard hull slot until the point where the knuckle is reached – minimising drag.
• The tapered tip below the knuckle reduces tip losses.
• Evidence exists that a leading edge knuckle provides greater stability of flow – it is not uncommon in birds!
• Evolved during testing, the rudder blade’s low drag section and surface area are extremely effective.
• The custom-designed, high grade alloy rudder stock is of minimalist size.
• The rudder blade can be rotated to vertical whilst ashore and is well supported at all angles whilst afloat.
• Fit-out is simple whilst providing the rig control you need and enabling the boat to be rigged in moments.
• The centreline toe-strap is padded for comfort and adjustable to suit hiking style and sailor size.
• Functional and beautiful custom designed carbon fibre RS Aero options include brackets for Tack Tick or Velocitek electronics, a GoPro camera mount and tiller extension.

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Stats Please login to see full stats. The new Arrow line is similar to the Puffins. In fact, each model in the Arrow line corresponds closely to to a Puffin. The Arrow A10 is like a Puffin Sport, the A12 is like a Puffin Kayak 12, the A14 is like a Swift, and an Arrow Double is like a Puffin II. The new Artrow series continues Pakboats' development of extremely lightweight and affordable folding kayaks. Made with space-age polymer coated materials, the Arrows are friendly to the environment and even lighter and tougher than previous models. All Pakboat accessories fit both the Arrows and the Puffins. User reviews

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Escape Dinghy

• By Tom Neale
• Updated: July 31, 2002

Sunfish Laser unveiled the revolutionary Escape daysailer two years ago in Florida. Company president Peter Johnstone remarked, I want to bring new sailors into the sport, and until the creation of the Escape, the vehicle to do so did not exist. At just under 12 feet, rotationally cast of impact-resistant polyethylene and foam, powered by a simple self-tacking rig with its own dial-up trimming key, stable as a gym floor, the Escape had instant appeal. It went on to become one of the best-selling sailboats in North America. It has been joined this year by a smaller version, the Escape 9.

These boats are innovative and unintimidating; designed to bring people into sailing easily. If you already know how to sail, it’s straight to the fun. Escapes make great performance dinghies to launch when you reach a new anchorage and want to stretch your big-boat cruising legs.

Rotational molding with polyethylene, a technology utilized for years to build kayaks and other small boats, allows Escapes to be produced inexpensively. They are tough enough to drag up a beach, over your toe rail, or even across a parking lot with a heavy company representative aboard. Regarding long-term effects of ultraviolet rays, a company spokesman said that sea kayaks produced with the same process and subjected to the same environmental conditions have fared well over a period of years.

Aboard both the 12 and the 9, designer Garry Hoyt of Newport R&D provides a fine entry forward that flairs dramatically out over the water. The flair begins above the prow, extends aft as the hull rises to meet it, and ends in a flat, wide stern – hence these boats’ substantial form stability. Two riblike longitudinals extend fore and aft along the bottom to aid tracking. The deck is convex to shed water over the bow.

Rigging up is easy. The sail slips over a light, two-piece carbon fiber mast and is secured with industrial-grade Velcro. There are only two lines; one rolls and unrolls the sail around the mast, and the other is the sheet. A spring-loaded kick-up rudder and a retractable daggerboard get you in and out of shallow water. The boom is inserted into the deck just aft of the mast, where it pivots according to trim.

A great feature for beginners is Escape’s color-coded AutoSail system. Just forward of the mast, a wind indicator spins atop a color-coded card. Corresponding colors encircle the base of the pivoting boom. Line up the arrow on the boom with the color indicated by the windex and youÕre in trim. I’ve been sailing for 40 years and I found myself peeking to see if the AutoSail agreed with me. It mostly did; when it didn’t, it was more on track than I was.

A wide, sealing hatch in the deck allows gear stowage inside the hull, and optional gear bags attach on deck just aft of the boom. The 12 is intended for one or two people; the 9 is more of a solo gig, although it will accommodate an adult and child handily. An open stern evacuates any water that comes aboard and makes climbing into the boat from deep water easy. Recessed drink holders molded into the after portions of the deck do double duty as handholds when boarding from the water. Both boats are designed to provide positive buoyancy when awash, even with the interiors flooded. The Escape 12 tips in at $2,199, the 9 at $1,899.

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LOA: 11’6″ (3.5 m.) Beam: 4’9″ (1.4 m.) Disp: 135 lbs. (61.2 kgs.) Sail area: (100%) 62 sq.ft. (5.8 sq.m.) Designer: Garry Hoyt Base price: $2199

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• March 11, 2020

Long distance cruiser Steve Brown shares his experiences of sailing with his AeroRig aboard his Bestevaer 60C schooner, Novara

Novara features not one but two AeroRigs

It was Armin Fischer, then skipper of the 100-year-old Fife Classic Sumurun that first coined the phrase the ‘wobbly rig’ when I spoke to him about the AeroRig on the dock at Wayfarer Marine in Camden, Maine, writes Steve Brown.

Armin had sailed a single-masted AeroRig across the Atlantic and was explaining how it had taken the crew some time to get used to the movement of the rig at the masthead.

I had just bought the AeroRig schooner, Novara , so had two ‘wobbly rigs’ and other than a short sea trial in light winds and sub zero conditions I had never sailed an AeroRig before.

Novara and her rig

I had seen Novara on the brokerage pages and although her pedigree was undoubted – Dykstra-designed, ice-strengthened hull, built in aluminium by Damstra in Holland – few, if any, sailors looking for a boat understood her unconventional rig, so she remained unsold.

But with our own four-year circumnavigation completed I turned my attention to finding my ‘icebreaker’ to take me on some high latitude adventures and Novara had been built for the job and was still available.

The forward sail balances the mainsail and rescues the sheet loads. Credit: Andrew Cassels

Weeks of research into the original concept, a copy of Dykstra’s original tank testing carried out at the Wolfson Institute in Southampton, plus a number of articles all praising the AeroRig in action, including one from the otherwise traditionalist Tom Cunliffe, convinced me that Novara was worth a look.

Her first owner had already taken her to 80˚ north to Svalbard and the Antarctic.

Arctic sailor Amyr Klink had built the second AeroRig schooner Paratii 2 for his polar adventures, and Cath Hew was taking charter guests back and forth across Drake Passage to the Antarctic peninsula in her AeroRig Icebird .

Getting going

It was going to be a steep learning curve , our first expedition together was to be through the North West Passage to Kodiak in Alaska, and once through the ice-choked passage we then had the little matter of 3,000 miles through the Beaufort, Chukchi and Bering Seas to contend with; perhaps I should take friend’s advice and start with something a little easier?

But no, life’s clock was ticking and it was time to head north.

The key to learning how to sail her was to understand the principle of the ‘balanced rig’, the relationship between the small self-tacking blade jib and the mainsail .

Sailing an AeroRig does require some specific sailing skills. Principally, the key thing to remember is that every force through the mainsail is countered by the headsail. A significant boon in this is that as the wind increases, should you reduce mainsail by reefing, leaving full headsail out will mean there is little sheet load increase even in strong winds

The balance created slows down the rotation of the mast, stops crash gybes and significantly reduces forces on the spars and deck gear.

In the cockpit, Novara has only two Lewmar 55-powered winches for the two mainsheets, halyard s and jib and on the foremast two small winches for the halyards and jib sheet.

It was also necessary to understand the need for balance between the (aft) mainmast and the foremast to reduce loads on rudder and autopilot .

Get it right and she would sail in a straight line, get it wrong and she would wander around the ocean with the forces on each mast in conflict.

It was soon apparent that a little more sail up front was what was needed to create this balance, making life easy for the helmsman or autopilot.

The previous owner had fitted two huge roached mainsails, the result of a collaboration between himself, Gerry Dykstra and Robbie Doyle with the intention of improving Novara ’s downwind performance.

Due to the additional structure required, masts are usually made from carbon to reduce their weight

This had been achieved but the extra 30% of mainsail area meant that, in anything other than light airs upwind, Novara was overpowered.

Being slow on the uptake, it took me a while to figure out that reefing down much sooner than I would have done with a conventional rig resulted in a faster, smoother ride with less stress on the boat and her crew.

Following on from our successful North West Passage transit, our journey through the Beaufort, Chuchki and Bering Seas in the Arctic highlighted the need for a third reef in both mains and this then gave more flexibility regarding sail plan and the ability to go through the gears, first, second and third reefs, and finally to go down another gear using the Trysails that sit in the Stakpaks and run on their own tracks.

I also quickly found that it was not necessary to go to windward to hoist or lower sails, simply weather-cock the booms.

The carbon-fibre masts and integral booms were built by Carbon Spars in the UK, a company that eventually morphed into Magma Structures who have gone on to build the masts on the Maltese Falcon and the Black Pearl , the biggest free-standing rigs in the world.

The amount of flex at the masthead (hence ‘wobbly rig’) takes time to get used to, but the carbon mast and integral booms are incredibly strong, as are both the mast base and deck bearings.

My two earlier boats were a conventional rigged sloop and a cutter, but I have now sailed Novara over 35,000 miles, through some of the roughest, toughest seas on the planet.

The rig is ideal for these conditions; stresses are lower, with no standing rigging there are far fewer components to go wrong and the ability to depower the boat in seconds by weather-cocking the sails is a huge safety factor.

Are there any downsides?

The upfront costs are greater than a conventional rig.

Not everyone is a fan of the aesthetics of those big booms and a conventional sloop would have the edge when hard on the wind, but Novara ’s AeroRig and schooner set up provides great flexibility in a variety of conditions.

How an AeroRig works

The AeroRig is a trademark name for a type of freestanding rotating rig. It does not rely on stays or rigging in a conventional sense being without shrouds etc.

Due to their unstayed nature the masts tend to need to be built rather stronger than their conventional counterparts. As such, they can be heavier than a usual rig setup.

The slot between headsail and mainsail is key to power generation

Modern materials counter this somewhat and, as such, many of these types of rig are built from strong, fatigue-resistant carbon fibre.

The carbon mast exists alongside an integral long boom extending fore and aft of the mast, on which both main and jib are set.

An advantage is that the sails always work correctly, as the sailplan is adjusted when sailing via the mainsheet rather than adjusting each sail individually.

Although the mainsheet is the only control, when actually sailing the mainsheet loads are very light, due to the counterbalancing effect offered by the jib.

This setup makes the whole thing much easier to sail shorthanded than conventionally rigged boats, even allowing the mainsheet, should the wind increase suddenly, to be let out until the whole system is weathercocked, preventing overloading of the mast and providing time to reef or wait out a brief squall with little potential for rig failure.

The wobbly nature of the rig is not just a byproduct of the mast being unstayed but a designed feature.

The flexing provides the ability to self-unload by flexing and also helps to self regulate stresses and reduce likelihood of breakage.

30-day dry time proposed for Yellowstone-bound boats

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BILLINGS – To reduce the possibility of invasive mussels reaching Yellowstone Lake, the National Park Service is considering a requirement that a boat be inspected and sealed to its trailer for 30 days ahead of its intended launch date.

The requirement, if adopted, would apply to all inboard/outboard and inboard jet motorboats and sailboats. The Park Service referred to such craft as complex motorized boats. An exception would apply to boats powered only by an outboard motor.

“Large, complex, trailered watercraft pose the highest risk of transporting and introducing invasive mussels, and other AIS, because they are difficult to inspect and less likely to completely drain/dry or be fully decontaminated,” the Park Service wrote. “Manual decontamination with the use of hot water is not always 100% effective in removing all mussels. Given this, a 30-day dry time is needed to mitigate the risk associated with these watercraft.”

In addition, the Park Service is proposing to “deny launch to any watercraft (motorized or non-motorized) that has previously been fouled by mussels, regardless of dry time.”

In seeking public comment through April 5 on the proposal, the Park Service cited the “increased risk of invasion” by zebra and quagga mussels, collectively referred to as dreissenid mussels, “following recent detections of these highly invasive species in waterways” close to the park.

The mussels “have caused irreversible ecological damage and extensive impacts to infrastructure and recreation in waterways throughout the Midwestern and Eastern United States, as well as in the lower Colorado River Basin,” the Park Service noted.

New infestations were detected in South Dakota’s Pactola Reservoir in 2022 and the Snake River near Twin Falls, Idaho, in 2023. The Idaho detection was the first time the mussels had made it into the Columbia River Basin.

In addition, during inspections last year and in 2022, Yellowstone officials “intercepted and denied launch to mussel-fouled watercraft, highlighting the urgency and severity of the threat.”

“Given Yellowstone National Park is located at the headwaters of the Yellowstone, Snake and Missouri river drainages, pro-active measures are required to ensure the long-term ecological integrity not just of Park waters, but also of downstream mussel-free waters in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho,” the Park Service wrote. “Failure to prevent invasion by dreissenid mussels could result in widespread negative impacts to natural resources and recreational values, and could undo over two decades of work to restore populations of native Yellowstone cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus virginalis bouvieri) within the Park. Because there are no effective eradication methods, and control/containment is both costly and environmentally consequential, prevention of an introduction is critical.”

Seals from Yellowstone National Park; Idaho State Department of Agriculture; Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks; and Wyoming Game & Fish Department will be honored pending verification of the 30-day dry time during a mandatory Yellowstone AIS inspection prior to launch. Boaters will also be asked to present the inspection receipt from the date the seal was applied.

The preferred method for submitting comments is online at parkplanning.nps.gov/yellboats. Comments may also be mailed to: Yellowstone Center for Resources Attn: AIS Proposed Changes, PO Box 168, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190. The deadline to submit comments is April 5.

At the conclusion of the 30-day public comment period, the NPS will analyze and consider all comments received.

A final decision is expected this spring.

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US Army boats head out on a mission to build a floating pier off Gaza’s shore for food deliveries

Soldiers of LLV Monterrey from 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) prepare to deploy to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Va. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)

A group of soldiers from 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) wave to the crew of LLV Monterey as it pulls out from port on a humanitarian mission to Gaza, on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Va. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)

Soldiers from 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, make final preparations on LSV SP/4 James A. Loux before deploying to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Va. The Loux will be supporting the construction of a floating pier off the coast of Gaza for delivery of humanitarian aid. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)

BG John “Brad” Hinson, commander of 3rd Expedition Sustainment Command and Assistant Commanding General (Supply) of XVIII Airborne Corps, speaks during a press conference pertaining to four army watercraft deploying to Gaza for delivery of humanitarian aid on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Va. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)

CW3 Jason West, left, skipper for LSV SP/4 James A. Loux, 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), stands with his family before deploying on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Va. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)

LSV SP/4 James A. Loux heads down the James River for a deployment to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Va. The watercraft will build and operate a floating pier in support of a humanitarian mission to Gaza. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)

Soldiers from 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, enter the mess galley on Large Land Craft Monterey on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Va. The Monterey was one of four army watercraft deploying to Gaza for a humanitarian aid mission. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)

Col. Sam Miller, commander of 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), speaks to media before units from his brigade deploy to Gaza in support of a humanitarian mission on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Va. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)

Soldiers give the crew of the LLV Monterey a box of snack bars before the Monterey leaves for deployment to the Gaza Strip for a humanitarian mission on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Va. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Four U.S. Army boats, loaded with tons of equipment and steel pier segments, left Virginia on Tuesday, heading to Gaza as part of the U.S. effort to expand the delivery of food and other supplies to starving Palestinians as Israel’s war against Hamas drags on.

The ships pulled out of docks at Joint Base Langley-Eustis and headed down the James River toward the Atlantic Ocean for what could be a month-long voyage to the Mediterranean Sea. There, at a yet-to-be-announced location along the Gaza shore, they will build and begin to operate a floating dock to receive the aid.

Since Hamas militants attacked Israel on Oct. 7, Israel’s military has battered the territory, killing more than 30,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, and creating a humanitarian catastrophe . The U.N. says virtually all of Gaza’s 2.3 million people are struggling to find food. But getting humanitarian aid to the area has been difficult, due to the ongoing hostilities and struggles to coordinate with the Israeli military, which has blocked routes and slowed deliveries due to inspections.

The latest Pentagon plan calls for the U.S. military to build what is called a modular causeway system. Off shore, the Army will build a large floating platform where ships can unload large containers of aid. Then the aid will be transferred by the Army to a motorized string of steel causeway sections that have been pushed to the shore.

That pier is expected to be as much as 1,800 feet (550 meters) long, with two lanes, and the Pentagon has said it could accommodate the delivery of more than 2 million meals a day for Gaza residents. Officials have not said who will be unloading the containers and taking the aid ashore. President Joe Biden has said there will be no U.S. troops on the ground in Gaza.

On Tuesday, as family members and senior Army commanders watched, about 70 soldiers with the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary) pulled away from the docks in four U.S. Army vessels: the USAV Wilson Wharf, USAV Matamoros and USAV Monterrey, all Army landing crafts, and the larger USAV SP4 James A. Loux, a logistics support watercraft.

The brigade’s commander, Army Col. Sam Miller, said about 500 of his soldiers will participate in the mission. All together, Pentagon officials have said about 1,000 U.S. troops will be involved.

Calling it a complicated mission, Miller said the transit will take about a month, but it will depend on weather and any possible high seas. The actual construction, he said, will take about a week, but that also could be hampered by weather. Then it will take additional time to get the delivery process coordinated with those providing the aid and the system up and running. Defense officials have said it will take about two months to get the deliveries started.

The Army’s vessels and maritime capabilities are unique and not as well known as the Navy’s. The last time the 7th Transportation Brigade did a similar mission to construct a large pier was in Haiti in 2010. But it has participated in a number of major military exercises.

“The soldiers here are energized, they’re motivated, they’re excited,” Miller said, adding that the new humanitarian mission “gives them purpose and meaning” and highlights the Army’s watercraft. He noted that just 36 hours after Biden ordered the operation, the first Army vessel — the USAV General Frank S. Besson logistics ship — left Joint Base Langley-Eustis on Saturday.

Miller said a larger Maritime Sealift Command ship will also be leaving Virginia in the coming days, and will be carrying some of the bigger equipment and more of the steel pier segments.

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Rowing club boats capsize off Connecticut, all 19 people who plunged into the water are safe

WESTPORT, Conn. (AP) — A mishap involving sculling boats sent 18 teenagers and one adult coach into the cold waters of Long Island Sound off Connecticut. However, no serious injuries were reported. The boats from the private Saugatuck Rowing Club capsized off Westport Wednesday afternoon. Police say some people swam to shore and others were rescued by first responders in boats. Two people were brought to a hospital with suspected hypothermia. Police say two sculling boats capsized during a fast change in weather, and people from those boats sank a third vessel when they tried to get in it. Authorities say they are investigating with the goal of preventing similar incidents.

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The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

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Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

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A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

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A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

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A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

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Washington AD Troy Dannen leaving after less than 6 months to replace Trev Alberts at Nebraska

Nebraska hired Washington athletic director Troy Dannen on Wednesday to replace Trev Alberts, luring away the Midwesterner after less than six months on the job in Seattle.

Alberts left Nebraska late last week to become athletic director at Texas A&M. The former star football player for the Cornhuskers spent just shy of three years as the athletic director at his alma mater before leaving the Big Ten Conference school for the chance to run an SEC program.

Nebraska moved quickly to replace him with Dannen, an Iowa native who took the Washington job in October after spending nine years as AD at Tulane. Before Tulane, Dannen was athletic director at Northern Iowa.

“There is a storied tradition at Nebraska but more work to be done. I truly believe our best years are ahead of us,” Dannen said in a statement. “I couldn’t be more grateful to interim President Chris Kabourek for this opportunity.”

Dannen was barely in Seattle long enough to enjoy a cup of coffee in the city known for its brews.

He was hired in early October to take over the Huskies, a little more than two months after the school announced it was leaving the Pac-12 and joining the Big Ten in 2024.

His brief tenure in Washington was chaotic, including the Huskies’ run to the national championship game in football but also two coaching searches, one of which is still open.

Football coach Kalen DeBoer parlayed the Huskies’ title game run into the head job at Alabama after Nick Saben retired. It took Dannen less than 72 hours to hire Jedd Fisch from Arizona as DeBoer’s replacement.

Dannen was also in the middle of a men’s basketball coaching search after Mike Hopkins was let go earlier this month following seven seasons. The basketball job remains open.

Dannen replaced Jen Cohen, who left last August to take the top position in the athletic department at Southern California. Cohen was the one in charge of Washington athletics when the Huskies announced that they, along with Oregon, were leaving for the Big Ten, helping lead to the collapse of the Pac-12.

It was expected that Dannen would be the one taking the Huskies into the Big Ten coming off the major success in football but with a department deficit of nearly $8 million in the next fiscal year and a major jump in the debt services paid on the Husky Stadium renovation in the coming years.

At Nebraska, Dannen finds more fiscal stability, but also a tradition-rich football program that has not been to a bowl game since the 2016 season.

Dannen and Cornhuskers football coach Matt Rhule, who was hired last year by Alberts, know each other from their time in the American Athletic Conference. Dannen was Tulane’s athletic director while Rhule was coach at Temple.

“I’m so fired up about this hire,” Rhule said. “Interim President Kabourek has found exactly the right person to lead the Huskers forward. Troy sees what we see — that Nebraska is a special place, with special people, a great vision and the courage to be unabashed about wanting to win across the board.”

AP Sports Writers Tim Booth in Seattle and Eric Olson in Omaha, Nebraska, contributed to this report.

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