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bcote
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Here are the approved designs for the Golden Globe race (2022 version, could be updated). Which would you choose, and why?
• Westsail 32
• Tradewind 35
• Saga 34
• Saltram 36
• Vancouver 32 & 34
• OE 32
• Eric (sister ship to Suhaili)
• Aries 32
• Baba 35
• Biscay 36
• Bowman 36
• Cape Dory 36
• Nicholson 32 MKX-XI
• Rustler 36
• Endurance 35
• Gaia 36
• Hans Christian 33T
• Tashiba 36
• Cabo Rico 34
• Hinckley Pilot 35
• Lello 34
• Gale Force 34
shebeen
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bcote said:
Here are the approved designs for the Golden Globe race (2022 version, could be updated). Which would you choose, and why?
• Westsail 32
• Tradewind 35
• Saga 34
• Saltram 36
• Vancouver 32 & 34
• OE 32
• Eric (sister ship to Suhaili)
• Aries 32
• Baba 35
• Biscay 36
• Bowman 36
• Cape Dory 36
• Nicholson 32 MKX-XI
• Rustler 36
• Endurance 35
• Gaia 36
• Hans Christian 33T
• Tashiba 36
• Cabo Rico 34
• Hinckley Pilot 35
• Lello 34
• Gale Force 34
what happened to the Cape George 36 that won the 2023 edition?
shebeen
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shebeen said:
what happened to the Cape George 36 that won the 2023 edition?
I answered my own question - it is there in the NOR
tane
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IIRC Bernhard Moitessier in "Joshua" was in the lead, before he abandoned...steelboat....
But now it's "fibreglass only"...
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trisail
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Interesting topic.
I think the Vancouver 34 might be a smart choice. Much to my surprise the design is allowed despite the rule requiring that the rudder must be attached to the trailing edge of the keel.
The rudder on the Vancouver must be stretching the rule.
Pity the Vancouver 36 is just a little bit over the maximum length. It has the same rudder configuration but it's about 36 ft 10 going on memory.
Guido Cantini had entered a Vancouver 34 in the 2022 race but he did not start. He is having another go at the 2026 race.
ALL@SEA
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tane said:
IIRC Bernhard Moitessier in "Joshua" was in the lead, before he abandoned...steelboat....
But now it's "fibreglass only"...
Suhaili was/is wooden, and won it. Her wooden replica was permitted to race in the first edition, but was abandoned. I thought there was going to be Joshua "one-design" class at one point.
tane
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ALL@SEA said:
.... I thought there was going to be Joshua "one-design" class at one point.
yes, hard chine-"Joshua"! A joke, like the whole idea of the race...
Go Left
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Only one obvious choice: Whichever one can be bought and old fastest for a bit of profit so the money can be put toward a boat that actually sails.
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Sunny1925
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What about morris justine 36?
Bristol-Cruiser
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The criteria used for this race are silly and pretentious. I am fine with the year of design, might make it even earlier, like 1980, and the length restrictions. Other than that any mono should qualify. If the traditional long keel boats are best for this sort of challenge so be it, but I am reasonably certain that conservatively designed fin keelers and centerboarders would both survive and dominate.
tane
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IIRC 2 trimarans took part in the original race...
SSolo
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tane said:
IIRC 2 trimarans took part in the original race...
Tetley on Victress believed the misinformation from Donald Crowhurst and pushed his boat too hard and she sank
tane
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obviously widely known - still: no tris allowed...
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spankoka
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How about a new Rustler 36 built for the race?, without furniture.
GlennP
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Saltrum/saga 36 would be my choice. Or a Hans Christian 33 (or 34). Neither boat is readily available anywhere, so the the question is sort of moot.
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BigBoatNoob
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Any of them plane
tane
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BigBoatNoob said:
Any of them plane
you mistake the idea behind the GG race:
it is to do something silly, like having your tooth extracted without anaesthetics.
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Slark
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These clunkers can only go so fast, so go find the boat with the fastest hull speed that you think would stay in one piece.
Zonker
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Anything I can sneak a bigger bowsprit on (Code zero) and a taller carbon rig painted silver.
Roleur
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Zonker said:
Anything I can sneak a bigger bowsprit on (Code zero) and a taller carbon rig painted silver.
I did notice that last time the spinnaker poles were really, really long!
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