I watch this as I am preparing for my Clipper 23/24 race and I cannot wait for race start. My dream, to sail, to compete, to push myself and one day, if I am very lucky and work hard, to be even a small part of such an amazing team. I follow you guys on the Ocean Race and it gets my heart racing. All the best. Be safe, be fast
Great stuff!. I think so many people don't really know the sheer magnitude of putting any of these programs together. Great job and looking forward to following 11th Hour through The Ocean Race!
A really top class documentary on so many levels. Among its many achievements is to highlight the inter-dependence of the people and the "machine" (the yachts are so complex that they are better described as machines than boats, I feel, particularly now that the cockpits are fully enclosed). The room for error appears to be approaching zero if racing success is to be achieved but when errors do occur (such as the structural failure of various components) then a completely new set of parameters has to be rationalised and the objective of the project changes within seconds from winning a race to crew survival. At this level, the sport consumes money at a quite staggering rate and so, presumably, as many tensions must exist between those who set and maintain the budgets as between those who prepare the machines and actually sail them. Complexity heaped upon complexity and all for a relatively small audience, Stirring stuff. Many thanks for adding "make a documentary" to an actions list that is probably hundreds of thousands of items long.
This is a really great film. We need more like it to re-popularize ocean racing in the US. (There' no reason the folks from across the pond should have all the fun).
What if you applied normal basics of sailing and physics and deeply keeled headsails and mast only 3 or 4 to one headsails to mast . This would improve the contribution of the headsails to improve speed and rudder control.
I can see the future. I see a dedicated seats to all crew members, with tablets, joysticks and buttons. All winches driven electric or hydraulic. Crew is only moving to set lines, sails or to go eat or sleep. Basically a future ocean racing yacht is operated like a modern tank. This future is ok I think.
11th Hour Racing - check them out at 11thhourracing.org - an incredible international organization with ocean health at the heart of everything they do.
2x to 4x blade keel under the midpoint of the largest forestay. Relative to the sail area of the main sail. X is adequate for the main and the sail area ratio is adequate for the headsails. Take off the foils until you get your blade keel correct.
Better keeling design reduces heeling over and increases speed of the boats. You also gain rudder control. History and physics are not as wrong as belief and convention.
Normal is to have lateral resistance ahead of the sail effort. What we see today is not functional but is conventional design. Normal keeling design is stem to stern ahead of the sails. The stem is halfway to forestay of the largest sail. This is the pivot point of the largest sail. If you keel here and ahead of this point all the headsails are keeled and pull the boat instead pushing the bow off course. You have full lift and venturi instead.
Scow bows coming soon. No logic to having any design now that literally dumps tons of water on the deck, not to mention the danger. Rules be damned. Let them loose.
In The Ocean Race, I want to watch a real regatta where crews fight against wind and waves, not people hidden below decks. Only VO65s matter and let IMOCA create its own regatta.
It is certainly a different type of sailing to watch with the sailors onboard our boat covered under the coach roof, but hopefully you can still see how physical it is for them, both in the cockpit and when they have to go on deck.
With the speeds and violence of these boats you could not ocean race these boats without the enclosed cockpits. Especially with the short/ single handing crews you would lose or seriously injure people.
You talk above saving the oceans, yet all the teams spend millions to build these high tech boats, why not take all the money and actually give it to clean up the plastic problem.
Hi @Peter - it's a fair comment that people share with us. We feel strongly that the most impactful way to make change is from the inside - to be developing innovations that can have far wider-reaching impacts at source, as well as doing all we can for the ocean including beach clean ups, actively working with NGOs in each stopovers to support their activities.
Because money won’t solve the problem, it’s changing peoples mindset,making sustainable, biodegradable, products and containers , eliminating single use plastics….on and on…..
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I watch this as I am preparing for my Clipper 23/24 race and I cannot wait for race start. My dream, to sail, to compete, to push myself and one day, if I am very lucky and work hard, to be even a small part of such an amazing team. I follow you guys on the Ocean Race and it gets my heart racing. All the best. Be safe, be fast
Thanks for taking the time to document all this story!
Thanks, Nicolas!
What a documentary film, I could have go on watching their experience for hours, I was sad when it ended. 👏👏👏
Great stuff!. I think so many people don't really know the sheer magnitude of putting any of these programs together. Great job and looking forward to following 11th Hour through The Ocean Race!
Thanks Chris!
A really top class documentary on so many levels. Among its many achievements is to highlight the inter-dependence of the people and the "machine" (the yachts are so complex that they are better described as machines than boats, I feel, particularly now that the cockpits are fully enclosed). The room for error appears to be approaching zero if racing success is to be achieved but when errors do occur (such as the structural failure of various components) then a completely new set of parameters has to be rationalised and the objective of the project changes within seconds from winning a race to crew survival. At this level, the sport consumes money at a quite staggering rate and so, presumably, as many tensions must exist between those who set and maintain the budgets as between those who prepare the machines and actually sail them. Complexity heaped upon complexity and all for a relatively small audience, Stirring stuff. Many thanks for adding "make a documentary" to an actions list that is probably hundreds of thousands of items long.
Great documentation
Thanks, dudu!
Hats off!
Bravo
Merci👍👍👍
Merci a vous aussi!
You are all an inspiration 💚
Am a big fan of IMOCA racing. U guys did awesome as a brand new team coming from USA. U partnered with some of best and got to finish line! 😎🤘
Thanks, Alma!
This is a really great film. We need more like it to re-popularize ocean racing in the US. (There' no reason the folks from across the pond should have all the fun).
Thanks so much - really appreciate your comments!
26:35 I love the electronica song playing before this time. What is it?
That sail blow really caught me ('∆')
Us too!
This keeling design eliminates the need to jibe you can safely and quickly tack down wind instead.
Do you have a water maker on the boat ?
Yes we do @Jamie
What if you applied normal basics of sailing and physics and deeply keeled headsails and mast only 3 or 4 to one headsails to mast . This would improve the contribution of the headsails to improve speed and rudder control.
I can see the future. I see a dedicated seats to all crew members, with tablets, joysticks and buttons. All winches driven electric or hydraulic. Crew is only moving to set lines, sails or to go eat or sleep. Basically a future ocean racing yacht is operated like a modern tank. This future is ok I think.
Let's keep in touch and compare notes in ten years time, Jacko!
You never should have lateral resistance behind the mast.
Who is the sponsor of the 11th Hour Racing team?
11th Hour Racing - check them out at 11thhourracing.org - an incredible international organization with ocean health at the heart of everything they do.
2x to 4x blade keel under the midpoint of the largest forestay. Relative to the sail area of the main sail. X is adequate for the main and the sail area ratio is adequate for the headsails. Take off the foils until you get your blade keel correct.
Better keeling design reduces heeling over and increases speed of the boats. You also gain rudder control. History and physics are not as wrong as belief and convention.
i wonder how nobody evver fell off the boat ?!
Keeping the sailors safe is our top priority.
The first boat to keel normal basics of sailing and physics wins the races.
Normal is to have lateral resistance ahead of the sail effort. What we see today is not functional but is conventional design. Normal keeling design is stem to stern ahead of the sails. The stem is halfway to forestay of the largest sail. This is the pivot point of the largest sail. If you keel here and ahead of this point all the headsails are keeled and pull the boat instead pushing the bow off course. You have full lift and venturi instead.
Potential F1 style tv show on Netflix???
Watch this space!
Never keel the boom or foil the boom.
Scow bows coming soon. No logic to having any design now that literally dumps tons of water on the deck, not to mention the danger. Rules be damned. Let them loose.
It will be interesting to see the developments of the IMOCA Class
A wonderful boat and team but really 'advocate for sustainability' with all that systhetic overkill. Just race and cut the green wash crap
In The Ocean Race, I want to watch a real regatta where crews fight against wind and waves, not people hidden below decks. Only VO65s matter and let IMOCA create its own regatta.
It is certainly a different type of sailing to watch with the sailors onboard our boat covered under the coach roof, but hopefully you can still see how physical it is for them, both in the cockpit and when they have to go on deck.
With the speeds and violence of these boats you could not ocean race these boats without the enclosed cockpits. Especially with the short/ single handing crews you would lose or seriously injure people.
You talk above saving the oceans, yet all the teams spend millions to build these high tech boats, why not take all the money and actually give it to clean up the plastic problem.
Hi @Peter - it's a fair comment that people share with us. We feel strongly that the most impactful way to make change is from the inside - to be developing innovations that can have far wider-reaching impacts at source, as well as doing all we can for the ocean including beach clean ups, actively working with NGOs in each stopovers to support their activities.
Because money won’t solve the problem, it’s changing peoples mindset,making sustainable, biodegradable, products and containers , eliminating single use plastics….on and on…..