BIMARE Project-14
Those who
visit our site from time to time will know we started to work on a new 14 foot.
Project-14.
The new
"f14" is aimed to replace fat, heavy and slow boats presently used by
many clubs to initiate children to start sailing multihulls. This new design is
intended also for advanced youngsters and for general recreational use.
However our
new 14 will in every inch be a BIMARE product, highlighting BIMARE's
distinctive touch to stand out from similar products of our competitors.
No effort
will be spared to make it PRETTY (we Italians like beauty), HGH-TECH (it will
feature state state-of-the-art wave piercing hulls with pivoting fully
retractable centerboards instead of old fashion heel shapped underbodies of
most others), LIGHTER (composite construction instead of rotomoulded
polyethylene), FAST and CHEAP.
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BIMARE V1R 2012 A-class |
While
working on this project we got an idea!
Why do not
utilize these high performance hulls to make a racing 14 ft singlehandler, a
smaller duplicate of the A-cat? we noted that nobody sells a singlehandler
suited to helmsmen weighing under 60 kg or, more in general, to those who are
intimidated by the power made available by A-class catamarans.
In dighny
classes the Laser and Open Bic offers the possibility to the young sailors to
race at the utmost level until they are grown up to master the Finn. We would
like to have the same possibilities for young multihull sailors. Therefore we
want to fit the new "14" with all the GO FAST features; carbon mast,
curved boards, high-tech sails etc and make it a real "race horse"
and not only a pale imitation of the A-class.
PROJECT-14
design features:
Mini A-Class
version:
Length: 14 feet (4.27 m)
Width: 2.30 m
Mastheight: 7 m
Mainsail: 10 mq full battens, kevlar
Gennaker 10mq
Curved
daggerboards
Carbon mast
Rudders: Bimare V1R A-Class
Weight ready
to sail 60/65 kg
Youth
version:
Length: 14 feet (4.27 m)
Width: 2.30 m
Mastheight: 7 m
Mainsail: 9 mq full battens, pentex
Jib: 2,70 mq, pentex
Gennaker 10mq
New easy
daggerboards
Carbon mast
(maybe other composite material)
Rudders: Bimare V1R A-Class
Weight ready
to sail 60/65 kg
We would
like to develop this idea with you all. Discuss and find an agreement on the
main design parameters. Width, mast height, sail area, construction materials,
minimum weight, etc. We also launch a contest to select the appropriate name
for this new toy.
We would
also love to hear your opinios on whether to start a new class open to other
designs and drawing a Box-Rule or to offer it as a One-Design.
We dream to
see a lot of these boats take part in A-class events, of course with separate
starts and rankings.
That's all
for now. We look forward to your contributions.
Lars Smit
Bimare
Benelux.
www.bimarecats.blogspot.com