How long does the Mini Transat take?
As such, the solo sailors will be forced to drop a very long way south in a bid to hook onto more pressure whilst also extending their courses. In this way, the leaders in the prototype and production categories are set to take between 14 and 16 days to complete the distance.
How much is a Mini Transat?
cost? To participate in the Mini, you already have to buy a boat, and it is its price that will determine the budget. Count between 15,000 and 150,000 euros (sometimes more for a high-tech proto and sometimes less for a tired proto).
Who invented the canting keel?
Boris Kuchukov
One of these devices is a canting keel with a chain drive, which is able to tilt the fin 90 degrees or more. The author of this invention is Boris Kuchukov. The fin and ballast keel must be in the air when a yacht equipped with such a device is moving. In theory, this should increase the speed of the yacht.
What is the difference between a daggerboard and centerboard?
On a sailboat, the difference between a daggerboard and a centerboard is how they are moved into position. A daggerboard is lifted and raised vertically (up and down) through a slot in the hull; a centerboard, on the other hand, pivots or swings into place.
How big is the mast on the Mini Transat?
Repeat winner of Bermuda 1:2, and ready to do it again. Custom carbon mast and boom with second set of spars – aluminum mast and boom – included to be 6.50 Series Class legal. The Mini Transat is a special 6.5 m ocean racing vessel, designed specifically for solo sailors to compete in Transatlantic races.
How many Mini Transat races has Pogo won?
Since the Pogo 1 was launched in 1997, the Pogo Structures yard in Brittany has won ten out of the last 12 Mini Transat 6.50 races (the single-handed transatlantic race in 21-footers) in the Production class.
What’s the hull number of the Mini Transat Thunder?
Thunder is a RG650 Mini Transat, hull number 837 in this ocean racing class series. Repeat winner of Bermuda 1:2, and ready to do it again.
Which is the cheapest prototype Mini 6.50?
Put that way, the Pogo Foiler is undeniably the cheapest prototype Mini 6.50 on the market. François Tregouet is a sailor and journalist from Brittany who has competed in the Mini Transat and cruised all over the world.