"I
was in UK for the development of my new "wind board"project when I got a
phone call from a skipper Ivan Dimov
https://skipperlib.com/en/ that was interested in using
that sail plan scheme seen on a magazine for his six meter sailboat with
which he wanted to attempt the solo-circumnavigation record. "
From
that moment my friend Marco Pizzoglio and I started making reliefs,
calculations, draw cuts references, reinforcements on the hull that was
based in a small building site near
Cecina, Italy.
We had to start
from an existing hull that Ivan wanted as ideal base to
work on for her characteristics of simplicity and robust construction.
Notes
that the start line was scheduled in June 10th from La Rochelle in
France, we were in November, so we had a very little time for the
project and even less for development.
No choice: the boat MUST run at the first splash.
So
repeated structural calculations, weight balancing (camboose for 240
days :figure out your shopping at the supermarket ...........for a
week!! :-)
hypothesis of 360° capsize, not to be excluded for
these dimension nut in the middle of the oceans. What will break, which
spare parts ....
Continuous Telephone calls at any doubt and at any time.
Last
but not list, to find the rig supplier! Ciccio came to my mind, a yacht
rigger known during a Rome-Tunisy regatta with his trimaran Cotonella .
I call him and summarily explain our madness. " Well, yes, a bipode structure,..... simplified,..light.........I like the idea."
A month later Minnie has been splashed and the first tests results are over our best expectations.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10216036907345864&set=a.1270474652348.2040318.1544317067&type=3&theater
Ivan is very happy in spite million things to do in a very short time.