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veladaterra

84 posts

veladaterra

84 posts

23 Jun 2011 11:14pm

Found again this pictures I shot at 2003 European Championship in De Panne. The yacht was an impressive piece of machinery with an adjustable (when sailing, I think) chassis. I'm not sure but I believe the sail number was K1 and was sailed by Mrs Cooper.

Now I don't remember how did it work...

Cheers - Enrico

aus230

1660 posts

aus230

WA, 1660 posts

24 Jun 2011 1:18am

I don't know how it would sail, but the workman ship WOW I love it

Nikrum

TAS

1972 posts

Nikrum

TAS, 1972 posts

24 Jun 2011 10:35am

After seeing some of the Craftsmanship coming out of the States one can't be sure if it is a Home or Professional Build. It certainly if impressive.
I for one would not have the patients to build anything like that. I think though, it does miss the KISS Principle by a Country Mile.
Ron

Chook2

1249 posts

Chook2

WA, 1249 posts

24 Jun 2011 8:45am

With hydraulics how cool is that!!!!!
Very impressive craft.

cisco

QLD

12365 posts

cisco

QLD, 12365 posts

24 Jun 2011 12:54pm

That is one classy looking bit of manufacture. It would be interesting to know the design theory of it and what is possible with all the adjustments.

It would be a maintenance nightmare if used regularly in a salt and/or sand environment.

Gizmo

2865 posts

Gizmo

SA, 2865 posts

24 Jun 2011 12:29pm

OMG... I'm in love with it

lachlan3556

VIC

1066 posts

lachlan3556

VIC, 1066 posts

24 Jun 2011 2:13pm

Reminds me of the switch from recurve to compound bows (as in bow and arrow)....hopefully with the similarly scaled improvements.

Not sure if I like the overall look, but love the gadgetry in the craft

How many arms does a human have again

P.S. You wouldn't have an image of that landyacht from further back, to see the whole thing sitting ready to go?

frogy

42 posts

frogy

42 posts

24 Jun 2011 3:54pm

Bonjour,
Mr Glenn is a pure genius.
see this steering.
His workshop was close to an airplane junkyard
and he used all kind of fancy pieces,
but in our sport you must build simple because of sand and salt.

frogy

42 posts

frogy

42 posts

24 Jun 2011 8:28pm

Please meet Mr John Glen.

His wife was sailing this yacht in 2003.

aus230

1660 posts

aus230

WA, 1660 posts

24 Jun 2011 9:11pm

That would be great fun to build

landyacht

5921 posts

landyacht

WA, 5921 posts

24 Jun 2011 9:17pm

silly question, how did it sail?
half those bit could be done with a bit of rope after all.
but yes it is a nice piece of yacht

veladaterra

84 posts

veladaterra

84 posts

25 Jun 2011 8:36pm

Some pics in action

veladaterra

84 posts

veladaterra

84 posts

25 Jun 2011 8:49pm

Found the pilot here www.rsyc.be/nl.php?pagina=races/index_races.php&show=showOneEwc&tabel=2003-ec, she was Mrs Paula Arnold. Sorry for having called her Mrs Cooper...

landyacht

5921 posts

landyacht

WA, 5921 posts

25 Jun 2011 8:52pm

i see the fancy boom front has been stripped off, and the sail looks a bit old. would those strts cause alot of drag. alot of technology to do what a simple OTT does. sorry if I sound like I'm bagging it , it is a thing of beauty, but all those gadgetty yachts are THE thing for a year or 2 then the simpler thing come backwhen a great pilot gets in one

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