New Posts New Posts RSS Feed: Orange on the rampage
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Register Register  Login Login

Orange on the rampage
 Post Reply Post Reply
Author
  Share Topic Share Topic  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
Tornado_ALIVE View Drop Down
Really should get out more
Really should get out more
Avatar

Joined: 07 Nov 04
Location: Australia
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 611 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Tornado_ALIVE Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: Orange on the rampage
    Posted: 04 Jul 06 at 12:02pm

Orange II broke the 24hr record elevating it from 706nm to 756nm.

The very next day they lifted it further 766.8nm averaging 31.9 knots.

http://www.orange-sailing-team.com/en/

Orange is attempting to break Playstation's trans Atlantic record and are well on the way to blowing it completely out of the water.

www.formula18alive.com
Back to Top
Scooby_simon View Drop Down
Really should get out more
Really should get out more


Joined: 02 Apr 04
Location: United Kingdom
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 2415 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Scooby_simon Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Jul 06 at 1:09pm

I've a feeling there is more to come from Orange.  Could they manage a controlled (and this is the key) hull fly for 24hrs as we try and do sailing beach cats?

Interesting observation from the ECPR this weekend when watching the GPS; when the hull just lifts out the speed (almost) instantly jumped a knot and then continued rising slowly as going out on the wire etc, It was remarkable, hull up; knot up on speed 

Wanna learn to Ski - PM me..
Back to Top
tornado435 View Drop Down
Posting king
Posting king
Avatar

Joined: 05 May 06
Location: United Kingdom
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 196 		Post Options Post Options   Quote tornado435 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Jul 06 at 1:57pm

Had a good talk by Hugh Styles just before the Weston Tornado Open. He started with you all want to be monohull sailors! Nearly got lynched but it does make sense. Keep that hull up! but not too far

By the time we had finished short taking up the coast on Sunday, our tacking was just coming good. The tide was really ripping just off the pier
Back to Top
Scooby_simon View Drop Down
Really should get out more
Really should get out more


Joined: 02 Apr 04
Location: United Kingdom
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 2415 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Scooby_simon Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Jul 06 at 2:01pm
Originally posted by tornado435

By the time we had finished short taking up the coast on Sunday, our tacking was just coming good. The tide was really ripping just off the pier

 

And you lot on the Tornado's had about 90 mins less time plugging the tide than the slow boats !
Wanna learn to Ski - PM me..
Back to Top
Rupert View Drop Down
Really should get out more
Really should get out more


Joined: 11 Aug 04
Location: Whitefriars sc
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 8956 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Rupert Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Jul 06 at 4:27pm
Well done Orange2 - and they showed another advantage of a Cat - when they broke a rudder, they had a spare on the other hull!
Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Bulletin Board Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 9.665y
Copyright ©2001-2010 Web Wiz
Change your personal settings, or read our privacy policy