Hi all,
I don't think I introduced myself yet in this group.
I am a schipper and the chairman of the technical commission of the Blind Date (the Dutch Visionarry). Though Blind Date does not perform to it's full potential yet, this ship and the Denney proa'a in general inspired me to make a design for the Wooden Boat Design Challenge.
I guess it is the nature of any design contest that every designer who does not win is disappointed or even frustrated. I am sure all 50 designers had the idea that they sent in a winner.
The doubts I had when I sent in my 'Wantoo' proa design was that a jury might not see the charms of a proa. The wannahave-factor might simply not be present if you never have sailed a proa. I took many experienced sailors for a trip on the Blind Date and it is really fun to see the mix of wonder and disorientation on their face after the first shunt.
So us proa designers have a perfect excuse for not winning this challenge.
Which brought me to the idea of using the Design Challenge III proa designs for an after party on this specialized proa group.
If I remember well somebody asked earlier to publish proa designs here. If we get all proa designs on this website and we let everybody make their choice + argumentation, the designers get a lot of feed back and the exchange of ideas will inspire many.
Rob, is it a nice task for you, being the group owner, to organize this?
Nol
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> > Don't hold your breath - Mystic Point is as traditional as it gets - i.e. they think tris and cats are not in the spirit of clasic boating - a proa... well - you get the picture
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> Looks like you were right, Carlos, although a tri did win the wooden boat part, admittedly built with a technique which no one uses any more. Interesting the enphasis on accomodation in the judges report. Overnight camping accommodation was one of the secondary criteria. The primary criteria was Fast.
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> They did not Bcc the list when they sent out the results. Half a dozen names from this list. Perhaps they might like to show us their entries?
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> Dear Design Challenge entrant,
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> In early June we convened a panel of judges to select winners for Design Challenge III: A Fast Expedition Sailboat. The challenge drew nearly 50 entrants representing 15 countries. The level of design sophistication was high, and the solutions to our parameters were varied, and included long sleek monohulls, sharpies, traditional pocket cruisers, catamarans, trimarans, and proas.
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> The winner of the wood category was a trimaran designed by John Marples. John's design, called the DC-3, is a 27-footer built of constant-camber plywood. It has amas that fold, via a simple mechanism, for trailering. The boat has a capacious cockpit, an ample main cabin, and a separate aft cabin—a surprising level of accommodation for a boat of this size.
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> Heyman Yacht Design of Göteborg, Sweden, won the composites category with a fast, slender monohull called Celeste Neo. This 30'3" sloop carries a 7'5" beam, and has a canoe-like underbody. Stability is provided by a retracting keel that, when fully immersed, draws 6'6". The cabin carries 4'4" of headroom, though there's a fair amount of comfort packed into this small space. A cockpit tent adds to the accommodation.
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> The team of Jannis Xanthakis and Giusseppe Fanello, of Karlsruhe, Germany and Venice, Italy, respectively, won the metal category with Clodia M. This 24' aluminum-hulled lug-rigger has a mast stepped fairly far aft; the rig is balanced by a small jib. The boat is inspired by fishing craft of the upper Adriatic. It has leeboards and two rowing stations for auxiliary propulsion; the oars are supported by forcole, which allow rowing from the standing position, and nimble changing of the oar's position for reversing direction—an Adriatic rowing technique popularized by the gondolas of Venice. Clodia M. also has an electric auxiliary and sufficient volume to house a couple or a small family for a two-week expedition.
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> These winners will be briefly announced in the September issue of WoodenBoat and the October issue of Professional Boatbuilder. In the following issue of WoodenBoat, we'll describe the winners more fully, and include several other noteworthy designs from the field of entrants.
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> Thank you for participating in our third Design Challenge. It was indeed a challenge to select winners, and we're grateful for the level of thought, work, and detail you brought to the task.
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