You'd think they would have better provisions for just such an occurrence. It can't be the first time somebody was thrown from their bunk ...
Heart stopping drone footage
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I watched a few of Team Malizia's vids after the drone footage peaked my interest. It's so interesting. I encourage you guys to check it out. International crew lead by a German skipper. Such a likable group of young sailors. I'm rooting for their success. oh.... GO AZTECS!!!
Well.. they likely don't own the boat...so it's somewhat a rental. And who the heck wouldn't be laughing and having a blast ? (Until something goes wrong at least)
Speak for yourself.
At no point in life can I see myself at any age, not reveling in an adrenaline rush and fun like that. If I ever have the misfortune of being in a nursing home, they will find me zooming around as fast as I can in my wheelchair.
Admittedly, I have friends that think racing in a car down roads in the forest is lunacy.. I disagree...so there ya go.
I wish that was true.
Boris Herrmann
Will Harris
Nicolas Lunven
Yann Elies
Antoine Auriol
Vs
Rosalind Kuiper
Axelle Pillain
Holly Cova (team director)
There are 7 people in the team photo in post #15...4 of which sure look like gals to me!
--Peggie
--Peggie
I think one of the crew, Rosalind Kuiper, had a head injury from flying across the cabin.
When I saw the video I thought the cabin was too spacious - meaning too wide- for blue water sailing. I know it's a different age for sailing but still you would rather fall 3' than 8'.
When I saw the video I thought the cabin was too spacious - meaning too wide- for blue water sailing. I know it's a different age for sailing but still you would rather fall 3' than 8'.
Could be. I was going by the individual team photo/name list on their website.
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Somewhat agree. But then again, these aren't monohulls that heel like normal. Due to the foils, they sit fairly flat. At least until they crash.. hehe
Didn't look much wider than the older IMOCA Open 60s with just canting keels.
Pretty amazing boat. All lines inside. Cockpit inside the boat. Mostly run with autopilot and 130ish sensors to allow sailing as close to the limit as possible.
How do they see where they are going? I guess you just hope you don't hit a semi submerged shipping container or other flotsam at 30 knots. Or just don't think about it!
I'm not sure spacious quite describes their work and living space. On this boat you'll see that the crew's dropdown bunks are in a rear capsule, while the control room is forward nearer the mast. That arrangement is explained. You will also see why getting tossed out of your bunk can send you to some odd places. There are bulkheads, but NO walls or floors.
Check this out:
Windows facing forward similar to a conventional pilothouse with inside steering ?
Or course their viewports are fancy schmancy, with bubble type ones on port and starboard, so they can view the sails.
(They remind me of the ones on a PBY Catalina flying boat)
They also have external cameras.
Instead of a wheel, they have a tiller inside for when they hand steer. They usually steer electronically via two redundant hydraulic rams controlled by the redundant computer systems.
Unlike most sailboats with inside steering, all lines are led inside.
See the video linked by @Joe above.
Plenty of good videos that show their boat setup on their YouTube channel.
When the Volvo Fleet was in Newport they had a mockup available for the public to tour. It was like a prison cell for 9 (?) crew. The Nav station would be considered cruel and unusual punishment and it was the plumb position. Malizia does look luxurious in comparison. Different boats, I guess. Watching the OP's video didn't conjure thoughts of stability since the boat looked to be the verge of disaster a lot of the time. Watching awhile I realized that it always seemed to come out OK.
Ahh, the good old days... when sailboats didn't fly and it took a dozen crew to run the boat.
Maybe some of the girls in the team photo are support. I only saw one girl in the videos (the one who got hurt).
Greg