Foto copyright Jens Mack, team Container
Foto copyright Jens Mack, team Container
Foto copyright Jens Mack, team Container
Ya navega el nuevo STP65 Container diseño de Judel & Vrolik de Alemania, una clase de barcos que sigue creciendo y que seguramente tendrá su circuito mundial como lo tiene el TP52 hoy día. Lo que estoy seguro es que a Copa del Rey no van a ir, ¿se imaginan 40º de calor y esa cubiertita color gris?
Datos técnicos del Container
Clase: STP65
Eslora: 20.01 m (65 pies)
Manga: 4.80 m
Calado: 4.80 m
peso: 13,400 kg
Altura del mástil: 34 m
Sup. vélica: 160 m² (mayor) y 104 m² (foques)
Gennaker: 410 m²
Tripulación: aprox. 16 – 18
Diseño: Judel / Vrolijk & Co
Constructor: Knierim Yachtbau GmbH
Comentario en inglés del nuevo barco
The STP65 class high-tech boat is not only representative of the latest in racing yacht construction, but also is a trail blazer thanks to the current material development conducted by the composites division of Schütz GmbH & Co. KgaA. That’s because the 65 foot long boat was constructed by using honeycomb technologies.
15 years after claiming victory at the legendary Admiral’s Cup, after numerous research and development stages and after continuously developing composite technologies further, Schütz has a new generation of honeycombs that can otherwise only be found in the Airbus A380.
Modified to fit three dimensional deformation conditions for boat construction, Schütz developed a special Kevlar honeycomb (CORMASTER CN1), which retains stability but is up to 15% lighter.
The total weight of the structure is lessened by about 5% - a heavy advantage because the weight saved is used in the keel’s roughly 4.5-meter long lever arm which will improve performance significantly.
CORMASTER is the ideal building material for fast and light sailing yachts, a feat Schütz has proven since 1982 with the Pinta, constructed in Selters, and with one of the first CONTAINER yachts. By the way, the victors at the 1993 Admiral’s Cup can still be found sailing off the coast of Palma de Mallorca. Even though initially intended for use in aircraft construction, Schütz and his crew see honeycomb technologies as the future of yacht construction today more than ever. They also consider the CONTAINER to be a trendsetter and an ambassador of this trailblazing, lightweight material.
Designed by the successful team of Judel and Vrolijk and constructed by the Knierim Werft dockyard with Schütz know-how, the new CONTAINER will be christened on September 6th, 2008 at the Knierim Werft in Kiel and will have to prove herself just three weeks later, from 09/29 to 10/04, at the Les Voiles de Saint Tropez. The new high-tech boat will also be participating in the Middle Sea Race taking place from the 18th to the 20th of October.
