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R77 Mega Sailer

 

 

For a yacht aimed to sail on both Atlantic and Pacific oceans, the shortest way to switch area is to cross through the Panama canal. With 62,5m air draft limit, very large sailing yachts have to deal with rig height restriction.

This project arises from a concrete design brief and starts with the analysis of specific rig requirements:
- Sufficient sail area to fully power the yacht in medium wind conditions, within 62,5m air draft.
- Fully automated and safe maneuvers, emergency release ability.
- Aerodynamic efficiency to all apparent wind angles.
- Efficient reefed sail configuration, low windage when fully reefed for motoring and mooring.

No existing rig solution, even the much talked about Dynarig fulfills all these requisites.
Hence the necessity to start from scratch, avoiding all preconcepts. The result is a breakthrough, patent pending, rig configuration.

This new rig concept requires a specific deck plan, therefore the second challenge was to design the layout and superstructure to fit with it. Following the “form and function” principle, the design takes advantage of the rig constraint to bring a totally new design, a mega sailer of its own kind.

 

R77 mega sailer

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