The Boat | Bbetty

BOAT

Here is Black Betty.

World Speed Record Owner.

Length 21.50 m

Draft 4.80 m

Beam 5.50 m

Weight 13.680 kg

Rig Height 31.50 m

Main Sail Area 175 m²

Spinnaker Sail Area 500 m²

Downwind Sail Area 800 m²

Cant Angle 40 ˚

Keel Weight 7.400 kg

Boat Speed +35 kn

MAST 31,5 m.

CARBON PBO (polybenzoxazole),

50 % stronger, 70-80 % lighter than stainless steel alternatives.

Southern Spars, Carbon, 4 Spreaders, 1 Jumper, Lenght : 31,5m, Keel stepped.

Similarly, post-race lab testing on ‘Paprec Virbac 2’s’ D1 rigging (Southern Spars’ EC6 continuous carbon fibre) showed no strength or stiffness degradation after the 29,000-mile non-stop Barcelona World Race.

KEEL

CANTING KEEL 40 ˚

Canting keel with bulb, steel/lead, hydraulic drive, the bulb weight 4,500 kilos – is the same as three Volvo estate cars.

SAILs

3Di - Black Twaron Aramid and Dyneema SK75 Fiber Sail Inventory.

Total number of sails for the race: 18 sails + 3 storm sails for a Volvo Open 70

Mainsails, Mast head Gennakers, Fractional Gennakers, Code 0, Headsails, Spinnaker Stay sail.

RIGGING

CARBON EC 6 PBO (polybenzoxazole), Nanotechnology.

Carbon nanotubes have densities as low as 1.3 g/cm3 Young’s Modulus is considered greater than 1000 GPa and the strength for a carbon nanotube has been measured up to 150 GPa.

•The result is a lighter stronger composite part with the following characteristics:

•Compressive increase 15-20%

•Improved notch strength 15-30%

•Fatigue properties increased

•Finer tolerance laminate placement/patching and tapers

•Conservative weight savings over conventional materials/processes:
- 6-10% in a standard mast
- 8-12% in standard boom
- 10-25% in standard spreader.