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    • Retractable Y-shaped foils, adjustable in three dimensions

    Inspired by the appendages of the America's Cup foiling monohulls, these Y-shaped foils have a wingspan of over 5 metres. They are designed to generate powerful lift, increase power and offer a wide range of adjustments to optimise flight at every point of sail and in all conditions. Beyond their impressive size, these foils feature many unique innovations.

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    Revolutionary U-shaped rudders

    These are probably the most visually striking innovations on the new Maxi Edmond de Rothschild. To fly high above rough seas while maintaining control, the team wanted very long rudders that would remain in contact with the water. The challenge is that longer rudders tend to flex under load, severely affecting steering and the efficiency of their lifting surfaces. A new geometry was needed to give these appendages maximum stiffness, resist cavitation and ultimately improve control of the boat and make better use of its power. The result is a set of U-shaped rudders over 4 metres long, a metre longer than those on Gitana 17. Their shape, reminiscent of a tripod or an inverted π, is only the visible part of what makes them so distinctive.

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    A daggerboard optimised to stabilise the boat and limit cavitation

    With its wide span, the daggerboard resembles an aircraft tail assembly, with two adjustable flaps: one on the vertical section and the other on the horizontal section, the distinctive “manta-ray wing”. On Gitana 18, the innovation is to position this wing behind the vertical part of the appendage, rather than directly beneath it, to minimise flow disturbance and cavitation.

    Gitana 18’s daggerboard

    Rig: adjustable spreaders to control mainsail power while sailing

    Gitana 18’s mast is 1.50 metres taller than its predecessor’s. The boom is also shorter, creating a more slender sail plan. The major innovation is a set of spreaders that can be adjusted while sailing to bend the mast fore and aft. Actuated by hydraulic rams, these spreaders can pivot through 35 degrees to adjust the bend in the middle of the mast. This unprecedented system allows the sailor to control mainsail power: adding depth in light winds to take off sooner, or flattening the sail to reduce power at high speed or in strong winds. Adjusting the depth, and therefore the power, of the mainsail can also save a solo sailor time and energy by reducing the need for risky manoeuvres or headsail changes.

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    Central hull:
    an integrated, structural coachroof

    The naval architects and Gitana design team wanted an exceptionally stiff, structurally robust platform. This applies both to the floats, which must withstand heavy loads from the foils and rudders, and to the central hull, which is subject to torsion. The enclosed coachroof is integrated into the hull and contributes to its structural strength. Inside, the cockpit brings all sail-handling controls together, with ergonomics shaped by many hours of design and development. The coachroof also stands out for the number and size of its windows. This configuration meets the visibility requirements of the Ultim class rules and gives sailors the best possible view to keep a visual watch.

    Gitana 18’s coachroof

    12.08.2011

    Cowes synonymous with disappointment for Edmond de Rothschild Group.

    The final curtain has fallen this Friday over the Cowes Grand Prix. And once again, the only English stage in the Extreme Sailing Series 2011 proved true to form by providing windy and particularly fiercely disputed racing for the twelve competing catamarans. For Edmond de Rothschild Group, who got off to a perfect start in this fifth act by moving…

    par Gitana

    The final curtain has fallen this Friday over the Cowes Grand Prix. And once again, the only English stage in the Extreme Sailing Series 2011 proved true to form by providing windy and particularly fiercely disputed racing for the twelve competing catamarans. For Edmond de Rothschild Group, who got off to a perfect start in this fifth act by moving straight up to the top of the provisional standing, the competition turned into a nightmare. Back down to business following a collision on the second day of racing with Artemis Racing, today Pierre Pennec’s crew had to retire from the Grand Prix before the end of racing following another incident.

    Setting out this morning to conquer what was still an accessible podium place, Edmond de Rothschild Group saw its hopes go up in smoke during the start of the fourth race after another collision. With the starboard bow impacted and the bowsprit damaged, Pierre Pennec and his three crew bowed out of this Grand Prix without being able to defend their chances. This evening, there was great disappointment within the Gitana Team as the skipper of Edmond de Rothschild Group explains: “Today, it’s the work of the whole team, as much on shore as my crew on the water, which has been destroyed by a decision which was made in the space of a few seconds. My choice of course following our start on port tack in the fourth race of the day had a very serious consequence. This morning, we were still battling for a podium place and a chance to snatch back the head of the annual standing, and this evening the disappointment is tangible. We’re going to have to analyse the mistakes made here so we can set out with a sound base in mid-September as the season isn’t over yet.”

    It’s at the end of six days of competition, and not seven as initially planned, that the Cowes Grand Prix has delivered its verdict. Indeed, given the overly boisterous weather conditions on Wednesday, the race committee had to resort to cancelling the races for the first time since the creation of the circuit. The Wave Muscat takes victory in Act five of the Extreme Sailing Series 2011, whilst Luna Rossa and Alinghi respectively complete the top three spots. Forced to leave the race zone and as such incapable of defending its chances, Edmond de Rothschild Group ranks eighth. This position is all the more frustrating given that the crew of Edmond de Rothschild Group had earlier demonstrated how at ease they were in the breezy conditions which coloured this Cowes Week: “Despite our setbacks, there are some positives at the end of this Grand Prix. We’ve done some very good things here. Overall our starts were better than during previous Grands Prix and we won a lot of races (ten in total), even though the fleet racing distorts the scenario somewhat. I have a really good crew. My crew are extremely competent, physical and technically minded. We had all the cards to win this Grand Prix, but in the Extreme Sailing Series nothing is set in stone and this Cowes Week serves as a reminder of that if there were such a need”, concluded Pierre Pennec.

    In the annual standing for the Extreme Sailing Series, the Kiwis from Emirates Team New Zealand hang onto the lead in the championship, one point ahead of Max Sirena’s crew. The catamaran fitted out by Baron Benjamin de Rothschild has however managed to hold onto the third step of this provisional podium place, despite the difficult week that Pierre Pennec, Thierry Fouchier, Hervé Cunningham and Christophe Espagnon have just endured.

    There are four Grands Prix left to race to round of the 2011 season. The crew of Edmond de Rothschild Group will be keen to erase the memory of this result on English waters and just knuckle down so that they can regain their previous form. Trapani, to the West of Sicily, is the next venue for further confrontations from 14 to 18 September.

     

    A recap of the collision with Artemis Racing

    After an impressive introduction to play, Pierre Pennec and his crew had won three of the four races run on the first day and were logically leading the way in the 5th act, Edmond de Rothschild Group was stopped violently in its tracks following a collision with Santiago Lange’s crew during the first regatta of day 2. The two catamarans, both seriously damaged, had to return to port and were lifted out of the water for repairs. However, the story didn’t end there and the affair was carried through to a later conference. On the morning following the incident, the Extreme Sailing Series jury returned its verdict following protests lodged by both protagonists. Artemis Racing was deemed responsible as it tacked too slowly which led to an unavoidable collision for Pierre Pennec’s men. The remarkable work done by the shore crew, made up of Marie Dixneuf and Cyril Ducrot, who weren’t sparing in their efforts to enable the crew of Gitana Extreme to get back to the competition as quickly as possible, was one of the real high points of this Grand Prix. In one night, Marie and Cyril fabricated a new bow for Edmond de Rothschild Group… Such a repair in so little time was quite simply incredible. As such Pierre Pennec’s men were able to get back down to business for the third day of racing with a boat ready to race and a redress of 19.4 points awarded to them by the jury. However, that very evening, Artemis Racing rejected the decision and put in a request for the case to be reopened. Accompanied by several of Edmond de Rothschild Group’s direct rivals, who came to testify against the men from Gitana Team, Santiago Lange managed to cancel the initial judgement so that both boats were considered be at fault. Respectful of the jury and its decisions, the crew of Edmond de Rothschild Group renounced the opportunity to make a counter appeal, opting instead to do battle on the water rather than on shore.

     

    Ranking for the Cowes Grand Prix after six days of competition

    1. The Wave, Muscat (OMA) – 236 points
    2. Luna Rossa (ITA) – 228,8 points
    3. Alinghi (SUI) – 214 points
    4. Red Bull Extreme Sailing (AUT) – 188 points
    5. Oman Air (OMA) – 179 points
    6. Team GAC Pindar (GBR) – 160 points
    7. Emirates Team New Zealand (NZ) – 139 points
    8. Edmond de Rothschild Group (FRA) – 135 points
    9. Niceforyou (ITA) – 132 points
    10. Aberdeen Asset Management (UK) – 126 points
    11. Team Extreme (EUR) – 71 points
    12. Artemis Racing (SWE) – 23 points

    Ranking for the Extreme Sailing Series 2011 after five Grands Prix

    1. Emirates Team New Zealand (NZ) – 44 points
    2. Luna Rossa (ITA) – 43 points
    3. Edmond de Rothschild Group (FRA) – 40 points
    4. The Wave, Muscat (OMA) – 38 points
    5. Artemis Racing (SWE) – 38 points
    6. Red Bull Extreme Sailing (AUT) – 36 points
    7. Alinghi (SUI) – 33 points
    8. Oman Air (OMA) – 22 points
    9. Team GAC Pindar (GBR) – 13 points
    10. Niceforyou (ITA) – 12 points
    11. Team Extreme (EUR) – 11 points

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