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Latest Sailing Trials
After starting the day with high winds, torrental rain and finally hail (yes, actual hailstones) the weather brightened up and the sun came out. As the wind eased off for a while, S/Y Twizzle was able to hoist its full compliment of sails, including its huge racing Gennekar with TWIZZLE blazened in huge letters, the Mizzen Staysail and the Genoa (largest 3DL sail ever made). Here are a selection of photos:
Gathering in the Gennaker with its Snuffair pneumatic Snuffer:
Sailing into rough water off the Friesland Islands:
Posted under Build Progress, Twizzle Blog. Sunday, August 29th, 2010 by msb
S/Y Twizzle has been undergoing further sailing sea trials despite the inclement weather in Harlingen in the North Sea, tuning up the sails and testing out its performance capabilities.
Posted under Build Progress, Twizzle Blog. Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 by msb
S/Y Twizzle went out on a Sailing Sea Trial in driving rain and 24 knot winds on 7 August, testing performance in various conditions. The North Sail Mizzen Staysail made out of advanced Cuban Fibre (monfilament Dyneema fibre autoclaved in sections) was hoisted for the first time. This sail, between a hydraulic pad-eye forward of the raised bridge and the top of the Mizzen Mast provides an estimated 1.5 to 2 knots extra speed in reaching/downwind conditions.
Posted under Build Progress, Twizzle Blog. Sunday, August 8th, 2010 by msb
S/Y Twizzle has caused quite a stir in Harlingen in northern Holland, especially with photographers.
Image by Dick W Manshande
Posted under Build Progress, Twizzle Blog. Friday, July 30th, 2010 by msb