Monsoon Cup Yachts launch in Pulau Duyong
by RURRUM on 5 Nov 2009
F36 being cranned into the water during the monsoon rain Gareth Cooke Subzero Images/Monsoon Cup
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The Monsoon Cup Racing Yachts, the F36's were launched into the waters at the Ri-Yaz Heritage Marina Resort & Spa in Pulau Duyong, amid a strong winds in excess of 20 knots at times.
The first yacht was successfully launched into the water at 10.50pm. Works to transfer the yacht from its storage area (hardstand) at the marina into the water continued throughout the night to take advantage of the high tide in Kuala Terengganu.
'It is a delicate operation for us at every Monsoon Cup. We want to ensure that the boats are lowered safely because the team has worked so hard over the last several months to prepare the boat for the Monsoon Cup,' said Yacht Manager David Mills.
The yachts will undertake several test runs before they are certified fit for the Asian Matchracing championships, the Malaysian titles and then the Monsoon Cup in December, he added. Two cranes were present to ensure that all the eight boats were launched smoothly without any hitches.
The F36 was designed in New Zealand, but built in Western Australia. The boat was purpose-built for Match Racing such as the Monsoon Cup. Its hull is made of glass reinforced polyester resin with a foam core. It has an overall length of 10.86m with a beam width of 3.48m and draft (underwater depth of hull) of 1.9m.
The yacht weighs a total of 3,850 kg and has mast height of 13m. Its main power is provided by main sail which has a total area of 33sqm, a genoa sail with a total of area of 30 sqm and spinnaker sail with a total area of 70 sqm.
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