FAST40+ Ran Shed Party
by Louay Habib / FAST40+ Class 11 Apr 2018 00:21 PDT
FAST40+ Ran Shed Party © Louay Habib / FAST40+ Class
Niklas Zennstrom FAST40+ Rán is due to be splashed this week, and to celebrate the boat builder, Jason Carrington, threw a Shed Party at Carrington Yachts in Hythe, near Southampton, UK.
From the drawing board of Carkeek Design Partners, Rán will go for its first test sail this week. A new carbon mold was CNC milled by Persico in Milan, and shipped to Carrington Yachts. Jason Carrington is world-renowned both as a professional yachtsman and as a race yacht builder.
With an all carbon fibre construction, Rán has a very minimalistic layout with halyard locks to reduce the size and number of jammers and winches. There are no jib-cars, control lines adjust the position of the headsail clew and the spinnaker drop system below deck is state of the art. The single grinder pedestal and trimming positions are aft to keep crew weight to the back of the boat. The helm position, via a tiller extension, is behind the main sheet trimmer, and forward of the tactician. Rán features side-deck hiking benches and forward of the rig, the flush deck eases sail changes and manoeuvres. Rán also features a lightweight and environmentally friendly electric engine.
The FAST40+ Class returns to the Solent this April with a Training Regatta 21-22 April, and Round 1 of the six series circuit taking place 27-29 April. A dozen teams are expected to be competing in thrilling short sharp multiple races each day.
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