PHOTOGALLERY She was a traditional boat, now she is a hi-tech racing monster

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Take a beautiful 90-foot boat from 2004, lock yourself in a boatyard in New Zealand with a team of super-engineers, and pull out a nearly 100-foot bolide ready to break ocean records
and who knows, try to “set the bow” in front of such monsters as Comanche, Wild Oats XI or Rambler. We briefly told you the story of CQS, the boat of two-time Sydney Hobart winner Ludde Ingvall: this is the new name of the former 90-footer Nicorette, who won line honors at the Australian classic in 2004. (photos taken from www.sail-world.com)

Old Nicorette
Old Nicorette

THE RECIPE FOR A SUPERBOAT
But how does one turn a boat into a superboat? First and foremost is the endowment of DSS (an acronym for Dynamic Stability System), so as to “bridge the gap” with Wild Oats-type boats: the system consists of two retractable “wings” placed in the center of the hull. Depending on the walls, one of these wings is opened downwind to provide greater resistance to heeling.

large_15000723_10155400483529746_2605138879397986830_o1Then add a canting keel system, a forward canard in front of the mast (Cookson 50 style), two side “wings” so that the base of the rigging is widened. The hull has been lengthened in front of the mast so that the mast is more tacked (we are at 46% hull length starting from the stern), a solution that further increases the area of the headsails. Not to mention a maxi bowsprit integrated into the 4-meter hull-just think of the asymmetrical designs you’ll see up there! These are just some of the solutions devised by New Zealand naval architect Brett Bakewell-White. In the meantime we show you photos of the hull and renderings of the design, they are crazy (there will be a lot of fun, at the upcoming Sydney Hobart, which starts on December 26).

LOOK AT CQS, THE SUPERBOAT

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