Update on
of the developing Oman Sail team in the her programme will not include the classic
coming years. If, as it is hoped, the Arabian European based records or solo races,
100 becomes the Class of choice for other being instead focused on the development
Arabian
developing sailing teams in the region, of ocean racing in, and from, the Arabian
thereby avoiding the arms race seen in peninsula region, and extending out along
other big unlimited multihull classes, the historical trading routes to Asia and Africa.
100 - Oman
One Design aspect will create close-combat At the head of the Indian Ocean and the
racing whilst remaining in a context of gatekeeper of the entrance to the Gulf,
controlled costs. Oman looks south to Antarctica, and east to
Sail's new
India and Asia. These are the playgrounds for
Proud heir of the Musandam world-record the ocean racing part of Oman Sail, and it is
breaking trimaran, the Arabian 100' is an hoped in future, professional ocean racing in
flagship
already proven concept, developed by the Gulf region in general as other countries
multihull experts Nigel Irens (UK) and Benoît in the region take up the challenges that the
Cabaret (FRA). Oman's new flagship is new Arabian 100 Class offer.
multihull
a direct development of Francis Joyon’s
IDEC, round-the-world record holder, and The first Arabian 100 should be sailing by
sistership to Thomas Coville's Sodeb'O, the winter 2009, and the production has
currently attempting to break IDEC's record been implemented to allow the construction
Currently being built in Australia and
time, and new holder of the solo 24-hour of further identical boats for 2010 if the
destined to be the first ever modern ocean
record, both also designed by the Irens/ challenge is taken up elsewhere.
racing boat to be assembled in the Middle-
Cabaret partnership. Although the Arabian
East, the first Arabian 100' trimaran will,
100' will differ to her counterparts in terms
when she hits the water in the winter of
of deck and interior layouts, since unlike the
2009, become part of a select group of the
The Arabian 100' in figures
French trimarans she has been adapted to
longest sailing
be raced by
trimarans ever
Length: 105 ft - 32 metres
a full crew of
built! She will
Width: 54 ft - 16.50 metres across its 3 hulls
up to five.
join the Oman
Mast height: 115 ft - 35 metres
Sail Racing
Maximum sail area (approx): 5,920 square
When
Team fleet as
feet - 550 square metres
working on
the largest
the blueprint
sailing boat to
of this new
be based in
speed
Building the Arabian 100' -
Middle-East
machine, the process and timeline
region and,
designers
along with
took Dame • Major elements (central hull, floats and
Musandam
Ellen crossbeams) built by Boatspeed, Australia
(ex-B&Q), form
MacArthur's using their highly successful “Custom
the embryo
B&Q (now Preg” system. The spars will be
of a fleet of
Musandam) constructed in New Zealand by Southern
ocean racing
as a Spars and the winch system will be
boats based
reference supplied by Harken Italy.
in the Arabian
and adjusted the general balance given • Assembly to take place in Sallalah in the
Peninsula.
the increased proportions of just over 100 south of Oman from May 2009
feet (32 metres). Relying on a long central • The assembly facility will be promoting
As announced above, Musandam plans to
hull that extends beyond the outer floats, apprenticeship and encouraging the
depart for her first big ocean challenge in
the Arabian 100' is designed to be safe at sharing of technical knowledge, while at
the new colours of Oman Sail on January
high speeds in rough sea conditions - her the same time showcasing Oman's
8th – aiming to get the first ever Omani
extended bow prevents dangerous nose- forward thinking and opportunities.
around the world. The heart of Oman Sail is
dives whilst sailing downwind, and thus • Launch date boat 1: winter 2009
about getting Omanis out on the water, from
allows for high average speeds over long • 2010 and beyond, series of record
beginners through the Oman Sail Academy
periods of time as we have seen with IDEC passages and event development in the
to the highest level of ocean competition,
and Sodeb’O. Middle-East and Asia.
and the new Arabian 100 trimaran will
provide the team with unrivalled capacity to
The sailplan, the "engine" of the boat,
develop ocean racing in the Gulf and Indian
has been carefully designed to remain
Ocean.
Current multihull records:
manageable even in stormy conditions, and
the mast is stepped rather far aft in order to
This new Oman Sail flagship has been
IDEC, Francis Joyon: fastest solo
take some pressure off the forward sections
been conceived as the first member of a
circumnavigation in 57 days, 13 hours, 34
(again to prevent nose-diving). To add
new One-Design class (identical boats),
minutes and 06 seconds.
clearance, the crossbeams are high above
rather than a one-off boat. On purpose,
the water, ensuring the boat will not sustain
Oman Sail have not opted to simply build
Sodeb'O, Thomas Coville: greatest distance
any damage by repeatedly hitting the crests
a bigger and better boat with records like
covered singlehanded over 24 hours - 628.5
of waves - a phenomenon which has been
the Jules Verne in mind – instead the new
nautical miles (awaiting WSSRC ratification)
known to become a speed-reducing factor
Arabian 100 will provide a challenging and
for many ocean-going multihulls.
exciting platform very suitable to the often
lighter wind conditions in the region as
Capable of speeds in excess of 35 knots
well as the storms of the Southern Ocean,
(65 kph), this giant trimaran is clearly among
and within reach of the sailing capabilities
the fastest ocean racers ever conceived, yet
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