NORTH SAILS LAUNCHES 3DI OCEAN 3703D MOULDED SAILS DEDICATED TO CRUISING
North Sails’ new product, moulded sails, is built on the success of the company’s 3Di NORDAC polyester for smaller boats and its OCEAN 700 superyacht cruising sail. 3Di OCEAN 370 sits between those two products to meet the needs of cruising boats in the 35-60ft range for both monohulls and multihulls. The moulded sails use patented sail technology shaped on three-dimensional moulds that were originally developed for racing.
“Our company culture is driven by an innate desire to continually develop sail technologies that allow sailors to have a more enjoyable experience,” said North Sails president Ken Read. “Cruising offers an outlet to escape life on land and the North Sails commitment to the cruising community is stronger than ever.
The 3Di concept was taken into the superyacht arena in 2018 with 3Di OCEAN 700 for larger yachts whose owners were looking for improved handling and long-lasting sails. The 3Di moulded sails technology produces sails reduce heel in a breeze and add power in light air and the sails are seamless.
MAIB PUBLISHES ITS 2019 ANNUAL REPORT
The MAIB has published its Annual Report for last year with details about its activities and safety investigation work undertaken. In an extract from his Foreword, Capt Andrew Moll, Chief Inspector of Accidents at MAIB, said, “I am pleased to introduce MAIB’s annual report 2019. It was a busy and successful year for the Branch improving safety at sea by our sustained output of safety investigation reports, safety digests, safety bulletins, and wider industry engagement. The Branch raised 1222 reports of marine accidents and incidents and commenced 22 investigations in 2019, compared with 1227 reports and 23 investigations started in 2018. Tragically, 13 investigations involved loss of life.
Recommendations In 2019 the Branch made 24 recommendations, of which 20 were promptly and fully accepted, indicating that the Branch continues to make targeted, proportionate recommendations. The MCA has continued its efforts to complete the actions required to enable recommendations to be closed. Many longstanding recommendations made to the Agency have finally been actioned, including a number aimed at reducing the fatality rate in the fishing industry.
Change and consolidation While the UK will continue to report marine casualties to the European Union (EU) until the end of the transition period, preparations have been underway to operate independently of EMSA. This has involved repatriating the UK’s historical accident data, some 42,000 cases, into a new database, which has been more time consuming and complicated than anticipated. During this transition, the Branch has had a limited ability to support external requests for data, and the decision has been taken to delay publication of the 2019 accident data until early in the autumn.
In order to assure that safety investigations are independent of marine regulation, agreement has been reached that the MAIB will carry out investigations into Very Serious Marine Casualties for the Red Ensign Group (REG) Category 1 registers of Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar and the Isle of Man. This is an exciting development that will benefit the wider REG family, and the Branch has taken on two additional inspectors to undertake this important work.
A number of retirements and departures have occurred over the year that, alongside the uplift for REG investigations, have created opportunities for internal promotion and recruitment. In total, six new inspectors have joined the Branch since September. These include two nautical inspectors, two engineer inspectors (all experienced mariners), a naval architect inspector and a human factors inspector.
Read the report in full at
https://bit.ly/2YIER32.
The Report • September 2020 • Issue 93 | 9
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