The Calais (which way?) Round Britain

From Calais James Boyd looks at the impressive line-up for Sunday Open 60 lap of the British Isles

Friday June 1st 2007, Author: James Boyd, Location: United Kingdom
The following pictures are of the boats in order they were built and gives a good indication of how Open 60 hull shapes have evolved over the last decade and how cockpits have gone from being small and enclosed to being much larger and open. Above the former Sodebo/VMI Finot Conq design Akena Verandas
Dee Caffari's Aviva is a similar vintage Finot-Conq design, note the small cockpit, deck spreaders and the slow turn of the bilge compared to more recent boats below.


Roxy , the former PRB is another boat from the 2000 Vendee Globe like the ones above and also has a Finot-Conq hull, but a Lombard designed deck. Note the kick-up rudders and enormous mainsheet/vang track and again a tiny cockpit.


Artemis , the Owen Clarke design that has previously been Hexagon and Pindar . Note the change in hull section aft, open ended cockpit, twin wheel steering


The Lavanos design Maisonneuve has a similar section aft to Artemis , also with spade rudders (but tiller operated) and a more open cockpit layout.



Jean le Cam's Lombard design VM Materiaux built for the last Vendee Globe. Note open ended cockpit (smaller enclosed cockpits are better to prevent the skipper falling out but have a tendency to fill up with more water than cockpit drains can cope with), flippy up rudders, deck spreaders


Cheminees Poujoulat , the former Virbac Paprec and the first Farr designed Open 60. Kick-up rudders, open cockpit with more protection, conventional mainsheet set-up


The latest Owen Clarke offering in Temenos II . Hull shape is an evolution of Artemis but with a chine (not visible)Below: a latest generation Farr boat in Jeremie Beyou's Delta Dore. Clearly an evolution of Cheminees Poujoulat above
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