Lay
day wednesday, dinghy work, Thursday very nice raceday again..
3rd&4th, 1point behind on nr3.. last Race 2day. Liquid won its
class already.. 9 points ahead, and worst score could be 8 points.. so
congrats ..
Saturday, April 20, 2019
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Voile St Barth 2019
LES VOILES DE ST BARTH
Voile on Steve Schmidt Santa Cruz 70 'Hotel California two".....
My skipper .
Marc Pajot
5x FD World Champ, Silver medal at the 1972 Olympics at 19 with is older brother Yves, 5 times world champion,
winner of the cross-Atlantic Route du Rhum, etwice semi-finalist representing France at the America’s Cup as a Project Manager and Skipper, he has been representing French sailing achievement around the world.
With an increase in speed there comes an increase in the feeling of
control and power over the situation. Bill Lee's approach to this is the
cruising version of the Santa Cruz 70. This is a beefed up version of
the racing 70 hull with a brand new deck, interior and rig. This design
was done by Bill's in-house designer, Bob Smith, and I am sure Bob would
be more than happy to draw up any variation you may imagine. The SC70
has proven itself to be a very effective ocean racer and continues to
frustrate the exotic ULDBs.
The racing SC70 weighs about 24,000 to 27,000 pounds. The cruising version weighs 35,000 pounds and floats 2.5 inches lower in the water. To put this in perspective, consider that the heavyweight cruising version has a D/L ratio of 59.6! The D/L ratio of the racing version is 46 based upon the 7,000 pound displacement. So you're long, you're light, you're fast. I know from my own experience cruising the 24,000 pound 70-footer Meridian in the relatively sheltered waters of the Northwest there was no downside to light weight and speed. The transom is cutaway and open to the cockpit for easy access from the dinghy. Note the interesting engine location and the huge forecastle.
Santa Cruz 70 1985 $395,000
Voile on Steve Schmidt Santa Cruz 70 'Hotel California two".....
Marc Pajot
5x FD World Champ, Silver medal at the 1972 Olympics at 19 with is older brother Yves, 5 times world champion,
winner of the cross-Atlantic Route du Rhum, etwice semi-finalist representing France at the America’s Cup as a Project Manager and Skipper, he has been representing French sailing achievement around the world.
Member of French Maritime
Academy, the French Yacht Club, and the Monaco Yacht Club he is now
settled in Cannes, Côte d’Azur, running a Yacht Selection activity and a
consulting activity in marina landscaping. etc etc
This year Bella Mente lost top section of mast 2 days before start of Voile...
2 or 3 years ago Bella Mente lost her entire mast here..
Sailboat Specifications
Hull Type: Fin w/spade rudder
Rigging Type: Masthead Sloop
LOA: 68.00 ft / 20.73 m LWL: 62.00 ft / 18.90 Beam: 15.08 ft / 4.60 m
S.A. (reported): 1,520.00 ft2 / 141.21 m2 Draft (max): 9.00 ft / 2.74 m
Displacement: 24,000 lb / 10,886 kg Ballast: 9,600 lb / 4,354 kg
S.A./Disp.: 29.35 Bal./Disp.:40.00 Disp./Len.: 44.96
Construction: FG/Composite Ballast Type: Lead
First Built: 1985 tot 19built
Builder: Santa Cruz Yachts (USA) Designer: Bill Lee
BMW Diesel HP:138
Perry Design Review: Santa Cruz 70
Fast is fun for cruising, too
September 13, 2000
The racing SC70 weighs about 24,000 to 27,000 pounds. The cruising version weighs 35,000 pounds and floats 2.5 inches lower in the water. To put this in perspective, consider that the heavyweight cruising version has a D/L ratio of 59.6! The D/L ratio of the racing version is 46 based upon the 7,000 pound displacement. So you're long, you're light, you're fast. I know from my own experience cruising the 24,000 pound 70-footer Meridian in the relatively sheltered waters of the Northwest there was no downside to light weight and speed. The transom is cutaway and open to the cockpit for easy access from the dinghy. Note the interesting engine location and the huge forecastle.
Santa Cruz 70 1985 $395,000
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