Otra caricatura en el portal oficial de Alinghi.
Muestra la tradición "suiza" de multicascos en el lago Leman, frente a la tradición "francesa" de USA.
Bertarelli acaba de afirmar que los USA no saben nada de multicascos. Pero él y otros suizos del lago Leman van a USA a que les hagan los multicascos allí.
Happycalopse (ver la caricatura) Diseñado y construido en USA
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41' Trimaran Happycalopse
Marc Landolt of Lausanne, Switzerland owned "Happycalopse" for class racing on Lake Geneva. This extreme racing boat was a step towards a hybrid of catamarans and trimarans. The 300% displacement floats enable the boat to be sailed entirely on the leeward hull in as little as seven knots of true wind. With a total crew of five, the boat races with three crew members on the 10' retractable rack.
"Happycalopse" was originally built at R.D. Boatworks in Capistrano Beach, California. Bertrand Cardis, skipper of "Happycalopse" and owner of Decision S.A. in Morge, Switzerland updated "Happycalopse" with new Morrelli and Melvin designed pre-preg carbon fiber floats in 1993 and an 80-foot long rotating carbon fiber mast in 1994.
"Happycalopse" was designed to gain line honors in the Bol D'or, the largest international fresh water race in the world, held annually on Lake Geneva. "Happycalopse" won this event in 1990, 1991, and 1995, placed second in 1993 and '94, and placed third in 1992. Because of the intense competition, the boat was under constant pressure to be updated.
During the Omega Gran Prix de Beau Rivage, in which world class sailors were brought aboard as guest skippers and rotated each race, "Happycalopse" won the regatta, adding greatly to the intensity at the end of the season. At that time, the beams aboard "Happycalopse" were all that remained of the original equipment aboard the boat.
"Happycalopse" was sold two years ago to Frederic Amar and renamed "Red" after being painted red.
41' Alinghi Trimaran - Diseñado en USA
MORRELLI & MELVIN DESIGN & ENGINEERING, INC.
41' Alinghi Trimaran
SPECIFICATIONS
LOA 41' 0"
LWL 31' 0"
CONSTRUCTION PRE-PREG CARBON FIBER
DRAFT 1' 0" (BOARD UP)
10' 3" (BOARD DOWN)
MAINSAIL 1647 SQ. FT.
SOLENT 382 SQ. FT.
GENOA 723 SQ. FT.
DRIFTER 1832 SQ. FT.
MORRELLI & MELVIN DESIGN & ENGINEERING, INC.
4952 WARNER AVE., STE. 205, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92649 USA
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La verdad, son poco cuidadosos con la verdad histórica...