Objectif 1500- La machine

A sandyacht will be built for the occasion, it will be a serial machine in conformity with the Class III specifications, However in partnership with the designer of the prototype and sponsor of the event, SEAGULL, some innovations are brought and in phase of validation, in particular: rotary mast not stayed, sandyacht suspended under the axle, ...

  • The mast : a 40 mm fuorescente tape and of 2 m high minimum is stuck on the front edge of the mast.
  • The chassis :
    • maximum width : the sandyacht in functioning order, pilot in position, travelling between 2 distant vertical posts of 3,5m.
    • maximum wheelbase: the distance between the front wheel axis and the axis of the back wheels is to the maximum of 3,8m.
  • The stearing :
    • steering shackles : the steering shackles are made in stainless steel with a minimum diameter of 5mm and ensured by a wire .
    • stearing cable : the steering cables are made in stainless steel with a minimum diameter of 4mm, are sleeved or are crimped
    • stearing turnbuckle : the stearing turnbuckles are made in stainless steel with a minimum diameter 6mm and are provided with a system guaranteeing against the loosening (wire, nut...)
  • The brake : an effective brake is installed on the sandyacht. .
  • The propelling surface : the propelling total surface including the sail+boom+ mast is to the maximum of 7.35 m2. .
  • The weight : the weight of the sandyacht in order without the pilot and ballast noninterdependent of the sandyacht is at least 100 kg
  • Safety arc : a safety arc is obligatory, fixed with the back of the sandyacht. It can be replaced by the shape of construction of the hull. In all the cases the arch or the hull must exceed of 10 centimeters the top of the helmet of the pilot in position of piloting.