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Whitbread S ailboat Race

Whitbread S ailboat Race . by Obie Evans. Whitbread Round the World Sailboat Race . Toughest , longest, most expensive race of its kind Held every 4 years R ace covers over 31,000 nautical miles Takes over nine months to complete Nine port stops

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Whitbread S ailboat Race

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  1. Whitbread Sailboat Race by Obie Evans

  2. Whitbread Round the World Sailboat Race • Toughest, longest, most expensive race of its kind • Held every 4 years • Race covers over 31,000 nautical miles • Takes over nine months to complete • Nine port stops • Starts on the Thames River in the United Kingdom

  3. Project and Project Team • Bjorn Erickson – Project Manager • Karen Knutsen as chief designer • Trygve Wallvik as master helmsman • Project Deliverables • Build Sailing Vessel • Select and train sailing crew • Project Constraints • $3.2 million Budget • 45 week time limit

  4. Major Construction activities to be completed • Design of the hull, deck, mast, and accessories • Order mast, sail and accessories • Build deck • Build hull • Install ballast tanks • Install mast, sail and accessories

  5. Crew activities to be completed • Crew Selection • Secure housing for crew • Select crew equipment • Order crew equipment • Crew routine sailing/maintenance training • Sea trails for new boat and crew

  6. Original Schedule 50 weeks

  7. Project Costs

  8. Project schedule after crash activities

  9. Conclusion • By crashing Activities A,B and R • Project completed within 45 week timeline • Project over budget $620,000, total is $3.81 million • Sailboat will be ready for race

  10. References Kelly, C. (1998). Race on the high seas. Design News, 54(9), 84. Larson E. and Gray C. (2011). Project Management, The Managerial Process, Fifth Edition, McGraw-Hill/Irvin Publishers, New York, New York. Black, R. (2000). Complete Idiot's Guide to Project Management With Microsoft Project 2000. Que.

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