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New Keel Boat A cquisition

New Keel Boat A cquisition. Michał Kwiatek 21/11/2013. Context. 2012 General A ssembly discussed acquisition of a large, race-worthy keel boat People outside of the committee to be involved decision-making process

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New Keel Boat A cquisition

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  1. New Keel Boat Acquisition Michał Kwiatek21/11/2013

  2. Context 2012 General Assembly discussed acquisition of a large, race-worthy keel boat People outside of the committee to be involved decision-making process Currently no mooring place, but in order to get one, we must be ready to make the purchase rapidly

  3. Objective “Find the perfect new keel boat for the YCC” But: • Perfect for what? • As seen by whom? • According to which criteria? • Discussing boats can be like discussing politics….

  4. Objectives of this presentation • Explain process • Boats discussed and boats tested • Evolution of the selection criteria • Present the boat selected within this process • Get the General Assembly’s approval so that the next committee can: • secure a mooring place • purchase the new boat

  5. The process (1) January – February 2013 • Initial presentation to committee – “How to proceed with the new boat acquisition” • Call for volunteers through the YCC Blog • YCC New Boat Study group formed: • Bartek Pawłowski, David Porret, Helen Morris, Kirill Prokofiev, Michał Kwiatek, Tim Huckstep, Tim Foster, Patrick Diday, Ricardo Gonzalo, Vince Cobham

  6. Some criteria… PhysicalLength Breadth Draft Main sail Genoa Spinaker Max number of people Weight Engine Financial Price new Price second-hand in good condition Price of the trailer Engine maintenance cost Popularity Number of boats in Europe Number of boats in Switzerland Number of boats on the lake Competition Number of class regattas on the lake Number of boats in the Swiss Championship Number of boats in the European Championship Number of boats in Bol d'Or Number of boats in SdS Used for March Racing? Favourable SRS ratio? Didactical Learning curve Level in YCC course curriculum Fast track for key holders? Motivational Fun to sail in force 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6? Sexy for an evening outing? Sexy for a day outing? Sexy for Bol d'Or? Vision Club members with a vision to make it a success Areas of club activity addressed Safety Risk of damage to the boat Risk of damage to other boats Risk of injury RealisticCan we get a place for it? Can we afford it?

  7. The process (2) March – April 2013 • Brainstormed • criteria • visions • Compared boats on paper • Agreed on the initial list of criteria

  8. Boats we discussed Melges 24 X-35 SB-20 Longtze SunFast 3200 Mumm 30 M34 Grand Surprise Elan 36 Elan 350 Beneteau Figaro 2 • Surprise • J 70 • J 80 • B/one • Esse 850 • mOcean • Blu26 • Saphire • Seascape • A27

  9. Typical usage patterns Private member outings Keel boat training/courses Thursday nights Internal club regattas Social club outings External regattas (one class or handicap racing)

  10. The process (3) • April-October 2013 • Tested the boats (including a trip to Lake Garda) • Reviewed the objectives • Reviewed the selection criteria • Reached consensus!

  11. Boats we tested

  12. Agreed selection criteria

  13. Short list Saphire J/80 http://www.saphireboats.com/ http://www.jboats.com/j80

  14. Compared to Surprise

  15. Saphire Brand new boat design Several produced so far No second-hand market Strong weather helm (big main) More challenging than the Surprise J/80 • Established class • Over a 1000 boats worldwide • Big second-hand market • Balanced helm • Requires similar skill level as the Surprise

  16. New Boat Study Group’s Recommendation Purchase a J/80 or similar, second hand or new As soon as a place in Port Choiseul is procured Promote its adoption in the YCC under the “SU” key

  17. Request for GM vote Give the next Committee the mandate to: • Secure a mooring in Port Choiseul • Hold working funds of 20 kCHF thought to be necessary • Purchase a new or second-hand boat • J/80 or similar boat that fulfils the selection criteria listed above • At the approx. maximum cost of 70 kCHF(w/sails, w/o engine)

  18. J/80 Photos

  19. Reserve slides

  20. The ideal new boat… is fun to sail in typical lake conditions is used everyday all season motivates to improve keelboat sailing skills is not too difficult to learn boosts advanced keelboat sailing races in reasonably competitive regattas is used for more than one area of club activity is promoted by club members committed to make it a success is bought second-hand in good condition

  21. Accepted non-criteria Following several long discussions, we decided not to include these as deciding factors: • Less than 15 m2 of sail area, so that it can be sailed without a permit • Yngling is the most exciting keel boat in this category • Large fleet on the Geneva lake • Surprise remains the boat of choice competitive single class racing While definitely very important, these points are already covered by existing boats in our fleet.

  22. Popular on the lake • Boats with active jauge SRS on Lac Leman, based on: • http://www.swissratingsystem.org/app/srs/srs2012.nsf • https://apex.cern.ch/pls/htmldb_accdb/f?p=241:1

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