29-08-2005 - Tom 28 was chosen yacht for the 2005 ISAF Match Racing World Championship.
The Giovanni Ceccarelli design Tom 28 was chosen for the 2005 ISAF Match Racing World Championship to be held in Calpe, Spain from 12-17 September .
The race will be contested between the following sailors Peter Gilmour (AUS) -Ed Baird (USA) - Mathieu Richard (FRA) Philippe Presti (FRA) - Paolo Cian (ITA) - Sébastian Col (FRA) - James Spithill (AUS) - Ian Williams (GBR) - Bjorn Hansen (SWE) - Staffan Lindberg (FIN) - Eugeniy Neugodnikov (RUS) - Santiago Lopez - Vazquez (ESP) .
Eight identical Tom 28’s were built by Q Composites in Terragona Spain , and commercialised by NAUTICA EVENTS AND RESOURCES S.L. of Diego Martínez de Ubago Campos in Majadahonda, Madrid the actual European dealer.
Event site : www.cncalpe.es/pages/regatas/worlds2005/
25 may 2005 - Tom28: MATCH-RACE Objective now build in Spain !
A new boost from a boat that has its an eminent style
NAUTICA EVENTS AND RESOURCES S.L has acquired the national construction, distribution and sales exclusivity for the Tom28, the match-race specialized vessel and training boat designed by the prestigious Italian designer Giovanni Ceccarelli; the creator of the +39 design, which will be sailed by one of the Italian teams that aspires to participate in the next America’s Cup.
The Tom28 is a 26ft boat (8.48 meters) with an open design and an outstanding poised concept: the latest fast lines, a diaphanous deck with agile maneuvers, which has served to make it stand out as one of the most apt vessels in match-race competitions, to be used as a training and also as a corporate vessel for clinics. A spectacular boat that sells for an incredibly moderate and attractive price of only 26.0000€ (plus applicable taxes).
Highlights:
The first six Tom28 units with Spanish banner are presently being constructed for the Calpe Yacht Club, in Alicante, Spain and will be used to compete in the World Match-Race Championships that will be celebrated from the 12th to 17th of September, 2005
Two Tom28 units are presently being used as training boats by the crew of one of the Italian teams in America’s Cup 2007
The Tom28 in the preferred vessel when contending in the prestigious Trombini Trophy in Italy, a race where the world’s finest and most elite nautical skippers and tacticians attend.
The Tom28s are constructed at the reoutable Q-Yachts & Composites shipyard in Tarragona, Spain.
For further information, contact:
NAUTICA EVENTS AND RESOURCES, S.L.
Tel: +34 636 866 230
Fax: +34 91 659 26 60
Email: tom28@nauticaeventsandresources.com
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20 aprile 2004 - Giovanni Ceccarelli sign to design the new fast cruiser sailing yacht P&B-62.
Giovanni Ceccarelli sign to design the new P&B-62, it’s a sailing yacht with auxiliary engine, for the P&B yachting company , a young but with a long experience and dynamic company head by Marco Profili e Valerio Biondi in Rome - Italy. ( see link ) The yacht has a length over all of 18.80 mt. and will be built in series with high tech materials epoxy vacuum . It’ll be a real fast cruiser very innovative from the conceptual side of the design . The hull has a light displacement of about 14.000 kg. in light condition ( without crew and liquid ), the canoe body designed after an extensive working with VPP and CFD , without any constrictions from the racing rule as IMS. A real boat to sail fast and seawothmess for the sea of the world. The deck lay out it’s innovative but comfortable for the expert sailor. Also the interiors will be classic in the distribution but very innovative about the materials to be used with a research in the detail state of the art of the design made in Italy . Now I cannot tell more , early the first design on the web and in the principal media in the world ; if you are really interested to have info please email to me or to the yard. Giovanni Ceccarelli
24 may 2004 - Giovanni Ceccarelli sign the new yachts for +39 , the new Italian challenge for the America’s cup 2007 in Valencia .
The 24th of may in Gargnano in a fantastic Italian day , sunny and windy , has been presented the new Italian challenge for the America’s cup in Valencia 2007 the team +39 . The team will race with the flag of Circolo Velico Gargnano, president of the club and of the team is mr. Lorenzo Rizzardi . Giovanni Ceccarelli is the prinbcipal designer of the team, he’ll sign the two new hull for Valencia 2007 .
9 december 2003 - THE NEW AC RULE OPINION OF GIOVANNI CECCARELLI BEFORE THE FINAL VERSION
There have been many rumours flying around about what the new boat might look like with the new rule . Last time in new Zealand, I was principal designer of Mascalazone Latino’s campaign in NZ. I did a big scientific work and study that now with a new rule that may start from the basis of the old one can worth a lot in the term of time of development and direction of research. I agree on the preliminary ideas and rumours, that the Alinghi and Oracle had about the new rule to do small changes to the existing rule in the way to improve the actual class not to destroy it for a new one. "…displacements will be reduced and sail areas increased," said Alinghi's chief designer Grant Simmer. "Typically we're looking at reducing displacement by a tonne to 24 tonnes and a scope for varying the displacement of around 250kg….." ( from Scuttlebutt ) The old boat in future can be adjust with modification not so radical to start the study an research for the new campaign with the new two boats. Different items as the reduction on the minimum weight of around 250 kg. weight of the mast, I propose in a my submission after the last Cup to Ken Mc Alpine when he started the discussion for the new rule. One of the problem last time to design a lighter boat from the max 25.000 kg. it was connected with a reduction of the displacement was the fixed minimum weight and VCG of the mast both for a lighter boat so with less righting moment compared to and heavier max Dspl boat with higher right moment, so also for this reason I discharged the idea to go lighter to the max Dspl allowed from the rule. After the cup in my submission, I propose that the minimum weight and vcg of the mast must be connected in percentage with the Dspl of the yacht. A lighter boat with a max Dspl of 24 tons. means one ton less from the torpedo, it means in conjunction with more sail area downwind, Increasing the downwind sail area by around 7-8% it means better performance of the yacht more possibility to change position during the race, so more interest for the spectator but more job for the crew downwind, so I agree to have one more people to have more power on the winches. Also Valencia with the possibility to have a quite large range of wind will be the perfect arena for the events, different condition of wind means more all round boats or specific boats according to the politics of the team, in this way also a smaller team according to my experience can have more possibility to emerge in some races. All is in the spirit to do the most important event in the sailing area in the world . Giovanni Ceccarelli
10 June 2003 - Observations to the America’s Cup Class Rule Version 4.0 from ing. Giovanni Ceccarelli for the definition of the new rule Version 5.0 .
Observations to the America’s Cup Class Rule Version 4.0 from ing. Giovanni Ceccarelli for the definition of the new rule Version 5.0 . Preamble - I think that basically the actual IACC rule version 4.0 is a good rule for the purpose of the event that the boat are designed to . - I hope that the rule don’ t change in Section B , so the old boat can race an will be the base for the development of new boats . - I think that you have to change the rule connected with the “hula“ and discourage any interpretation of the rule that can give boat with part of the hull as appendage . My proposal for change to be part of the rule 5.0 , in red my suggest of modifications : - 19 APPENDAGES 19.9 The total number of moveable appendages shall not exceed three ( 3 ) , and : (i) one of the appendages can be removable but not with ballast connected (ii) the weight of the torpedo without the keel blade , max can be the 77 % of the Weight of the yacht in measurement condition ….. - 22. COCKPITS 22.1 Cockpits shall only be fitted aft of the side of the mast and forward of the AGS and shall be watertight except that : ….. (d) During sailing max 300 Lt of salt water can be present in the cockpit . (e) The sugar scope shall self drain overboard , there will be present holes or self bailers according to it volume that can provide the exit of the water in a small amount of time . - 28 MAST 28.1 The mast in rigged condition as specified below shall not weight less than the 3.2 %( threepoint two percent ) of the Weight of the yacht in measurement condition ….. Ravenna , 10 May 2003 Ing. Giovanni Ceccarelli
25 march 2003 - MDY 04 Madrid : Giovanni Ceccarelli
ON THE APPROACH TO DESIGNING AN IACC YACHT
ABSTRACT : In this paper I would like to explain how the work of the design team that I led in the last America’s Cup campaign was structured and then make some observations on the organisation of a project team for a hypothetical future challenge. The last America’s Cup campaign saw the overt introduction of CFD and FEM, two tools that will be adopted ever more widely in the future. I believe that the management of an America’s Cup project can provide analogies with the implementation of projects in the field of mass-production. My final observation concerns the concept of design in the project sense and this can serve to summarise a number of ideas on the organization of an America’s Cup team.
Tom 28 was chosen yacht for the 2005 ISAF Match Racing World Championship.
The Giovanni Ceccarelli design Tom 28 was chosen for the 2005 ISAF Match Racing World Championship to be held in Calpe, Spain from 12-17 September .
The race will be contested between the following sailors Peter Gilmour (AUS) -Ed Baird (USA) - Mathieu Richard (FRA) Philippe Presti (FRA) - Paolo Cian (ITA) - Sébastian Col (FRA) - James Spithill (AUS) - Ian Williams (GBR) - Bjorn Hansen (SWE) - Staffan Lindberg (FIN) - Eugeniy Neugodnikov (RUS) - Santiago Lopez - Vazquez (ESP) .
Eight identical Tom 28’s were built by Q Composites in Terragona Spain , and commercialised by NAUTICA EVENTS AND RESOURCES S.L. of Diego Martínez de Ubago Campos in Majadahonda, Madrid the actual European dealer.
Event site : www.cncalpe.es/pages/regatas/worlds2005/
ITA 85 first hull built by +39 challenge
ITA 85 first hull built by +39 challenge left the yard in Alfonsine (Ravenna).
Now is travelling to Valencia for the presentation in 06-24-2006
10 luglio 2006 - Giovanni Ceccarelli Principal designer for +39 challenge describes the main stage for the research, the design and the construction of ITA 85, the first boat of the team:
ITA 85 is the result of:
- 58000 hours of research and design and research by the Principal Designer Giovanni Ceccarelli and 11 Design Team member in the past 24 months. And the design process is still going on.
- 35000 hours per for the construction of the boat up to today.
- 110 candidate hulls designed and tested with 3 different CFD codes (Computer Fluid Dynamic) analysis for a total of 16000 hours on the team workstations. Then compared with VPP (Velocity Program Prediction).
- 200 bulbs and rudders designed and tested with CFD analysis for a total of 12000 hours on the team workstations.
- 3000 hours of FEM analysis and parametric design for the hull, deck, appendages and rigging.
- N° 9 scale 1:3 hull models (about 8 m of length) tested in the towing tank at Marin Institute in Wageningen (the Netherlands).
- 180 construction drawings realized up to today for the hull and the appendages.
For the hull and the deck construction have been used:
- 2000 kg of pre-preg carbon fiber ;
- 200 sqm Nomex core;
- 55 hull section cut with laser for the model construction ;
- 25000 kg of lead for the bulb ;
- 1500 kg of high tensile steel for the construction of the keel ;
- an oven with a length of 30 m, 8 m wide and 6 h height for the post cure of the hull up to 100 °C ;
- 18 kg of paint by AWL Grip for the hull painting
The philosophy of the project :
• together with the team the principal designer has designed a very innovative hull.
• There has been a intense cooperation with the sailing team for the design of the deck layout.
• ITA 85 is a very innovative hull for the under water shape such as the canoe body and the appendages. The new IACC rule version V has limited the variations of the boat displacement and sail area, but has left a great freedom for the hull and appendages shape. Thus the research has been focused mainly in those areas.
• The boat is tailored to her crew and to her helmsman Iain Percy, that has requested a boat easy to maneuver and with a good acceleration, to be able to gain the maximum in the race pre-start, a very important part of the regatta with the today race course type.
• Every new idea has been validated with CFD analysis and tested in the tank and for the structural parts with FEM calculation and mechanical tests.
The design team
• Giovanni Ceccarelli is at his second America’s Cup as Principal Designer of the +39 team. He’s describing this as a fundamental second stage of his design life experience.
• The research and design work has started 24 months ago when the Principal Designer started with the selection of the design team members, all with at least another America’s Cup experience.
• Gabriele Mazza, Alessandro Vicini, Julian Smith and Sebastiano Rech Morassuti has already been part of the Giovanni Ceccarelli design group with Mascalzone Latino in the 2003 America’s Cup in New Zealand.
• The design team is basically divided into structural and CFD research subgroups.
• The CFD group is formed by: Richard Korpus from Annapolis (Usa), word famous CFD software developer and with 3 America’s Cup Experiences. During the last Cup in 2003 in New Zealand he has been Principal Scientist in the Oracle team; Alessandro Vicini from Pisa (Italy) that is an aerospace engineer and Gabriele Mazza.
• Moreover there is a cooperation with the Pisa University in the CFD area. The University and, more specifically, the Aerospace faculty lead by Professor Giovanni Lombardi, develop various research projects.
• The structural team is formed by: Davide Tagliapietra, Richard Oliver and Julian Smith.
• The design team has been working till today in the Ceccarelli Yacht Design offices in Ravenna (Italy); now the team is in Valencia to overview the final stages of the project and boat construction, then the boat tuning at sea.
The research and the project
• 24 months of work up to today and the work is still going on.
• The use of special software to develop the hull lines has permitted the design of 101 hull, following a logical process. The automatic random processing of hull does not permit the use of the human mind and the following logical hull generation process.
• The new IACC formula limits instead the use of the most up to date technology under the structural point of view.
CFD or Tank Testing?
• I trust the CFD has a fundamental tool to investigate during the design of the immersed parts (hull and appendages) and of the sail plan.
• 4 different CFD codes have been used.
• the Tank Testing is at the same time very important for project like the America’s Cup. For this reason 9 hull have been tested in a 1:3 scale in the Towing Tank at Marin Institute in Wageningen (the Netherlands) The tank is still a fundamental tool to check the hull shape together with the wave pattern.
The sail number
• ITA 85 is the sail number that the head of the measurers Ken Mc Alpine has assigned to the hull after the final verification in the yard where the boat was under construction in Italy.
The boat construction
• The Yard designed for the construction of the hull in September 2005 is the Sicil Craft in Palermo. The construction of the composites parts has handed out to Cantiere Soleri in Alfonsine (Ravenna – Italy). Ů
• Sicil Craft yard has sent a team to Cantiere Soleri to help during the construction of the composites parts.
• The yard directed by Fabio Soleri has been chosen by the team President Lorenzo Rizzardi than has then weekly followed the construction since he has a good experience in boat construction. Also the design team was located close to the yard and therefore has check daily the construction process.
• Sebastiano Morassutti has been the project manager for the boat construction, together with Antoine Le Villain.
• An oven has been built on purpose. The oven can reach temperature up to 100°C with a length of 30m, a width of 8m and an height of 6m.
• The construction has been very accurate. A model of the hull and the deck has been built to realize a monolithic mould in carbon pre-preg.
• The result is a hull with a high longitudinal strength, superior to the previous generation and a weight of less than 2000 kg.
The developments for the future
• The developments of an America’s Cup boat does not finish till the last day of racing. Therefore this is only the first stage in the development of ITA 85.
The name
• Her name is 3901, with the formula one style, since she’s the first +39 hullbuilt for the IACC Class.
The color
• … she could have been painted in black or left carbon look, but then is instead blue.
• Blue because is the official + 39 Challenge team color since the beginning of the campaign.
• Blue because the sailors don’t like to change.
• Blue because it recall the color of Italy
• Blue because it recall the color of the Italian sea
• Blue and not transparent black because is lighter to paint the hull with blue.
• Blue because is more correct to protect the lamination from the UV rays.
• Blue because we don’t want to show the type of lamination of the outside skin.
The launch
The launch is forecasted in Valencia after a series of structural tests. The tuning up will then start in the Spanish sea against ITA 59 with a two boat test.
Principal data of the project
Hull +39-01
Principal designer Giovanni Ceccarelli
Design N° CYD 0104
Sail Number ITA 85
Overall Length 26.00 m
Overall Beam 3.80 m
Draft 4.10 m
Measurement Displacement 24 000 kg
Hull Composites Weight 2 000 kg
Ballast Weight 20 000 kg
Mast Height 36.0 m
Upwind sail area 365 sqm ( Main + Max Genoa )
Eng. Giovanni Ceccarelli
Principal Designer + 39 Challenger
26-10-2006 - ITA 85 start to sail in the water of Valencia
ITA 85 the first hull drawn by Giovanni Ceccarelli for the aiming +39 Challenge for the all challenge team to the America ' s Cup 2007 launched from Circolo Velico Gargnano
She has started sailing in waters of Valencia in a hot day of October ; the first days of navigation have been destined to structural tests, then test speed will be continued in a long tuning work with the first. Has despite few hours of Ian Percy navigation been maneuverability enthusiast from accelerations with light wind and the skipper Luca devotional has appreciated the wave making of ITA 85.
This project has been fruit of 28 months of work and research.
Thank all my collaborators here, who he has worked beaches building and all ones which have contributions to have our baby today that sails.
The people involved are Epaminonda Ceccarelli , Gabriele Mazza , Juan Garay , Alessandro Vicini, Richard Oliver , Julian Smith , Sebastiano Rech Morassutti , Lorenzo Guerrini , Richard Korpus and Soleri Yard directed by Fabio Soleri, shore team and crew directed by Eros Paghera and Centu , and for logistic Gabriele Uboldi.
