8,9 mètres de beauté
Le Whaleboat O28 est un bateau à rame océanique en fibre de carbone / mousse / matrice en époxy, infusé sous vide, longueur 8,9 mètres, largeur 1,9 mètre, pour un équipage de 2 à 5 personnes.
Le O28 ne se distingue pas seulement par son look – nous savons qu’il est splendide – il est aussi ultra-fonctionnel.
Sa ligne de flottaison plus longue en fait un bateau plus rapide, aux cabines plus spacieuses, où même les membres d’équipage les plus élancés peuvent se reposer confortablement, complètement allongés.
Concu pour la rame
Le Whaleboat O28 est conçu pour se comporter comme un véritable bateau à rames. Notre conception minimalise l’impact du vent sur tous les angles des cabines, créant ainsi un bateau beaucoup plus polyvalent. Il n’est pas construit uniquement pour naviguer sous le vent, et fera front aux vents de face et aux vents de travers. Nous appartenons, après tout, à la famille de la rame et non à celle de la voile.
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La vitesse est essentielle mais la sécurité est prioritaire
Le O28 est conçu pour se redresser de lui-même, même sans ballast. Les essais de roulis ont surpassé tous les résultats des simulations. Dans le cas improbable d’un chavirement, détendez-vous donc. Cela ne prendra pas longtemps pour vous remettre d’aplomb.
L’entière structure intérieure est composée de panneaux-sandwich fabriqués en fibre de carbone à infusion sous vide. Deux carlingues et des cloisons composent un compartiment. Chacun de ces 20 compartiments est collé au pont et à la coque, créant ainsi des secteurs étanches individuels. Même en souffrant plusieurs perforations le bateau se maintiendra à flot. Cette construction rigide et raide à l’extrême font du O28 l’un des plus navigables et des plus sûrs sur le marché. Souriez et agitez la main en direction de l’équipage du cargo en approche, pendant qu’ILS se préparent à l’impact …
Parlons technologie
Un pilote automatique robuste capable de gérer la vitesse réduite des bateaux à rames. Conçu pour diriger des gouvernails plus importants, il peut changer de cap en permanence sans se faire griller comme tant d’autres pilotes automatiques. Le système de commande du gouvernail est entièrement monté (et accessible) sous le plancher, maximisant ainsi la superficie habitable de la cabine arrière.
La construction des sièges coulissants et leur système de réglage réduisent le mouvement latéral. Les roulettes se trouvent sous les sièges, protégées ainsi d’un impact direct avec l’eau de mer. Les sièges restent attachés au bateau en permanence, et la charge sur les roulements est réduite.
Des sièges anatomiques conçus par un prothésiste afin de réduire ces douleurs au bas du dos.
Solution encastrée pour verrouiller la dérive, ce qui maintient le pont rincée et propre. Plus de blessures aux orteils et aux pieds causées par des dérives qui dépassent.
Parlons encore technologie
Système de direction au pied révolutionnaire utilisant une roue au lieu d’un pose-pied rotatif. Dites adieu aux inflammations du genou et aux entorses à la cheville.
Un coup d’oeil sur la poupe
L’ample surface de la cabine laisse de la place pour des panneaux solaires additionnels, si vous mourez d’envie de prendre cette douche extra-longue!
Nous avons légèrement aplani la section arrière afin d’optimaliser l’hydrodynamique de surf, augmentant ainsi la stabilité initiale et réduisant le risque de perdre le contrôle sur la vague.
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=== Nederlands in comment ===
Astrid Janse, who participated in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge last year with a team of 4, visited us last weekend to test the WhaleboatO28 for a next challenge with @janse_en_janse. This is her feedback about the boat after a day rowing on the North Sea:
- The inside space of the cabins is much larger than what we’re used to
- Easy to organise and access all my stuff: lots of integrated storage shelves and compartments - in addition to nets and floor hatches
- Foot steering by means of a wheel is easy to use, without strain on leg or knee, and can also be operated by hand
- Switching from auto to manual steering and vice versa doesn't require entering the cabin crawling over your rowing partner, to operate the autopilot. I can simply push a button on deck, accessible from the rowing position.
- Strong, structurally integrated outriggers. No risk here of bending them through intensive use like we did before.
And of course the boat looks fantastic, which is a nice extra for sponsors!
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Coaching a team like @team_migaloo is always a pleasure! First Atlantic Campaigns inspection for their #TWAC21 ocean crossing was a success, as were their training hours on the North Sea. Well done guys!
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Congrats to Team Migaloo! These guys just finished a 6-day training session on The North Sea with the O28 ‘Jan Martens’. No cutting corners here! No training on lakes, rivers or protected waters. They went out, full frontal, and experienced the harshness of the open sea. Fierce (spring) tidal currents, pouring rain, and frequent thunderstorms. A typical Belgian summer…
Apart from the actual rowing, they exercised with the para anchor, cleaned the bottom of the hull at sea, they navigated at night, through busy shipping lanes, and they learned to use the autopilot. They even practiced a MOB at night with a +2 knot spring tide! Keep up the good work guys!
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@Scurion headlamps were not only great during our atlantic nights, but also very useful for cleaning the bottom of our O28 ocean rowing boat.
Thank you @amyandresdottir for being our little baby seal of the day.
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The fantastic ladies of @blueatlantics on their maiden trip! Lots of laughter and hard work brought them to @royalnorthseayachtclub .
Well done ladies!
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Read about 20 years of designing and building rowing boats, the love for adventure and especially about our recent ocean expedition, this week in Knack magazine. (in Dutch)
Thank you for the article @ingridallaerts!
https://weekend.knack.be/lifestyle/magazine/drie-mannen-en-een-roeiboot/article-normal-1742021.html
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Ever wondered what the Whaleboat O28 cabin interior looks like? Head over to whaleboat.be/O28 for details.
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The Whale’s back home. Roaming the North Sea.
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Preparing for their ocean crossing later this year, pairs Team Migaloo spent last weekend at the Belgian coast for a first training in a Whaleboat 028. 30 NM on the North Sea are now done and dusted! Tristan and Aidan enjoyed surfing on a 2-knots spring-tide North Sea current. Not so much rowing against it though... nor beating against a 5bft Northeaster, full frontal on the bow. But they made it, smiling, after 10 hours of ocean rowing. Congratulations, and see you soon for more training!
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Future ocean rowers! We will have a Whaleboat O28 ocean rowing boat on the water for viewing and try outs. Teams are welcome to test the boat on the North Sea in Blankenberge, Belgium, under the professional guidance of boatbuilder and licensed skipper Koen. Please send a PM for info on prices and availability. Book your weekend on the water now!
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That unique moment when a giant wave crashes on deck and blows you out of your shoes, or when the boat hits 15 knots, surfing down a wall of water, is always the moment someone forgot to turn on the camera, or the battery died just moments before the grand spectacle. And often, conditions were simply too rough and we were holding on for dear life, not thinking about the bloody camera.
So we have to do with less spectacular images from the ocean. Nevertheless they present a good view of the daily conditions we faced on the Atlantic during our row. Portuguese seamen had told us about this very strange year, with a lot of rain, cold and miserable. Frequent low pressure systems, creating winds from directions, abnormal for the time of year. And right they were! We experienced it all from the front row! 😏
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*** Front Row *** Captain’s log excerpts ***
We set off from Portimaõ, Portugal on the 25th of February at 10.15 am, after careful deliberation with our weather router Fritz. Weather conditions were far from perfect to start, 4m waves from the WNW - remains of a mid-Atlantic storm - and wind from the WNW. Quite a rough start, but not to worry, things should improve the following days.
The goal was to head out as far west as possible, then go south, pushed by the prevailing north winds. Once south of Madeira we would start the crossing west, even as high as the 28th latitude! A cunning plan this was, the standard route is to start the crossing between the Canaries and Cabo Verde, latitude 19th and lower, the easier option because of the more constant trade winds pushing the boat across. But going this far south would make the trip to Miami even longer! And we had an extra 1350 NM / 2500 km to row even as the crow flies, on top of the 2700 NM / 5000 km for the crossing.
Unfortunately, from the first night Jelle got seasick and Gijs and I had to rearrange our shifts, meaning even less sleep. Well, no biggy I figured, seasickness in these conditions is part of the game. In fact I was expecting this to happen. When Jelle and I rowed along Indonesia before, he got seasick often. Besides, I wasn’t feeling too great myself. Building the new boat, setting up the campaign, finding sponsors in these challenging times, all within 1 year, appeared to had influenced my sea-legs! I felt exhausted and nauseous. Even threw up an orange juice, quite the surprise for me! Never had been seasick in my life.
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