Splash (boat class)

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Notation
Splash (boat class) .jpg
Boat dimensions
Length above : 3.55 m
Width above sea level : 1.30 m
Draft : 0.72 m
Weight (ready to sail): 55 kg
Sail area
Mainsail : 6.3 m²
Others
Rigging type: Cat
Yardstick number : 121
Class : international standard class
Splash dinghy

The Splash is a one-handed - yawl . It was designed by Roel Wester , a successful OK sailor , for young people between 13 and 18 years of age (now up to 21 according to the decision of the international association SCIA) who have outgrown optimists .

The Splash is made in the Netherlands . Around 3500 boats are in use worldwide in 2007. The sail area used to be 5.5 square meters - now 6.3 square meters - the weight is 55 kg. The Splash is an international " one-design class " recognized by the ISAF International Sailing Federation . The cockpit offers sufficient freedom of movement and opportunities for riding out .

The Splash as an international class has been sailing open world championships ( Worlds ) in various countries in the past, often with over 150 participants, and currently with almost 70 participants. There are no special qualifying regattas to participate in. However, in most countries there is a screening in which the sailing skills and the safe mastery of the regatta rules must be proven. The national class association determines the sailors as participants in the Worlds according to these criteria. Thanks to the open world, even very young sailors can gain their first experience in large, international regattas . In 2008 the Worlds was in Tavira (Portugal), in 2009 in Great Britain, 2010 in New Zealand and 2011 in the Czech Republic . In Germany there are currently over 50 boats, 33 of which are registered with the German Sailing Association (DSV). Since the beginning of 2006, the class association SKOG, Splash Klassen Organization Germany eV, founded in 2004, has also been an extraordinary member of the DSV and thus recognized. In Germany, most regattas - as yardstick - are sailed together with other classes.

The Splash concept has been further developed since autumn 2013. It provides for the previous Splash as an international boat class Splash Blue and a training variant with a smaller sail than Splash Green. Splash Red is the new variant that replaces the previous Flash. It has a larger foil sail and no longer needs a separate large tree.

Notation and manufacturer

In 1991 Splash became a boat class in the Netherlands, in 1999 Splash Blue became an international class. In 2013 Jachtwerf Heeg became the licensed Dutch boat builder of the Splash and the mark of the boat class was renewed. So far and occasionally on higher boat numbers (so: 2646) it was an S-shaped duck on waves. The word mark SPLASH - using the duck S - also has curved contours throughout. Since 2013 - from boat numbers of around 2500 - the new symbol has only straight lines: an upright rectangle, interrupted by 4 fine white lines, parallel at a 45 ° angle from bottom left to top right, ending in 2 small dark triangles. An "S" is also stylized with the overall contour. Just like the former logo, it is applied to the starboard side of the sail and portside in a mirror image form in the same place.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b SKOG class description. Retrieved January 25, 2015 .
  2. ↑ ISAF class rules (English). Retrieved January 25, 2015 .
  3. ↑ in 2011, see http://www.splashworlds.org/
  4. ↑ Notice on the Class Association's website, February 5, 2014, accessed March 21, 2014, http://www.splashworldwide.org/ . - Redirects to http://www.splashworlds.org on June 1, 2016
  5. ↑ http://www.splashboats.com/downloads/brochure-Splash_EN2015.pdf Splash - Fast and Spectacular, brochure (PDF), 'Jachtwerf Heeg, 2013 (?), Accessed June 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ http://www.splashworlds.org/fotoboek/sliders/spanje-slider Pictures from SplashWorlds2015, www.splashworlds.org, accessed June 1, 2016.