Vim (yacht)
 The VIM in the Kalø marina , 2016
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The sailing yacht VIM is a regatta yacht of the 12mR meter class , which was commissioned in 1939 by the American entrepreneur Harold S. Vanderbilt from the New York yacht designer Olin Stephens .
history
Vanderbilt wanted to enter the prestigious sailing regattas of the 12-meter class in British waters with the yacht. The design by Olin Stephens was very modern for the time, as it was based on the results of intensive tow tank tests and was also inspired by the design of the successful 6-meter yacht GOOSE . Olin Stephens later said: "She was a real refinement on what I had done before". VIM was a special 12-meter yacht, like the British yachts Trivia , Evaine and the US yachts Tomahawk (owner: Thomas Sopwith ), Flica II (owner: Hugh Goodson), Ornsay (owner: A. Cornell) , built in 1939 and Jenetta (owner: Sir William Burton), but with a more aggressive keel and fuller lines in the bow . Was built VIM at the Henry B. Nevins yard on City Iceland in New York. The keel was laid on January 20, 1939 and the launch was on April 29, 1939, the home port was Newport (Rhode Island) , USA.
construction
VIM was based on the Third International Rule , a further development of the First Rule based on the weight limit of this formula. The hull weight was based on the minimum of the formula specifications and the mast was made of aluminum because it was more stable and lighter than comparable material. The stage and shrouds were streamlined or clad.
VIM also received the first two-speed coffee grinder ever mounted on a 12-meter yacht. With these coffee grinders, you can get the jib pods tight particularly quickly during turning maneuvers . The cockpit was narrower than usual and watertight. VIM also had one of the first trim tabs on the rudder blade , copied from aircraft construction (Flettner rudder ). In this way, the trailing edge on the rudder blade could be checked from the cockpit independently of the rudder movement. The setting was operated via a hand wheel and a built-in gearbox that was attached to the rudder head. The gearbox rotated a rod within the hollow rudder stock, transmitting the rotation to the trim tab. The turn was 14 degrees to port and 14 degrees to starboard .
VIM had a simple little cabin below deck with two full berths and two dog berths . In the front part there was a large room for stowing and packing the sails. This division saved weight in the middle of the ship and did not interfere with the galley and toilet on the right forward.
Regattas
The yacht VIM and its owner and skipper Harold S. Vanderbilt received a warm welcome and great attention in the UK shortly after being launched in 1939 . The sailing successes came immediately: In the first two regattas, VIM practically left its rivals behind. Heckstall-Smith reported in the magazine Yachting World on June 23, 1939 about the outstanding design by Olin Stephens based on the tow tank tests, the outstanding light mast with less wind resistance, the greater power of the winches (coffee grinder) and the better cut of the sails , especially the jib and the spinnaker . However, he continued to emphasize the skill of the crew in sailing maneuvers, the sail trim, the choice of course in the race and the calculation of the tidal currents without a local pilot as reasons for victory.
At the end of the 1939 season, VIM won 19 out of 28 regattas. She sailed seven races in the shallow tidal waters of the east coast and won five. Then she moved to the deeper waters of the west coast and won 6 out of 7 races. Then she came into the tidal waters of the Solent . Here she sailed 14 regattas and won 8. Her success was outstanding and the popularity of her owner and crew was enormous.
1940 and 1949 won VIM the King's Cup of NYCC and 1940, the Astor Cup and the Larchmont Race Week in Westchester County , New York.
Career after 1950
In 1951 the new owner John N. Matthews took over the yacht with its new home port Oyster Bay (New York) and used VIM as a reserve yacht. In 1952 she won the Astor Cup ( New York Yacht Club ) and in 1955 the Queen's Cup .
The owner took part in the America's Cup selection regattas in 1958 . In 1957 he asked Olin Stephens to restore VIM to the original version. The machine was removed along with some other heavy equipment. The hull was re-planked, new Dacron sails and a new rig were procured. A photo of the VIM yacht featured the August 4th 1958 cover of Life Magazine , which was dedicated to the America's Cup.
The design from VIM was used by the Sparkman & Stephens design office for the design of the new 12-meter yacht Columbia . In the trail races, the crew of Bus Mosbacher and Dick Matthews (son of the owner) as second helmsman and the other son Donald Matthews, Brad Noyes, Dick Bertram and Ted Hood , who was just experimenting with new sail materials, supported. VIM was very successful, and at the end of the races she was the best of all participants except Columbia , who sailed a little faster upwind in higher winds. The last series showed a very close race in which VIM probably sailed best. Columbia won the 5th race in 12 seconds and was selected as the defender of the America's Cup in 1958.
In 1959 a Roman Catholic charity used the yacht VIM . She was then chartered by Sir Frank Packer for five years. The design of the Australian yacht Gretel was created by the designer Alan Payne based on the model of VIM . Gretel was challenger of the America's Cup in 1962 and VIM served as her sparring partner in preparation for the cup.
In 1965 Sir Frank Packer bought VIM and their new home port became Sydney, Australia. He used the yacht in 1967 as a sparring partner for Dame Pattie and in 1970 for Gretel II .
VIM was sold to Yenchap Estates Pty Ltd. in 1973. In 1976, Dr. Tony Fisher the yacht with homeport Taranto Point (NSW, Australia). In 1977 VIM disappeared from Lloyd's Register , but remained in Australia. From 1980 to 1985 she was owned by Leo Berliner, who replaced the stern of the yacht.
In 1985 Paul and Yvonne Maule took over the yacht. VIM is being restored at the Ken Beashel shipyard and the original stem is discovered and reinstalled, as are many other pieces of original equipment such as the coffee grinder. The original rig with running backstays was reinstalled. After two years of work, VIM was launched again and used as a charter yacht.
In 1990 Alberto Rusconi bought the yacht. La Spezia and Genoa became new home ports . The new owner subjected VIM to a first partial restoration. She took part in regattas in the 12-meter class in the Mediterranean, but she did not get good results as there was no well-rehearsed crew on board. She also started again against Tomahawk , which also belonged to Alberto Rusconi. In 1999 an extensive restoration was carried out with a new deck, partial re-planking and a new machine. A complete refit without a limited budget took place in 2003 at the Italian shipyard Cantiere Navale dell'Argentario.
In April 2014, Patrick Howaldt bought VIM for $ 775,000. The home port is now Copenhagen in Denmark ( Kongelig Dansk Yachtklub ).
Regatta results after 2014
- First appearance was a fifth place at the world championship of the 12mR class in Barcelona (with a crew from the New York Yacht Club).
- First place at the European Championships 2015 in the 12mR class as part of the Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup 2015 on the Flensburg Fjord in front of Glücksburg .
- Third place at the Kieler Woche 2015 in the 12mR class.
- Third place in the regattas for the Framnæs Meter Cup 2015 on the Sandefjord in Norway.
- First place in the open German championship (German Open) 2016 in the 12mR class as part of the Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup 2016 on the Flensburg Fjord.
- First place at the Kieler Woche 2016 in the 12mR class.
- First place at the Kieler Woche 2017 in the 12mR class (classic class).
Web links
- 12 Meter Class: Portrait Yacht VIM , English
- website: Thea, Vanity V and Vim, 12mR of Denmark , English
- youtube: VIM video portrait , Danish
- youtube: VIM, training session in strong breeze on Øresund June 7, 2015
- YouTube: Famous Yacht 'VIM' Shipped Home To USA (1939) , English
Individual evidence
- ^ Yacht 1939, No. 12, Vanderbilts Zwölfer finally under construction , accessed on October 13, 2016
- ↑ Yacht 1939, Issue 19: Flica II is being tested in the tank , accessed on October 13, 2016
- ^ Yacht 1939, Issue 18: England's twelve are called Tomahawk, Ornsay and Jenetta , accessed on October 13, 2016
- ^ H. Dyer Jones and Luigi Lang: 12 Meter Class: VIM. International 12 Meter Association, accessed October 12, 2016 .
- ↑ Yacht archive history of the meter class: focus 12mR: history of 1930-1939, Third Rule Zwölfer , accessed on October 13, 2016
- ↑ Yacht 1939, Issue 22: Zwölfer with aluminum mast , accessed on October 13, 2016
- ↑ Yacht 1939, Issue 22: Vim gets an aluminum mast , accessed on October 13, 2016
- ↑ Yacht 1939, No. 24, picture of the arrival of VIM in Great Britain , accessed on October 13, 2016
- ↑ Yacht 1939, issue 30: Vim drives old stuff , accessed on October 13, 2016
- ↑ Yacht 1939, No. 34, Vim and the English twelve , accessed on October 13, 2016
- ↑ website zacboats: VIM sales advertisement , accessed on November 1, 2016
- ↑ Norddeutscher Regatta Verein (NRV): Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup 2015, results, July 6th, 2015 ( Memento of the original from November 1st, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 1, 2016
- ↑ Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup 2015, list of final results , accessed on November 1, 2016
- ↑ Kieler Woche 2015, Final Overall Results , accessed on November 1, 2016
- ↑ Framnæs Meter Cup 2015, Final Overall Results , accessed on November 1, 2016
- ↑ Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup 2016, list of final results (Vintage group) , accessed on November 1, 2016
- ↑ Kiel Week 2016, Final Overall Results , accessed on November 1, 2016
- ↑ Kiel Week 2017, Final Overall Results , accessed on June 26, 2017
