Monday 4 February 2008

Safety and Sea Survival Course

Syllabus

Course Syllabus


Preparation for Sea Survival
Survival, difficulties & requirements
Equipment available
Training drills
Actions prior to abandonment.

Principles of Survival
Protection in both hot and cold conditions
Location
Water rationing and collection
Food Rationing

Survival craft ailments

Lifejackets & Liferafts
Lifejacket: - design, construction, wearing and use
Safety Harness: - design and use
Liferafts: - standards, design, launching, equipment
Actions taken whilst in liferaft.

Search & Rescue
Rescue by helicopter or vessel
Role of Coastguard
UK and International SAR Organisations
Other services

Practical Wet Drill
Liferaft launching, boarding
Survival whilst in water
Capsize drill
Final abandonment

Saturday 2 February 2008

Power of Mumm30 vs Wauquiez Centurion 45S

Power of Mumm30 vs Wauquiez Centurion 45S
Force generate by the sail should be proportional to the sail area Larger boat has larger sail and heavier mass. Power/ mass is a parameter to compare power of different boat.
Suppose two boat generate same force/ unit sail area although the sail configuration differ.
Area of MUmm 30 sail are= 27.44+ 19.37 meter2=46.8 m2
mass of Mumm30=1950 kg A/m=0.024
http://www.mumm30.org/pdf/M30ClassRule2.pdf
http://www.wauquiez.com/old_c45_uk.php
Area of sail Of Centurion 45s=115 m2
Mass=10500 kg A/m=0.011

Conclusion: Mumm 30 should be faster than Centurion 45S