Episode 3: Farr Yacht Design | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15

the first mold was the hull not the deck!
and the first layer of your carbon was rovencarbon, not biaxial..

This video could be more informative if the narrator/actor was an actual boat builder.  He is very uninformed. 

Beautiful Boats!  At 7.42 the Red/White trimaran..    And the End Boat!  That has got to be a cat or a Tri?    Holly Smokes that's huge.    Got to bigger than the O'Neil Cat in San Fran.  Boy it will , or is flying now  ..

How thick is the carbon fiber being used

What type of resin is used?

Lower costs.That's also why they switched to a one design. These boats costs many millions of dollars. If Puma thought that they could gain 1 extra mile per day for $1,000,0000 extra, they would jump on it in a second. This should open it up for more teams to enter.

Retired. Designs always change and they beat the crap out of the hulls during the race. Stress cracks and damage everywhere.

What is the expected life of the boats after the volvo? Is there any thought given to the boats after the race?

Great video Rick! Very interesting, nice job on your mock up! Seemed like it worked very well, would have like to see the resin added...

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. I built double hull fibreglass boats with my father - from wood and plaster plug to finished product - and I was very confused by the narration. If you're wondering: the vacuum in the bag draws in the resin, which then spreads evenly across the plug, completely saturating the carbon fibre. After it dries the plug is removed and then a male mold is made inside the first one - this second mold is the production mold, off of which all the hulls will be created.

Thank you for keeping us in the loop in this way. It makes the long, long, long wait for the next race a bit more bearable and keeps the anticipation exciting!

I didn't realize that they bagged the pre-impregnated carbon fiber. How long do they keep that under vacuum? Very cool boats.

Im fapping to all that carbon fiber

I can never get a good seal on my vacuum bags either, love to know what the pro's do differently.

The mould needs to be very strong and stable, additionally it will need to withstand high temperatures during the curing process.

What is the reason for using carbon for the moulds? Seems overkill? Glasfibre wold be much more economic. Even if have to use twice as much comparing to carbon. Plz enlighten me! :)

that was quick, thanks! In the meantime, you can keep us happy with a lot more of these boat building videos! ;-) great stuff!

That is ORANGE. In 2005 Bruno Peyrons sailed this 36m catamaran around the world in 50 days to claim the Jules Verne trophy... The first VO65 will not be completed until Spring 2013.

Great little video explaining a critical part of the process. More pelase!

I run courses in resin infusion. Anyone interested? r.davies@pembrokeshire.ac.uk