Aeolos P30 Racer, a double-handed up-and-comer?

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It perhaps borrows its name from the Greek God of Winds. Or from Aeolos son of Poseidon, God of the Seas. Either way, Hans Genthe‘s carbon rocket Aeolos P30 Racer nears its readiness, harness the winds and slice through the seas.

A few months ago I wrote about the original concept, although it carried another name.

In spite of a slight delay on the very aggressive time-plan, the design of the Aeolos P30 is now completed.

Aeolos Composites is currently producing the first hull to be sold to Switzerland for test sail.

Optimised to be easy to handle, light, fast, transportable and affordable (in the 100k€ segment) makes for an ideal candidate in the double-headed growing fleet.

Will we see one in Scandinavian waters already in the coming summer?

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Boat

• simple, reliable, light.
• quick to assemble (without crane), easy to transport
• single/double hand (OSR2) and inshore racing with six
• CE-Norm Category B (offshore)
• upgrade to A with additional equipment possible
• length: 9,14m
• width: 2,95m
• 1.505t empty but rigged boat without sails and motor
• 1,980t double hand full equipped
  for 3 days saIling with 160kg Crew
• ballast ratio: more than 50% (800kg)
• draft: 2,2m – 0,5m
• Full carbon sandwich (epoxy/vacuum infusion)
• outside ALEXSEAL Paint on high build Epoxy Primer
• inside visible carbon or white lacquered
• CFD and Rating optimized by renowned partners
• Structural Engineering/CE certification made in Germany
• Carbon tiller with carbon tiller extrension
• ball beared rudder cassette
• aluminium traveller track
• aluminium food rails

Appendix

• lifting keel with carbon fin and lead bomb
  (goes through the cabin roof for transport)
• lifting rudder in cassette with carbon tiller

Sail area
(depends on the setup,ORC, IRC or One Design)

• jib 23,5 sqm
• main 33,8 sqm
• upwind 57,3 sqm
• 111 sqm gennaker

P: 11,910m
E: 3,848m
I: 11,418m
J 3,563m
I spin: 13,313m
TPS: 5,465m

Rig

• Pauger divisible carbon mast
• tube weight 22.6kg
• total weight with fittings/spreaders ex rigging 37kg
• ROD or Dyneema Rigging
• Carbon boom
• Carbon bowsprit, foldable (harbour) and removable (transport)
• Halyards: Gennaker (top), Code 0 (top), Main (1:2), Jib, Cutter stay

Fittings general

• very high-quality fittings, rather oversized
• Marlow ropes (Grand Prix quality)
• 4 self tailing winches
• backstays with high load ball bearing blocks
• starboard clutch bank:
  1. Gennaker halyard
  2. Main Halyard
  3. Cutter stay
  4. Code 0 tackline
• port clutch bank:
  1. Code 0 halyard
  2. Jib Halyard
  3. Gennaker tackline
  4. bobstay gennaker boom (1:4)
     Mainsail handling/trim
• oversized traveller system
• mainsheet system 1:4, 1:18, 1:16 ratio
• cunningham 1:8
• boon vang both side adjustable
• main halyard with reef loops
• 2 reefs

Jib handling/trim

• 3D jib bearing on long tracks
• dyneema jib traveller
• jib tack adjustment
• cutter jib halyard high load

Downwind sails handling/trim

• 2 sheeting systems for gennaker/code0
• 2 mast top halyards (gennaker/code0
• 2 barber hauler with 3 padeye positions each side
• gennaker trompet wit ball bearing tube in the hatch hole
• gennaker bag in cabin entrance
• jockey pole as option

Interior

• foldable cabin stair steps
• 2 bilge pumps
• cabin light red/white
• light starbord/port berth
• electro panel (8 fuses/switches)

Motor

• removable motor plug
• prepared for E-POD drive 6hp
• also possible to add an simple 3-6 HP outboard engine in the plug
• 5 HP are sufficient for up to 7 knots speed
• blind plug if motor is removed
• if the motor is removed no resistance during saling

Additional options

• Pod or Outboard between keel and rudder removable
• Cooker arm (carbon, removable)
• Carbon toilet)
• Tubular bunks (carbon, removable)
• Foreship mattresses
• LiFePo battery
• Electronics package
• Autopilot
• Life rafts 2 or 6 persons
• Backstay jammers
• Jib halyard with mast lock

Additional transport options

With this option it´s possible to launch the boat without a crane and help.

• Tilt slip trailer (width 2.5m) 2.5t
  no permission in Italy necessary
• Mast laying device
• Rudder bag