After discovering the original architecture of Hugo Boss designed to save as much weight as possible and to sail in a dry and well protected environment, let's move on to the technological aspect of the boat. Because, on board, it is present everywhere.
Bringing navigation to life
"One of the pillars of the project is that you can be immersed in the boat with me" explains Alex Thomson. Thus, seven cameras are distributed on the boat (mast, roof, outrigger, front deck and interior).
Be more efficient
It is not only the boat that has been designed to be effective. The skipper aussi?! Thus, in collaboration with Nokia, the team has developed an interface to know all the skipper's vital parameters. The objective is to make people more efficient and to understand how to make them more efficient.
Alex Thomson will know how long to sleep, what his heart rate is, how many calories to absorb, but also analyze his sleep over 24 hours...
Using technology to improve visibility
With all this living and navigational space enclosed, it is very important for the sailor to have unbeatable visibility of all spaces. And to do this, he uses technologie?! Three connected tablets will broadcast live what is happening outside. In total, there are three front cameras, one under the radar and two under the bridge that can be operated at 360°.
Going around the world without fossil fuels
On the bridge, 20 m2 of solar panels will produce enough energy to go around the world without fossil fuels. Apart from the ecological aspect, this system has a technical advantage, as there is no need to transport quantities of fuel. "During the Vendée Globe, I had 225 L of fuel on board."
The fuel is used to run the generator that runs all the on-board electronics. IMOCAs - and racing boats as a whole - are very energy-intensive.
Performance gain
"The greatest performance gain was achieved on the foils". Very different from the others, Hugo Boss' ones are circular (they should be the same on Nicolas Troussel's Corum). "On all 8 new foilers, there are 7 different concepts. Fortunately, we think ours is the right one."
This specific design has been specially designed to lift the boat completely out of the water and reduce drag while increasing speed by 40%. Once in the water, the foil creates a sustentation - the principle of the basic foil - to go faster.
On this boat, the difference is that he can change the rake of the foil by rotating it forward or backward in his well. By changing the angle of incidence, you can also choose to increase or decrease the drag.
A race animal
By watching this video, we understand that nothing has been left to chance in the design of the new Hugo Boss. The result is a very powerful and light boat, where weights have been reduced to a minimum. The future winner of the Vendée Globe??
