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 B&B is a proud partner of the Class Globe 5.80 organization and is the designer of the KIT for the Globe 5.80 sailboat designed by Janusz Maderski for the Globe 5.80 one design class. Read all about the class on their website classglobe580.com

Here are some pictures from the first kit produced in the USA which was Hull #30. 

For more information you should visit the Globe 5.80 website and their facebook group . They also have a Builders Group  and their own Forum . 

The video below describes every part in the boat and the assembly procedure as well as gives a very detailed idea of what is included in the kit. You should watch this entire video before deciding to purchase a kit. If you are interested in purchasing a kit for the boat you will first need to  purchase a set of plans  and attain an official hull number.

Please make sure you read all of the documentation provided for the class. We are not in charge of the class and likely do not know the answer to you class related questions but we did develop the kit for the boat and are happy to answer any questions about the assembly and construction of the kit or will help you find the answer! This is NOT a stitch and glue boat kit like many of our designs. Instead this build uses long standing "plank on frame" construction techniques with plywood for planking. The interior of the boat is not "filleted and taped" like a stitch and glue boat however the exterior is reinforced with fiberglass for strength. 

Kit Options: See below for details

* still requires additional non-cnc cut solid timber, see below.

** port cutouts are left solid in the sheer strake panel as boats meant for ocean racing must only have a single port in this panel. Make sure you are up to date on all the required specs for a class legal ocean racing build. The 5.80 website is the place to learn about this. 

***  if purchasing the rudder and daggers separately from the kit the cost is $900 to account for the material used. 

NEW :  Click here to read through the  Recently asked and answered questions  about the 5.80 Kit (last updated 7/14/2020)

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K it Deposit: ( 50% of Kit price)  CLICK HERE  to checkout and get on our production schedule.  We require a 50% deposit for the kit. We will provide an estimated ship date when you place your deposit. The balance of your kit and any additional options will be due when the kit is complete and ready to ship. Payments can be made by CC but we prefer check. Please see our available options below.

Shipping time:  3-4 weeks typically Typical production time for a kit of this size is 3-4 weeks depending on material stock. You can of course also pick-up your kit at our workshop. We have a tractor and can load the crate into a trailer or pickup truck for your convenience. 

CNC Cut Plywood: 

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  CNC Cut Solid Timber Framing, Deck Beams, and Stem:

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Epoxy 

Estimate of 21gal based on hull surface area and required glass thickness.

  Cabosil Thickener 

6 lbs of our cabosil and wood flour blend used to thicken epoxy for gap filling, laminating and structural gluing

Fiberglass Package  (using 9mm Meranti for the hull)

-6" x 9oz fiberglass tape x 30 yards (Tape for lower chines) 2 layers for 600g/m2 -4" x 9oz fiberglass tape x 1 roll (50 yds) (Tape for lower chines) 2 layers for 600g/m2 -3" x 9oz fiberglass tape x 1 roll (50 yds) (tape for deck, sheer joints) -50" x 10oz cloth x 25yds (Deck and cockpit reinforcements) -50" x 1708 double bias glass x 25 yards (bottom, sides, transom sheathing) ~800g/m2 for 9mm Meranti -1lb tub of 1/4" chop strand mat for skeg filler. Fairing Filler: -3M ceramic microspheres 4 gal

CNC cut White Oak "strong" wood parts: These include the keel floor timbers to which the keel plate is bolted and the mast support beam and posts. These parts are laminated from clear white oak and cnc cut to exact size. 

CNC cut Laminated plywood Rudder: 

The rudder is laminated from layers of 9mm meranti ply and the cnc cut to 3d shape. It is ready to sand smooth and fiberglass. The layers fit into the kit sheets so if you purchase the rudder with the full kit there is a discount as opposed to purchasing the rudder by itself. We offer the rudder and oak parts separately from the kit for builders building from plans. 

CNC cut Laminated plywood transom skegs:

These optional skegs are mounted to the transom and provide additional directional stability to the boat for offshore heavy downwind conditions. The parts are laminated from 9mm meranti plywood and cnc foiled to shape ready to be sanded and fiber glassed. 

Shipping Estimate: (contact for an estimate to your zip code)

Plywood Shipping Crate: 8' x 4' x 12"  ~750lbs Solid Timber Shipping Bundle: 8' x 20" x 8" ~350lbs Epoxy Shipping boxes: 12x12x12 (4 gal per box) 40lbs per box. 6 boxes Epoxy Thickener boxes: 12x12x12 x 2 boxes

Total Weight: ~1500lbs for plywood, timber and epoxy

Shipping Estimates below include full value insurance, private residence delivery and liftgate fees. Prices subject to change at any time. Actual shipping cost is determined at time of shipping based on the actual weight of the crate. 

Los Angeles, CA- $1100 Michigan - $800 Florida - $800 Maine - $900

Cheaper options are available for service center pickup or business/loading dock shipping address delivery locations. Private residence and Lift gate fees are $90 each (you need this if not delivering to a loading dock). If you have a full size pickup truck and can collect the crate at the shipping center near you you can save $180 on the below estimates.

   

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Don McIntyre, the Founder of the Class Globe 5.80, named his hull number 01 “TREKKA” in recognition of the first small yacht to circumnavigate the globe.

I read Trekka Round the World by John Guzzwell when I was 16 and that along with many other books inspired me to take to sea. It just seems right to call my Mini Mini Trekka! Don McIntyre

The first small yacht to circumnavigate the world

In 1953, John Guzzwell, while working as a maintenance carpenter for the Canadian Pacific Railway Ferry Service in Victoria, decided to build himself a sailing boat. The English naval architect Laurent Giles planned a 20’ 6’ yawl for 50 pounds sterling, which John built, mostly unaided and with hand tools, in a rented shed behind Johnny Bell’s pizza shop on View Street. He launched Trekka in August 1954, and in September 1955, sailed for Hawaii. Over the next four years he completed a circumnavigation in Trekka, then the smallest vessel ever to do so. He returned to Canada in 1959. He wrote a book about his adventures, Trekka Round the World , which he re-published in 1999. You can read more about the story here .

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Class Globe 5.80 hits the spot

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Conceived by Don McIntyre, Australian adventurer and founder of the 2018 Golden Globe Race, as an affordable solo racer for amateur construction, this 19-foot ocean and offshore racing yacht has over 80 sailors setting up to build in 23 countries.

International fleets are expected to appear over the next few years. The yacht’s ability to ship inside a 20ft container is creating real interest and new opportunities travelling to Europe for the 2021 Globe 5.80 Transat and Mini Globe Race.

At a time when some sailors question the escalating technology and money winning races, a whole segment of sailors previously left behind in the rush to speed and winning at any cost, are now embracing the benefits of a simpler more sustainable challenge.

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Unlike the highly advanced Mini 6.5 Class, the idea of an affordable wholesome, back to basics, non-foiling and safe Mini yacht, able to sail anywhere, has found great appeal. Being easy to build, own and maintain, then offering fun yet serious one design sailing, seems to have hit the spot.

“The excitement and passion for the 5.80 across all levels of sailing is a pleasant surprise,” admitted McIntyre. “I thought it would take a year to see 100 sailors building, but it is happening in months. Adventurous solo sailors are excited, but there are plenty of club racers who see this as an opportunity for some fun.”

The 32-year-old French sailor Mathilde Lozachmeur has her sights firmly set on the solo 30,000-mile 2024 Mini Globe Race. Inspired by Éric Tabarly who lived near her home in Brittany, and Bernard Moitessier, for his madness and his do-it-yourselfer fashion, she has taken two years off work to build her Globe 5.80.

She will use a CNC cut kit to build her yacht, then train towards competing in the first ever Solo Globe 5.80 Transat, departing Portugal in November 2021, racing 3600 miles toward the Caribbean. “I have this in my blood, I feel it and I have a year and a half to improve myself, because I will devote my life to this project,” said Lozachmeur. “I’ll be 33 in November 2021, for the Globe 5.80 Transat Race, and my boat was given race number 33! It is a sign. This is to realize a dream, of adventure, of escape and of surpassing oneself.

“Many people take these little boats for toys, but they have all big ones. You have to take this Mini seriously. Being rather manual, I find the idea of having to build your boat too exciting. I never imagined going into boat building, but I like the idea so much. Take on a personal challenge and learn from this adventure, especially now that I have decided to make it a profession!”

The Solo Globe 5.80 Transat is the first major event in a growing calendar for the 5.80 Class. Host Port partners are expected to be announced in the next few months and already there are 13 expressions of interest from around the world.

The 34-Year-old sailor Alenka Caserman from Brisbane is the only woman among six experienced Australian sailors building Globe 5.80’s, all focused on the 2024 Mini Globe Race.

“I’ve always been driven to immerse myself into experiences and seek adventures, so the idea of being hands-on, building a small offshore capable boat and racing competitively against other likeminded people seems like the perfect thing,” said Caserman.

“I’m just an average person yet this is within my means, it feels challenging, but absolutely doable. The main reason I decided to jump in and build a 5.80 is to fulfill my dream to participate in the next Solo Trans-Tasman Challenge in 2022. The 2024 Mini Globe Race is my next big challenge!”

Australian/Slovenian Caserman has been offshore sailing for two years and plans a solid workup program in the years leading up to the Mini Globe Race in 2024.

This unique concept is simple. Buy building plans (Euro$300), hand tools, plywood, glass and epoxy, then clear out the garage and start building your Globe 5.80 dreams. All on a budget of 5-600 hour labor and Euro $16-35,000 depending on where you want to go.

The 5.80 CNC cut timber kits (Boat in a BOX) are proving popular with agents appointed to 15 countries with more to follow. A Plastimo Builders Pack with most hardware to complete a 5.80 is available and one design mast packages are ready from Sparcraft and Selden, or you can build your own.

Ten Sailmakers are currently under review to select an Exclusive One Design Sail Supplier to the 5.80 Class for the next five years. This will deliver identical high-quality racing sails at a realistic price to all sailors through economies of scale. It also caps cost, leveling the playing field ensuring even competition, whether sponsored or unsponsored. A final decision is expected by the end of July 2020.

Details: https://www.classglobe580.com/

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The fast and adventurous ClassGlobe 5.80 mini yacht for trans-ocean racing

ClassGlobe 5.80

ClassGlobe 5.80 plywood parts £3945

ClassGlobe 5.80 plywood parts (Sapele) £7500

ClassGlobe 5.80 CNC kit £5580

ClassGlobe 5.80 CNC kit (Sapele) £8915

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The ClassGlobe 5.80 is a mini class yacht designed for fast, efficient trans-ocean voyages. Plans and kits are launching in 2020 and the first ClassGlobe 5.80 Transat Race is scheduled for November 2021.

Conceived by Don McIntyre and designed by Janusz Maderski, who specialises in small ocean-going yachts, the ClassGlobe 5.80 opens a new chapter in adventurous, affordable ocean racing. Sailors in 18 countries are now preparing to build the Globe 5.80 from CNC-cut kits or raw materials.

There is nothing in the world like the ClassGlobe 5.80! Ocean and Offshore capable? full of adventure and challenge to race for a few hours, days or weeks? solo or with friends? that you can build yourself with simple tools and no previous experience, or have built for you to set sail around the bay or over the horizon. Take it home on a trailer or container ship to another country. The 5.80 Family is waiting to welcome you.

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Capable of fast, efficient solo (or two-handed) trans-ocean voyages, average speeds over 100 miles a day are expected.

The McIntyre ClassGlobe 5.80 can legally be towed on its own road trailer with the keel attached, or it can be transported in a standard 20 ft shipping container with the keel, rudder and spars removed. It can sail from anywhere and transport to or from any country with ease.

To get started building your ClassGlobe 5.80, you'll first need to purchase your individually-numbered set of plans from the ClassGlobe 5.80 Association . Full construction plans cost €300 EUR, including initial Class Registration and are valid for building one boat only. Once you have your plans, you can purchase your pre-cut kit from us and begin building your own ClassGlobe 5.80 mini yacht.

The main hull structure can be built by one or two people with little experience and basic tools in 550 hours, or a few months. The Globe 5.80 has a strong plywood construction that is well-suited to amateur construction. It is simple and inexpensive and the boat should be very solid and safe.

Kit options

The plywood parts kit includes all the CNC-cut plywood parts for the boat, totalling 25 sheets of 9mm Okoume marine plywood . We can also supply the plywood parts in 9mm Sapele marine plywood , which is heavier but stronger, requiring less fibreglass reinforcement.

The CNC kit includes the plywood parts as above, plus the CNC-cut solid wood parts from 12 planks of solid timber (Douglas Fir). This does not include all the stringers and framing.

The materials for the jig are not included.

This is a new boat and additional options may be added at a later date. We can also supply the raw materials, if you prefer to build from the plans alone.

This kit weighs a lot and requires a specialised courier. The price of delivery will vary with your address. You are, of course, very welcome to collect the kit from our Lake District workshop.

Hull stringers pack

The hull stringers pack consists of the machined Douglas fir stringers for the hull: 2 each for the Sheer, Mid-Sheer, Chine, mid-Bilge and Bottom. They all come with pre-cut scarf joints to allow easy joining.

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Around the world in a 5.8m boat! Meet the sailor preparing to race a Class Globe 5.80

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British sailor Adam Waugh is currently building his Class Globe 5.80 at his home in Northumberland before taking part in the 2025 Mini Globe Race across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans

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Adam Waugh is currently building his Class Globe 5.80 and plans to race the boat in the 2025 Mini Globe Race. Credit: Adam Waugh Credit: Adam Waugh

The Class Globe 5.80 would not be described by some sailors as the ideal boat to race around the world.

At just 5.8m (19ft) long and 2.27m (7.44ft) wide, the boat is a far cry from the 40ft plus multihulls and monohulls that most skippers would gravitate towards for offshore adventures.

But the idea of ocean sailing in small boats is nothing new; they are certainly more than seaworthy.

In the 1950s, John Guzzwell proved that sub 21ft boats were capable of circumnavigating the world.

Inspired by the likes of Harry Pidgeons and Joshua Slocum, who built their own boats to sail the world’s oceans, the carpenter spent £50 on a set of Jack Laurent Giles plans for a 6.27m (20ft 6in) yawl.

Guzzwell built Trekka , using only hand tools, next to a fish and chip shop in Victoria, British Columbia.

The boat had a wooden keel made of oak, red cedar planking and a plywood deck; the sail plan included a 100 sq ft mainsail , 26 sq ft mizzen , 58 sq ft No 1 staysail , 29 sq ft No 2 staysail, 148 sq ft genoa and a 64 sq ft mizzen staysail.

Launched in August 1954, his first long solo voyage on Trekka was to Hawaii, via San Francisco, in September 1955; he continued sailing for another four years, covering 33,000 miles.

Guzzwell’s subsequent book, Trekka Around the World , is seen by many as one of the greatest small boat stories of all time, and details the build of the boat, cruising in company with Miles and Beryl Smeeton, crossing the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, transiting the Panama Canal and sailing back to Victoria via Hawaii in 1959.

Now Adam Waugh, 59, is hoping to follow (partially) in Trekka ‘s wake.

The RYA Cruising Instructor and Yachtmaster Offshore is currently building his Class Globe 5.80 in a barn near to his house.

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Installing the stringers. Credit: Adam Waugh

It is the first boat he has ever built, and he began construction in February 2022 after buying the plans for €300.

A year later, and the boat’s hull has been turned and he is in the process of fitting the interior.

The build has been delayed due to a house move and Adam’s recovery from an appendicitis, but the former amateur jockey is hopeful he will have his Class Globe 5.80 on the water for sea trials out of his home port of Amble by the middle of the summer.

“I think patience is a huge thing with boat building that I am having to battle with a bit, I am not naturally a very patient person and not having done a project nearly as big as this before, I’ve had to learn the really important lesson that it just takes time. But we’re getting there now. Pretty much every step has been a learning curve from the frame building to putting stringers on, to the planking, putting the hull boards on and the fairing , which was definitely my least favourite part. I’ve spent as much time behind a computer screen, looking at other builders’ blogs, speaking to other builders and researching various techniques, as I have actually building the boat.”

The start of the hull boarding. Every Class Globe 5.80 has to be built out of certified marine ply. Credit: Adam Waugh

The start of the hull boarding. Every Class Globe 5.80 has to be built out of certified marine ply. Credit: Adam Waugh

Adam, who has put his Sigma 36 up for sale to fund his adventure, said learning how to use ‘forgiving’ epoxy resin (“If you make some mistakes, as long as they’re not too significant, then a dollop of epoxy here or there can patch things up very, very well”) has also been key.

“In terms of the actual build, I’m really quite happy with what’s happened so far. I am now getting more into the technical side of it, like where I will be putting in lockers, and which lockers need to be watertight, what depth does your nav table need to be and how are you going to configure the galley ? Are you going to have an alcohol burner or you’re going to have some sort of small gas burner? So this is where I am now, which, for me, is a more interesting part of the build process.”

A Class Globe 5.80 being built out of plywood

Adam spent two to three weeks boarding the hull. Credit: Adam Waugh

Every Class Globe 5.80 is a basic plywood epoxy construction, and has to be built from certified marine plywood – 8mm thick on deck, cockpit, bulkheads and built-in interiors; 10mm for the bottom, side and transom plating (central bottom strip of plywood 20 mm).

Features include a bow foam crash box, three watertight compartments, six full frames, two watertight bulkheads , pine stringers and oak floors. The hull has to be laminated with epoxy and fibreglass .

The Class Globe 5.80 is designed to be fully self-righting, and has a 142° point of vanishing stability. Each boat has to have a steel fabricated keel with lead bulb, two transom balancing dagger boards, a companionway hatch or door with 360° visibility, and a central, strong skeg supported outboard rudder with three sets of gudgeons and pintles . This allows for trim tab windvane steering; entrants in the Mini Globe Race must fit a South Atlantic 301 S windvane.

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Fairing has been Adam’s least favourite job during the build. He used electric sanders with 40 and 80 grit paper, then a long board. Credit: Adam Waugh

The sails are produced by Quantum Sails, and include a tri-radial fully battened mainsail with three reefs, furling jib/hanked-on jib, storm jib and asymmetrical spinnaker .

Adam plans to opt for the furling jib believing it will give him “100% flexibility on reefing and quick reefing. I’ve used it before and for a bit of technology, it’s relatively low risk in terms of what might go wrong with this; it’s not like in-mast furling.”

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He has already dry-fitted the boat’s cockpit and says it ‘feels quite spacious’ for his 5ft 9in frame.

“I’m used to a Sigma 36 with a tiller so it’s not that different, and actually, the Sigma 36 hasn’t got a huge cockpit at all. I think the issue for me, being nearly 60, is more the business of getting up and down the companionway. It’s a bit more of a job than it is in a cruising boat. When you’re sailing on your own you’re spending a lot of time coming up and down the companionway; I think that will be tricky,” he said.

At the moment, his focus is very much on finishing the build so he can start sailing his Class Globe 5.80. He plans to cruise up to The Orkney and Shetland Islands and cross the North Sea to Norway this summer.

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Rolling the hull. Credit: Adam Waugh

Adam has never crossed an ocean before, let alone on a boat this small. So why sign up for the Mini Globe Race?

“It’s a question that I ask myself quite regularly, especially when I am selling a lovely boat (his Sigma 36) and building a smaller one. Ever since I sailed to Iceland, I’ve just been very taken by the idea of going long distances on a sailing boat. Whenever I’m sailing, the most fun bit is when I lose sight of land and keep going further away. When I was told about the Class Globe 5.80 boat, and the fact that it was a self-built boat with an option to go around the world at the end of it, it just seemed like it was made for me.”

The Mini Globe Race will start on 23 February 2025 from Antigua, and will be divided into four legs:

Leg One: Start of race from Antigua to Panama; Leg Two: Panama to Fiji via Tahiti and Tonga; Leg Three: Fiji to Cape Town via Darwin, Australia, Mauritius and Durban; Leg Four: Cape Town to Antigua via St Helena and Recife, Brazil.

The four legs of the 2025 Mini Globe Race. Credit: Mini Globe Race

The four legs of the 2025 Mini Globe Race. Credit: Mini Globe Race

John Guzzwell stopped in Tonga, Mauritius, Cape Town, and St Helena during his circumnavigation .

The race covers 28,000 miles and is limited to 30 entrants (who must have a minimum of 2,000 miles of sailing experience); it should take around a year to complete.

Adam said he is gathering information to prepare himself for sailing such a small boat, including reading Trekka Round the World.

“I’m trying to do anything I can to find out information about sailing a small boat as well as thinking about sailing a 19ft boat rather than a 36 footer. Clearly, a 36 foot boat can bash through a headwind going into a sea fairly easily and I’m well aware that this [sailing a Class Globe 5.80) is going to be a very different kind of business. I’m hoping that the majority of the race will be in favourable winds, certainly not headwinds. At this stage, most of my focus is on making sure that I can get the boat in the water in good time, rather than focusing on tactics for small small boats in big oceans.”

Adam is still looking for a sponsor, and has yet to name his boat. More details about his Class Globe 5.80 build can be found at his website: www.clearbluesea.co.uk

Class Globe 5.80 statistics:

Designer: Janusz Madersky, Poland Type: One design racing yacht to International Class Globe 5.30 certification Construction: 20mm, 10mm & 8mm marine plywood, frames, epoxy glass cover LOA: 5.8m (19ft), plus bowsprit (1m/3.2 ft) Hull length: 5.70m (18.7ft) Beam: 2.27m (7.44ft) Draught: 1.4m (4.59ft) Light ship weight: 920kg (2,028lbs) Steel keel lead ballast: 244kg (537lbs) AVS: 145° Mainsail: 12.5m 2 /9.9m 2 /7.2m 2 /4.4m 2 (134.5sq ft/106.5sq ft/77.5sq ft/48.4sq ft) Jib: 7m 2 /6m 2 /4.7m 2 (75.34sq ft/64.58sq ft/50.59sq ft) Storm jib: 1.6m 2 /0.9m 2 (17.22sq ft/9.68sq ft) Gennaker: 25m 2 (269.09sq ft) DWL displacement: 1,145kg (2,524lbs) Build time: 500 hours

About the 2025 Mini Globe Race

The Mini Globe Race is a multi-stage solo around the world yacht race scheduled for 2025.

Don McIntyre, the Australian founder of the 2018 Golden Globe Race

Don McIntyre, the Australian founder of the Golden Globe Race, Ocean Globe Race and Mini Globe Race. He also helped Jessica Watson prepare for a record circumnavigation around the world at hte age of 16They will race across the Pacific over several legs, stopping at the Tahiti, Tonga and Fiji, before heading towards Cape Town via Darwin in Australia, the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, and the South African port, Durban.

After stopping in Cape Town, the fleet will then race back to Antigua via St Helena and Recife in Brazil. The entire race is expected to take 10 months.

The race has been developed by Australian sailor Don McIntyre, who is behind the retro Golden Globe Race and the retro Ocean Globe Race , which will start in September 2023 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Whitbread Round the World Race.

*NB This article has been updated since publication to reflect updates to the route and timings of the 2025 Mini Globe Race.

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I love solo sailing and I do it in the Algarve, Portugal. I own a Beneteau Evasion 25, I had Westerly 22 from the 70' and before a 18f german home made. My best experience was crossing to Azores, semi solo, on a Fountaine Pajot 44 catamaran, brand new, helping a friend. What a trip.......

Freeboard vs lenght looks amazing, calculation for side sea in the south (-40) should give frightening results... and then drift...

A Big Beam is Dangerous www.inquirer.com/philly/hp/news_update/20070712_Trans-Atlantic_sailor_capsized__hung_on_-__lived.html It is the "Beam / Hull Depth" ratio what determines if the sailboat is safe or dangerous along with the vertical position of the center of gravity

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That has no sense. What makes a sailboat dangerous are many factors. In what regards beam, it increases the positive stability (more dificult to capsize) and increases also inverted stability, more dificult to get back on its feet again. What counts as positive is the positive area (the bigger the better) and the relation between the positive and the negative stability. Again, the bigger the better. It counts also as positive the bigger or lesser righting moment (in proportion with the displacement) the boat is making at 90º and the bigger AVS the better. And of course, it counts also the boat displacement that, with all factors being the same, the bigger the better. That boat is a 20 year old design, a Pogo 8.50 a small boat that is relatively safe for offshore work in relatively moderate conditions and its owner was pushing a bit the envelope because he crossed the Horn with it, but even so I doubt it would pass today the certification for Class A, as the Django 7.70. As you know when a modern boat is inverted, except race boats that can play with the water ballast, it is not able to re-right itself except if a smaller wave than the one that capsizes it, hits the boat. I don't know the conditions that led to the capsize but on the photo the boat is on flat waters and therefore without any possibility of re-righting itself. Also the boat was flooded and a flooded boat has no intact stability anymore but a compromised one. I dont know the reasons for the flooding but it can have to do with the main hatch to be open or even with the seacoks to be open a thing many forget to close when sailing and that can have dire consequences in a circumstance like this one.

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It seems to me that it is you that don't understand the basics about sailboat stability. Maybe you should read some more about it. https://interestingsailboats.blogspot.com/2014/03/stability-1-misleading-information.html https://interestingsailboats.blogspot.com/2016/04/rcd-increases-minimum-sailboat.html https://interestingsailboats.blogspot.com/2019/05/please-rcd-certification-for-bluewater.html

Not sure i follow your logic regards stability above. I don't consider myself an expert - far from it (its not my day job), but i do know a little about boat stability calcs from some amateur design work. 1. Firstly I understand that boats don't capsize solely based on wind hitting the sails - this is obvious, but has to do with the descrption of form stability of a mini transat racer above. They carry beam aft in order to carry sail and comply with the class rules regarding ballast. Boats capsize (and i mean go past their AVS) mainly due to wave action (probably also in consort with wind, but wind alone will most likely only take them to a broach situation if designed correctly and they don't downflood). 2. Being knocked down (as opposed to capsized) is (relatively) fine, so long as the hull maintains its watertight integrity and the AVS is not reached. The boat will come back upright so long as it does not reach its AVS. 3. The area under the 'positive' side of the AVS curve indicates the force required to push a boat into a capsize. Things such as a coach roof, hard chines, and a pilot house etc all provide a resistance to this as they should be considered to provide rolling resistance (chines) and increased bouyancy that needs to be overcome as they are forced under the water (presuming they are still intact). A boat with a narrow beam will have less resistance to this inital force than one with a wide beam. However this works both ways, a wide beam also resists being turn back upright. 4. The area above the 'negative' portion of the AVS curve indicates the force required to push the boat back upright from its equilibrium state upside down. Again a large, intact coachroof helps here and a narrow beam is beneficial in reducing the effort required. In order to right itself from this state the boat must be hit by a wave of sufficient force that it overcomes the state of equilibrium the boat is in (i.e. pushes it back into the positive AVS side of the curve). The greater the difference between the positive and negative AVS areas, the greater the difference in energy required to capsize the boat, and then right it again. Therefor usually related to how long the boat stays inverted after a capsize - all things being equal. So consider the shapes of the mini transat racer and the mini 580. Take two extremes to show the point - One is like a surfboard with a keel (the mini transat racer) and one it more like a cigar tube with a keel (the 580). The surfboard is happy upside down as well as right side up (in equilibrium). It will take a lot of force to push it back upright after a capsize (therefor they have to cant keels/ fill or empty ballast tanks to help them add this required energy - requiring input from the sailor on board to overcome the inverted stability created by the wide hull). The cigar tube isn't very happy upside down, in fact it probably won't have a negative AVS - it simply won't stay upside down. It requires zero input from anyone on board to right it again. This could be considered a more seaworthy boat. Obviously the cigar tube is an extreme example, but the principle is used effecitvely on some search and rescue lifeboats - they are not stable upside down due to a huge, watertight superstructure, they will always self-right so long as the boat is intact. An extreme example for sure, but on a scale where the surfboard is at one end and the cigar tube is at the other it becomes obvious where the two boats being compared above lie. Sure there are a bunch of other seaworthiness factos such as boat strength etc, but assuming as you are above that neither boat falls apart or floods, the boat that self rights without input from any one on board is clearly the more 'seaworthy'.

I have on the blog some articles about boat stability and what you say is basically correct, except in what regards the last part where I do not follow: the mini 580 is not a cigar type boat and it has an inverted stability, meaning it will need a wave to re-right it when inverted. One of the things that counts most in what regards seaworthiness is not only the energy needed to capsize the boat, but the relation of that energy with the one needed to re-right it, from a capsized position. It is the proportion between the energy of those two waves, the one needed to capsize the boat and the smaller one that is needed to re-right the boat up, when it is inverted, that is important. But of course, if the relation is the same or close, what you want it is a boat with a much bigger positive stability because it will be much more difficult to capsize and when a boat capsize bad things can happen, from losing the mast to water entering the boat. And the 650 mini racer without having a worst relation between positive and negative stability has a much bigger positive stability and will be much more difficult to capsize, and therefore will be a much more seaworthy. Note that the mini is beamier but has a much lower center of gravity due to a much superior B/D and more draft. That will compensate for the extra beam. And you are wrong about the Series 6.50 mini to have water ballast. That is specifically forbidden by the rules. As important as dynamic as static stability is dynamic stability and if in what regard to have small area appendices (keel and ruder) both boats are similar, but the 580 mini has a much higher freeboard and that will act as a lever when a wave breaks over the boat increasing in much the rotating movement that can lead to a capsize. But I was wrong about one thing on the article, it is possible for a 650 mini to be certified as a Class A boat. It is the case with the Pogo 3 series boat but of course, impossible to certify a 580 mini.

Proto 650 have water ballast.

When capsized, it is actually GOOD thing that water goes into the boat. As the boat fills up with water it loses its stability. The more water inside, the less stable it becomes, and then it will turn again, this time to the upright position. The wider shape of MINI 650 will most likely require much more water inside then 580 to get that effect. So, 580 is likely to be more safe in that regard. And 580 can be build with positive flotation, although I am not sure how this would affect the amount of provisions you can then take with you for a longer passage. Ultimately, it is the integrity of the boat that counts. And I think Mini 580 is ultimately stronger, but that is just my opinion. By the way, I own a Mini 650, and I am just in the process of selling it and getting a 580.

Yes, a boat flooded will have less stability so if inverted it will be rolled more easily but when it is on his feet again, it will also have less stability and be easier to roll. So, unless you like to be rolled and rolled again on bad sea conditions, to have a flooded boat is always a very bad idea. If you have a 6.50 mini and are changing it by a Mini 580 you are going to regret it. Try to test sail the 5.80 mini first. What is the 6.50 Mini you have?

I am no expert in this field -not even a gifted amateur. But on the class 580 website, I found an article on the stability of the 580. They claim a point of vanishing stability of 142 degrees. I was under the impression that this is quite a respectable value. Am I mistaken, don't you believe the designer's claim, or is there something else going on? I would be very interested in your opinion on the matter. The article in question can be found here: https://www.classglobe580.com/flottation-complete/

Hi, The point of vanishing stability (AVS) has to do with lots of things and it is a value that in what regards seaworthiness and stability has to be looked with several other factors. The reason that boat has a high AVS has not only to do with a low CG (B/D, draft, type of keel) but mostly due to a high freeboard (that is continued by the cabin) and a sealed mast that brings buoyancy. But contrary as what would have happened if that value was obtained mostly by a low CG, those two factors (freeboard and mast buoyancy) will not increase the force necessary to prevent the boat to capsize to 90º, neither the recovering speed from that position. A boat capsized at 90º will have much less positive stability and a much smaller wave can finish the job and invert the boat. That is why the force the boat is making to return to the vertical at 90º is a value as important as the AVS itself. You will have a boat boat not difficult to capsize (much easier than on a mini 6.50) but a boat that after being inverted (if everything remains intact) will return to the upright position without much dificulty. However if the boat is rolled by a wave the changes are that you will end up with a boat without mast, and therefore with a higher AVS. The higher freeboard will make also easier for a wave to capsize the boat because it offers a big surface to create a rotating moment and many things can go wrong when a boat is inverted. I hope this will help you to understand better the 580, that if it is as inexpensive as they say to build, it will make for an interesting sailboat for coastal cruising with some offshore ability, but far from a boat suited for a circumnavigation with acceptable risks. Not even a 650 mini, even if considerably more seaworthy and able to cross oceans on the right season, should be considered for a racing circumnavigation due to inadequate safety. That does not mean that if such a race was made with them the majority would not be able to do it, but a percentage of them would not, and between those there would be a high probability of dire consequences, including death and that is not acceptable in a sport.

Thank you for your extensive reply. I'm beginning to think that boat design is as much art as it is science. At the very least it can sparks some heated debates, as witnessed above. Fair winds and following seas to you, sir! Sanne

Pogo class40 AVS 128 degrees. Mini 580 AVS 142 degrees. The absolute minimum AVS for Design Category A is 100 degrees.

And a log (cylinder) has a 180 degree aVS and keeps rolling all the time. The AVS is not the only point to sailboat seaworthiness. Overall stability is as important as the AVS and a Mini 650 has a good AVS (it depends on the model but over 120º) and a much bigger overall stability than the Mini 580, meaning that will be much more difficult to capsize. Furthermore while on the Mini 650 the good AVS is obtained due to a low CG on the Mini 580 (that has a higher CG) the higher AVS is obtained due to a high freeboard, a high cabin and the mast, that is closed and full of foam. All that will give a better AVS, will contribute to re-right the boat (assuming the mast does not broke when the boat is rolled) but will not contribute to a better overall stability, as the lower CG of the Mini 650 does.

Log has 0 degree AVS. Initial or form stability has nothing common with capsize resistance.

I do not understand your point. Inicial stability is part of the overall boat stability and as so contributes to capsize resistance. Hull form stability, the one that is generated mainly by the hull form, is part of the overall stability, it is not only generated at small angles of heel (initial stability), and as so contributes to capsize resistance.

Don't know much.about the mumbo jumbo above, but I have built quite a lot of them,.and sailed even more. Never really been into racing per se, and that may make the difference. My two bits worth. 1. If you want to get to your destination fast, fly, don't sail. 2. Boats don't capsize or sink. Skippers do.

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Don McIntyre, who is behind the Golden Globe Race and the Ocean Globe Race, is now planning a race series for his ClassMini 5.80 - the 2024 Mini Globe Race

Route of the 2024 Mini Globe Race

Route of the 2024 Mini Globe Race

Would you consider sailing a 5.8m, self-righting yacht around the world? If the answer is yes, the 2024 Mini Globe Race could be for you!

Don McIntyre, who is behind the Golden Globe Race and Ocean Globe Race , will be launching his One Design ClassMini 5.80 at the HISWA Amsterdam Boat Show on 13 March, as well as a series of races for the boat.

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Don McIntyre is behind the Ocean Globe Race and 2018 and 2022 Golden Globe Race. Credit: Christophe Favreau/PPL/GGR

These will include two 5.80 Transat events – the first starting from Portugal in November 2021 –  and the second planned for 2023.

An Azores and Back race in June-July 2022 and a 2024 Mini Globe Race, which will be raced in six legs westabout via Panama, are also planned.

The Mini Globe Race is expected to start either in October or November 2024 from a European port yet to be announced.

Mini Globe Race 2024 route

Leg One: Europe to Canary Islands followed by a four day stopover, before continuing to a Caribbean port and a seven day stop, and then on to Panama. Approximately 4,700 miles.

Leg Two: Panama to The Marquesas Islands, seven day stopover, and then on to Tahiti. Approximately 4,660 miles.

Leg Three: Start Tahiti to Tonga. Approximately 1,400 miles.

Leg Four: Tonga to Kupang, the capital of the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara. Approximately 3,800 miles.

Leg Five: Kupang to Mauritius, seven day stopover, and then on to Cape Town. Approximately 6,200 miles.

Leg Six: Cape Town to Cape Verde, seven day stopover, and then on to European finish. Approximately 5,700 miles.

In total, skippers can expect to race 26,400 miles and take around 400 days to finish the race.

Entries for the Mini Globe Race will open on 1 November 2020.

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Preliminary information about the race states that entrants must have a minimum of 2,000 ocean sailing miles experience.

They must also have sailed the ClassMini 5.80 a minimum of 500 miles solo and non-stop while navigating with just a sextant and using wind-vane only.

Skippers must also have completed a survival course and medical.

‘I just like little boats and big adventures,’ explained McIntyre, who stressed that the Golden Globe Race 2022 and the Ocean Globe Race 2023 were still ‘my absolute priority’.

‘I am building a ClassMini 5.80 for me. I hope to sail my ClassMini 5.80 across the Atlantic soon. I am looking forward to that!’ said McIntyre.

‘I’m inspired by the many previous small boat ocean voyages, including around the world.’

Self-build or buy

The ClassMini 5.80, which can be self-built out of plywood, has been designed by Polish sailor Janusz Maderski, and hull number one is currently under construction in Poland. Sea trials should get underway by late June.

The one design boat features basic plywood epoxy construction, bow foam crash box, three watertight compartments, two watertight bulkheads and a fully battened mainsail.

The hull will be laminated with epoxy and glass, and the keel will be steel fabricated with lead bulb.

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Hull No 1 is already being built, and will be raced by Don McIntyre in the 2021 Solo 5.80 Transat which will leave from Portugal

McIntyre said that with a LOA of 5.8m, a beam of 2.3m and a draft of 1.5m, he would expect average speeds of 100 miles a day.

Once the keel, rudder and spars are removed, the boat should be able to fit into a standard 20ft shipping container.

For those building their own ClassMini 5.80 a builders’ group forum will be set up.

Plans for the yacht will be released on 1 June.

McIntyre said the boat can be built by one or two people with little experience and basic tools in about 500 hours.

A list of approved shipwrights will also be provided for those who want to buy rather than build.

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Following a year of deep thought, planning, and listening to the growing number of 5.80 builders committed to entering the MGR, we are happy to finally open the MGR!

We have further developed the concept to ensure simplicity, decrease cost and assist family and managers to join entrants at the start of four key legs.

This Mini Globe Race is a world first and will surely attract huge interest. You will see in the  Pre-Notice of Race , that you have free access to all satcoms to speak to anyone including media while racing around the world. You can post pictures from onboard and run your own social media from your 5.80!

Strong safety standards and risk minimisation remain a key focus. We have two compulsory pit stops on every leg, but you can stop anywhere you like. The clock is running and that is part of the concept. You sail in the footsteps of John Guzwell in TREKKA. You really will run your own race as an independent voyager sailing around the world as efficiently as possible. We have also simplified the entry process to reward those with real passion. We have 30 places available and you can grab one now.

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An entrant must have purchased a set of Globe 5.80 plans and show at least 2,000 miles of ocean sailing experience on any boat, before submitting an application for an invitation to compete. Once the entry is approved, the entrant has 12 months to launch and sail their Globe 5.80 to maintain their entry place. If not sailing by that time, the entry “may”, at the discretion of the organisers, be moved to a waitlist and if another waitlisted entrant who is already sailing, is given that place. 

The non-refundable MGR entry fee will be €3400 to be paid in two parts:

  • €1700 when applying for an entry invitation.
  • The balance of €1700 within 12 months of entering, or by 1st October 2023 whichever is earlier.

The payment of entry fees in NON-REFUNDABLE under any circumstances and must be made by bank transfer (made payable to Ocean Frontiers Pty Ltd). It is the responsibility of each participant to ask for the bank details and ensure correct payment is received on time. Entries received after June 1st 2024 will pay a late entry fee of €1500.

The race course is west about around the world via Panama

All dates, times and ports are preliminary for initial planning purposes only – yet to be confirmed. 

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The start of the MGR will be from Lagos, Portugal. The entrants will sail around the world west about, in four legs via the traditional trade wind route. Mass restarts will take place for each leg, the start date set approximately two weeks after 25% of the fleet has arrived. An entrant MUST stop for at least seven days in a pit stop port, but can stay longer with the clock restarting after seven days. An entrant can stop in any other non-scheduled port, but the clock keeps running.

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The compact offshore racing boat known as the Globe Mini 5.80 is the brainchild of adventurer and sailing legend, Don McIntyre. This boat design is taking off all over the world in the form of a DIY kit constructed with plywood and WEST SYSTEM® Epoxy.

The new International One Design Class of plywood Mini 5.8-meter (19′) yachts is aimed at “home builders and adventurous racing sailors,” according to McIntyre. “The Mini 5.80 is for all sailors, young and old, who have a dream to sail oceans in small, fun, affordable, and proven-safe, ocean-going yachts,” he says.

“Simple plywood construction means anyone can build this Mini in a few months, or your local shipwright can do it for you. It all fits inside a 20-foot container for shipping to or from international events. The mast has a sleeve to allow two-piece shipping and removing the keel and rudder is simple. It can be taken home on a trailer by an ordinary family car.”

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Less than four months after its official launch in April of 2020, eighty sailors have signed up to build one in twenty-three countries. Conceived by McIntyre, founder of the 2018 Golden Globe Race as an affordable “People’s Mini” for amateur construction, this solo ocean and offshore racing yacht is proving popular.

A whole new segment of sailors is embracing the benefits of a simpler and more sustainable challenge, says McIntyre. “The idea of an affordable wholesome, back-to-basics, non-foiling and safe mini yacht, able to sail anywhere, has great appeal. Being easy to build, own, and maintain, then offering fun yet serious one-design sailing, seems to have hit the spot. Adventurous solo sailors are excited, but there are plenty of club racers who see this as an opportunity for some fun.”

International fleets are expected to appear over the next few years. “The yacht is creating real interest and new opportunities traveling to Europe for the 2021 Globe 5.80 Transat and Mini Globe Race in 2024,” he adds.

The concept is simple: “Building plans (Euro $300), hand tools, plywood, WEST SYSTEM® Epoxy, then clear out the garage and start building your Globe 5.80. Build time is approximately 500 to 600 hours.”

Ten sailmakers are currently under review to select an exclusive one-design sail supplier to the 5.80 Class for the next five years. This will deliver identical high-quality racing sails at a realistic price to all sailors through economies of scale. It also caps cost, leveling the playing field and ensuring even competition, whether sponsored or unsponsored.

CNC kit suppliers have been established in 15 countries, including Australia.

CNC cutting the kit pieces

CNC cutting the kit pieces.

Andrew Denman of Denman Marine in Kettering, Tasmania, has been appointed the Australian kit agent and is CNC-cutting kits and keel bulbs for the fast-growing fleet.

“We have supplied two kits so far and have another one in the pipeline.”

According to the founder of the Class 5.80, Don McIntyre, the boat was designed as an offshore-capable mini which will appeal to many, including the hardcore single-handed enthusiast.

“Class racing in small boats like this has proved very popular internationally but the types of hi-tech vessels used would normally be out of reach budget-wise for most people,” adds Andrew. “The use of plywood, fiberglass and WEST SYSTEM Epoxy in a simple but strong structure brings the costs within reach of many more people.”

Andrew is supplying the kits and recommending WEST SYSTEM Epoxy, which he says is the ideal base for structural bonding, coving applications, and for coating and sheathing the plywood.

Internationally regarded as the leading marine epoxy, WEST SYSTEM is easy for the amateur builder to work with. The WEST SYSTEM User Manual provides basic epoxy techniques to help ensure user success.

The boats are made of Lloyd’s certified marine plywood, solid timber cleaning, and stringers, sheathed in fiberglass and epoxy. They are solid, sturdy, and strong. The result should be a durable, low-maintenance watercraft.

The Solo Globe 5.80 Transat is the first major event for the 5.80 Class. Host port partners are expected to be announced in the next few months and already there are thirteen expressions of interest from around the world. “There’s an ambitious calendar of events for this little boat,” says Andrew. “If anybody’s going to pull it off, it’s Don.”

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CNC cutting the Globe Mini keel bulb.

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Technical Data

Length Overall – 5.80 m (19′)

Hull Length – 5.70 m (18.7′)

Width – 2.27 m (7.4′)

Draft – 1.40 m (4.6′)

Weight – 700 kg (1,543 lb)

Keel Ballast – 220 kg (485 lb)

Deck – 8 mm Plywood (0.3″)

Hull – 20 mm & 10 mm Plywood (0.8″ & 0.4″)

Twin Running Dagger-boards

Mainsail – 12.5 m 2 / 9.9 m 2 / 7.2 m 2 / 4.4 m 2

(134.5 ft 2 / 106.5 ft 2 / 77.5 ft 2 / 47.4 ft 2 )

Jib – 7.6 m 2 / 4.7 m2 (82 ft 2 / 51 ft 2 )

Storm Jib – 1.6 m 2 / 0.9 m 2 (17 ft 2 / 10 ft 2 )

Gennaker – 25 m 2 (269 ft 2 )

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I'm a property surveyor, I love the outdoors, I play tennis and I enjoy building stuff.  I'm not an ocean yachtsman... but I've often dreamed of owning a small sailboat that can take me far.

I was drawn to the ClassGlobe 5.80 during a chance meeting with Don McIntyre at the Southampton International Boat Show.

The ClassGlobe 5.80

I found myself at the stern of a striking little blue yacht, and from nowhere I was invited aboard.  I recall how excited Don was to be soon taking his TREKKA across the Atlantic.

I thought, that's cool!

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The Project

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I pondered, is it sensible to build a mini sailboat from plywood? 

As the weeks passed it dawned on me that Janusz's boat was a good fit.  A fun, safe, uncomplicated, self-built mini yacht.  All being well I hope to complete the build in 2025.

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The compact offshore racing boat, known as the Globe Mini 5.80, the brainchild of adventurer and sailing legend, Don McIntyre, is taking off all over the world, a DIY kit constructed with plywood and epoxy resin, such as WEST SYSTEM.

The new International One Design Class of plywood, Mini 5.8-metre (18ft) yachts is aimed at “home builders and adventurous racing sailors”, according to McIntyre.

“The Mini 5.80 is for all sailors, young and old, who have a dream to sail oceans in small, fun, affordable and proven safe, ocean-going yachts,” he says.

“Simple plywood construction means anyone can build this Mini in a few months, or your local shipwright can do it for you. It all fits inside a 20-foot container for shipping to or from international events. The mast has a sleeve to allow two-piece shipping and removing keel and rudder is simple. It can be taken home on a trailer by an ordinary family car.”

Less than four months after its official launch in April, 80 sailors have signed up to build in 23 countries. Conceived by McIntyre, founder of the 2018 Golden Globe Race, as an affordable “People’s Mini” for amateur construction, this solo ocean and offshore racing yacht is proving popular.

A whole new segment of sailors is embracing the benefits of a simpler more sustainable challenge, says McIntyre.

“The idea of an affordable wholesome, back to basics, non-foiling and safe Mini yacht, able to sail anywhere, has great appeal. Being easy to build, own and maintain, then offering fun yet serious one design sailing, seems to have hit the spot. Adventurous solo sailors are excited, but there are plenty of club racers who see this as an opportunity for some fun.”

International fleets are expected to appear over the next few years. “The yacht is creating real interest and new opportunities travelling to Europe for the 2021 Globe 5.80 Transat and Mini Globe Race in 2024,” he adds.

The concept is simple: “Building plans (Euro $300), hand tools, plywood, epoxy resin, then clear out the garage and start building your Globe 5.80. Build time is approximately 500 to 600 hours.”

10 Sailmakers are currently under review to select an exclusive One Design sail supplier to the 5.80 Class for the next five years. This will deliver identical high-quality racing sails at a realistic price to all sailors through economies of scale. It also caps cost, leveling the playing field ensuring even competition, whether sponsored or unsponsored.

CNC kit suppliers have been established in 15 countries, including Australia.

Andrew Denman of Denman Marine in Kettering, Tasmania, has been appointed the Australian kit agent and is CNC-cutting kits and keel bulbs for the fast-growing fleet.

“We have supplied two kits so far and have another one in the pipeline.”

“According to the founder of the Class 5.80, Don McIntyre, the boat was designed as an offshore capable mini which will appeal to many – including the hardcore single-handed enthusiast.

“Class racing in small boats like this has proved very popular internationally but the types of hi-tech vessels used would normally be out of reach budget wise for most people,” adds Andrew. “The use of plywood, fibreglass and epoxy resin in a simple but strong structure brings the costs within reach of many more people.”

Andrew is supplying the kits and recommending WEST SYSTEM epoxy, which he says is the ideal base for structural bonding and coving applications, and for coating and sheathing the plywood.

Internationally regarded as the leading marine epoxy, WEST SYSTEM is easy for the amateur builder to work with. The FREE WEST SYSTEM User Manual provides all the basics on working with epoxy and basic techniques for various applications, to ensure the build can be completed to a high standard that will result in a durable, long-lasting, low maintenance boat.

“The boats are made of Lloyd’s certified marine plywood, solid timber cleating and stringers, sheathed in fibreglass and epoxy resin. They are not hi-tech, but they are solid, sturdy and strong.

The Solo Globe 5.80 Transat is the first major event for the 5.80 Class. Host Port partners are expected to be announced in the next few months and already there are 13 expressions of interest from around the world.

“There’s an ambitious calendar of events for this little boat and getting any new class of boat off the ground is hard work” says Andrew. “But if anybody’s going to pull it off, it will be Don.”

Article Author:  ATL Composites

Article URL:  https://www.sail-world.com/news/232834/Boat-in-a-box

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VESSEL REVIEW | Sinichka – Electric commuter boats designed for Russia’s Moskva River

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A series of three new electric monohull commuter ferries have already begun operational sailings on the Moskva River in the Russian capital Moscow.

Built by Russian shipyard Emperium, sister vessels Sinichka , Filka , and Presnya – all named after rivers in Moscow – are being operated by the Moscow Department of Transport and Road Infrastructure Development (Moscow Deptrans). They are the first units of a planned fleet of 20 vessels that will serve the capital city and other nearby communities. The new ferry system will be the water transport system to be operated on the Moskva River in 16 years.

Each vessel has a welded aluminium hull, an LOA of 21 metres, a beam of 6.2 metres, a draught of only 1.4 metres, a displacement of 40 tonnes, and capacity for 80 passengers plus two crewmembers. Seating is available for 42 passengers on each ferry, and the main cabins are also fitted with USB charging ports, wifi connectivity, tables, toilets, and space for bicycles and scooters. The cabin layout can be rearranged to allow the operator to adjust the distances between the seats and to install armrests of varying widths.

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An open upper deck is also accessible to passengers and is the only area on each ferry where smoking is allowed.

The ferries are all of modular construction with each ferry’s wheelhouse, main cabin, and other structural elements being built as complete, separate components. This enables the ferries to be easily dismantled for transport to anywhere in Russia by rail and then quickly re-assembled within seven days.

The ferries are also ice-capable. Recently completed operational trials on the Moskva showed that the vessels can also easily navigate under mild winter conditions with broken surface ice, though year-round operations are planned for the entire fleet.

The ferries are each fitted with 500kWh lithium iron phosphate battery packs that supply power to two 134kW motors. This configuration can deliver a maximum speed of 11.8 knots, a cruising speed of just under 10 knots, and a range of 150 kilometres.

Emperium said the transfer of rotation of electric motors to the propeller is carried out by direct drive. As a propulsion installation, a pulling rotary propeller-steering column with double screws is used. The installation of double pulling screws, with similar power, allows an operator to increase the efficiency of the propulsion system to deliver a slightly higher speed or to reduce energy consumption. This arrangement also provides the ferries with enhanced manoeuvrability necessary for navigating in close quarters.

The batteries themselves have projected service lives of 10 to 12 years and are fitted with safety features such as built-in fire extinguishers and gas vents. Quick-disconnect features allow the batteries to be easily removed for replacement or maintenance.

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Check out Moscow’s NEW electric river trams (PHOTOS)

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Water transportation has become another sector for the eco-friendly improvements the Moscow government is implementing. And it means business. On July 15, 2021, on the dock of Moscow’s ‘Zaryadye’ park, mayor Sergey Sobyanin was shown the first model of the upcoming river cruise boat.

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The model of the electrical boat with panoramic windows measures 22 meters in length. The river tram - as Muscovites call them - has a passenger capacity of 42, including two disabled seats. The trams will also get cutting edge info panels, USB docking stations, Wi-Fi, spaces for scooters and bicycles, as well as chairs and desks for working on the go. The boats will be available all year round, according to ‘Mosgortrans’, the regional transport agency. 

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Passengers will be able to pay with their ‘Troika’ public transport card, credit cards or bank cards. 

The main clientele targeted are people living in Moscow’s river districts - the upcoming trams will shorten their travel time in comparison to buses and other transportation by five times, Mosgortrans stated. 

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As the river trams are being rolled out, Moscow docks will also see mini-stations, some of which will also be outfitted with charging docks for speed-charging the boats.  

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Moscow is set to announce the start of the tender for construction and supply in September 2021. The first trams are scheduled to launch in June 2022 on two routes - from Kievskaya Station, through Moscow City, into Fili; and from ZIL to Pechatniki. 

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“Two full-scale routes will be created in 2022-2023, serviced by 20 river trams and a number of river stations. We’ll continue to develop them further if they prove to be popular with the citizens,” the Moscow mayor said .

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