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Carbon 3
Vessel Type: Trimaran
Meet Carbon3...
Raymarine Ambassador
Carbon3. A unique 40 foot long and 32 foot wide trimaran built "entirely with speed in mind". With speeds of around 32 knots, Carbon3 is Denmark's fastest sail racing boat and the Carbon3 team aim to set or break all the available speed records around the key Danish regattas over the next two years. With this in mind, Carbon3 required marine navigation equipment that kept weight to a minimum whilst providing the best in navigation, safety and communication.
Carbon3 and Raymarine
Project Head Jonas Pedersen, who is the inspiration for this project, said the agreement with Raymarine is a perfect match of leading edge boat design and manufacturing technology with Raymarine’s sophisticated electronics, navigation and integration skills.
As well as equipping Carbon3, Raymarine will also be supplying onboard electronics for the team’s high speed 9-metre support RIB, being built at Tuco Boat which specialises in carbon materials.
The video below shows the Raymarine e7 Multifunction Display being fitted to Carbon3.
Ambassador Interview
Raymarine speak with Project Head, Jonas Pederson, and Carbon3 designer, Nigel Irens, just after the launch.
Jonas, tell us how the project was born?
The project started four years ago when we planned to build a 50 foot monohull to break all the sailing records in Denmark. We started to design the boat locally. Soon after the start of the project we met Nigel Irens, renowned designer of racing and performance multihulls. We worked with him on the design of a 63 foot cruising motor yacht for an Irish client. We quickly realised that we would be able to break all the monohull records. Therefore, we decided to refocus the project on the design of a multihull and we benefited from Nigel’s huge experience in this field.
Nigel, tell us about the boat.
It has been a fantastic project to work on as the only remit was for speed. The performance of a multihull is usually hampered by the weight of the interior accommodation. In Carbon3’s case, Jonas solved that problem at a stroke by specifying that the already limited space inside be left entirely empty - which makes this a dream commission from a race-boat designer’s perspective.
The investment in an all-Carbon build also offers the chance to build a light yet stiff platform - that can handle the loads imposed by a full ‘race spec’ rig. The boat is equipped with a rotating and canting carbon wing mast and asymmetric foils set in outside hulls.
So Jonas, how did you all meet?
Jakob Frost and I have known each other since school and we own the Tuco Marine yard (www.tuco.dk). Jakob Groth is one of our oldest friends, going all the way back to our childhood. The three of us were relatively new to multihull racing, so we decided to involve the best designers, skippers and crew members in this project.
It’s a pleasure to have Raymarine on-board for the upcoming season. We know Raymarine will deliver us the absolute best gear. Sailing speeds are so high and we have a limited number of crew on-board, so it is crucial for all manoeuvres to be done quickly and safely and we trust Raymarine to assist us on these points.
We caught up with Jonas Pedersen ahead of the launch and testing of the boat;
How will Raymarine technology help you deliver your best performance?
Racing trimaran Carbon3 fits the new e7 on board.
You launched the boat last weekend (21-22 April) and plan to test it at the end of the month. What are you going to test and what are your expectations?
We showed the boat in Faaborg, our home town. However, we quickly relocated it to Aabenraa where our sail maker, Elvstrøm Sails, is based. On the 27 April we will test the new jibs that we took down during the Winter and their new furling systems. We expect to be able to manoeuvre faster and to ease the pressure on the sails when lowered to deck where the pressure of the water really "hurts" them due to the high speed of the boat.
For more details about the Carbon3 project, visit www.carbon3.dk and read our latest press release HERE.
Raymarine Electronics on Board
Tacktick Instruments
The boat is equipped with the latest compact Raymarine e7 multifunction display and Raymarine Tacktick wireless instruments. An e125 display has been installed on the team's large tender.
Videos of Carbon 3
Carbon3. A unique 40 foot long and 32 foot wide trimaran built "entirely with speed in mind". With speeds of around 32 knots, Carbon3 is Denmark's fastest sail racing boat and the Carbon3 team aim to set or break all the available speed records around the key Danish regattas over the next two years. With this in mind, Carbon3 required marine navigation equipment that kept weight to a minimum whilst providing the best in navigation, safety and communication.
Carbon3 and Raymarine
Project Head Jonas Pedersen, who is the inspiration for this project, said the agreement with Raymarine is a perfect match of leading edge boat design and manufacturing technology with Raymarine’s sophisticated electronics, navigation and integration skills.
As well as equipping Carbon3, Raymarine will also be supplying onboard electronics for the team’s high speed 9-metre support RIB, being built at Tuco Boat which specialises in carbon materials.
The video below shows the Raymarine e7 Multifunction Display being fitted to Carbon3.
Ambassador Interview
Raymarine speak with Project Head, Jonas Pederson, and Carbon3 designer, Nigel Irens, just after the launch.
Jonas, tell us how the project was born?
The project started four years ago when we planned to build a 50 foot monohull to break all the sailing records in Denmark. We started to design the boat locally. Soon after the start of the project we met Nigel Irens, renowned designer of racing and performance multihulls. We worked with him on the design of a 63 foot cruising motor yacht for an Irish client. We quickly realised that we would be able to break all the monohull records. Therefore, we decided to refocus the project on the design of a multihull and we benefited from Nigel’s huge experience in this field.
Nigel, tell us about the boat.
It has been a fantastic project to work on as the only remit was for speed. The performance of a multihull is usually hampered by the weight of the interior accommodation. In Carbon3’s case, Jonas solved that problem at a stroke by specifying that the already limited space inside be left entirely empty - which makes this a dream commission from a race-boat designer’s perspective.
The investment in an all-Carbon build also offers the chance to build a light yet stiff platform - that can handle the loads imposed by a full ‘race spec’ rig. The boat is equipped with a rotating and canting carbon wing mast and asymmetric foils set in outside hulls.
So Jonas, how did you all meet?
Jakob Frost and I have known each other since school and we own the Tuco Marine yard (www.tuco.dk). Jakob Groth is one of our oldest friends, going all the way back to our childhood. The three of us were relatively new to multihull racing, so we decided to involve the best designers, skippers and crew members in this project.
It’s a pleasure to have Raymarine on-board for the upcoming season. We know Raymarine will deliver us the absolute best gear. Sailing speeds are so high and we have a limited number of crew on-board, so it is crucial for all manoeuvres to be done quickly and safely and we trust Raymarine to assist us on these points.
We caught up with Jonas Pedersen ahead of the launch and testing of the boat;
How will Raymarine technology help you deliver your best performance?
Racing trimaran Carbon3 fits the new e7 on board.
You launched the boat last weekend (21-22 April) and plan to test it at the end of the month. What are you going to test and what are your expectations?
We showed the boat in Faaborg, our home town. However, we quickly relocated it to Aabenraa where our sail maker, Elvstrøm Sails, is based. On the 27 April we will test the new jibs that we took down during the Winter and their new furling systems. We expect to be able to manoeuvre faster and to ease the pressure on the sails when lowered to deck where the pressure of the water really "hurts" them due to the high speed of the boat.
For more details about the Carbon3 project, visit www.carbon3.dk and read our latest press release HERE.
Raymarine Electronics on Board
Tacktick Instruments
The boat is equipped with the latest compact Raymarine e7 multifunction display and Raymarine Tacktick wireless instruments. An e125 display has been installed on the team's large tender.
Videos of Carbon 3
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