{"id":2447,"date":"2023-05-12T10:34:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T10:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marlow-ropes.co.uk\/?p=2447"},"modified":"2023-05-12T10:34:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T10:34:54","slug":"imoca-makes-strides-towards-sustainability-news-boating-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marlow-ropes.co.uk\/?p=2447","title":{"rendered":"IMOCA makes strides towards sustainability | News | Boating Business"},"content":{"rendered":"

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY IMOCA makes strides towards sustainability 10\/05\/2023 Save article IMOCA\u2019s 2022 sustainability report details the progress it has made surrounding the use of alternative materials and collision avoidance. SHOW FULLSCREEN Source: Sailing Energy\/The Ocean Race IMOCA\u2019s 2022 sustainability report details the progress it has made surrounding its use of alternative materials and collision avoidance zoom inzoom out \u201cOver the last five years our sport has grown and flourished,\u00a0but not without consideration of our environment and our impact,\u201d\u00a0said Antoine Mermod, president, IMOCA. \u201dOur\u00a0ambition is to continue to share the adventure but not at the\u00a0expense of the planet.\u201d said Antoine Mermod, president, IMOCA. Green commitment The IMOCA Class first committed to\u00a0sustainable principles in 2018, but it wasn\u2019t until\u00a02021 a host of rules determining IMOCA\u2019s\u00a0course for the next four years were introduced. One of the commitments was geared towards the use of alternative materials for removable parts (chart table, seats, bunks),\u00a0which it said would be deducted from the boat\u2019s measurement weight within a 100 kg limit, giving teams a slight competitive advantage. Nine teams have already snapped up the\u00a0opportunity to trial this new rule. Material\u00a0preferences favour flax fibre, but basalt,\u00a0recycled carbon and recycled PET are also\u00a0in the mix. To date, more than 300kg of parts have been made\u00a0from alternative materials. The report also reveals that new boat builds after 2025 are expected to\u00a0be capped with a CO2e limit. Work has begun to study the best future system for the\u00a0Class in this respect. Sailmakers have got together\u00a0to revise the \u2018Green Sail\u2019\u00a0Rule, tightening the criteria and introducing\u00a0a \u2018Green Sail\u2019 Label. Two sailmakers,\u00a0OneSails and Quantum Sails, have already joined\u00a0the initiative. IMOCA has also been making headway on its Collision Prevention Project which is\u00a0based on a combination of approaches. These include installing a set\u00a0of sensors on the boats, but also improving communication and signalling on the race course. In 2022, a consortium of three entities was\u00a0selected, composed of Pixel sur Mer, Sea.Ai\u00a0and Ensta Bretagne. The objective is to provide operational and reliable collision avoidance instrumentation for the Vend\u00e9e Globe\u00a02024. Work is also underway to introduce an integrated\u00a0warning function on the routing software\u00a0Adrena. This will provide automatic feedback in case of collision, a more detailed\u00a0observation reporting system and data collection work for scientists. This warning system will\u00a0first be exercised at the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race in May 2023. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Topics BoatbuildingEnvironment & SustainabilityIMOCASustainabilityThe Ocean RaceVend\u00e9e Globeyacht racing<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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