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blu26 – Production is launched !

bluboats is proud to announce that the series production of the blu26 started in early January, with the first four boats ready for delivery in Switzerland in the first half of the coming season.

The blu26 is an 8-metre sportsboat, designed and developed by bluboats for recreational sailing as well as for Match and Fleet Racing in Switzerland.

One of the new clients is Zug Sailing, a newly established sailing school on Lake Zug. With two blu26 boats, Zug Sailing will be abe to offer a unique platform not only for regular sailing school activities, but also for special courses, corporate events and other sailing events such as Match Racing.

www.zugsailing.ch

The blu26 can be purchased for CHF 55’000.- (ex. sails, ex. VAT).

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blu26 – Ian Williams

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Ian Williams – No 1 world macht racing (ISAF), winner of St.Moritz Match Race 07:
“The blu26 is a lively and responsive boat ideally suited to lake sailing. We had great fun sailing it.”

blu26 – visits Match Racing elite in St.Moritz

From August 15-19 the world’s top Match Race skippers will be competing in the fifth St. Moritz Match Race in the Engadine Valley. At the same time bluboats will be present with its blu26 prototype, offering professional sailors, VIP’s and potential customers an opportunity to test sail the new blu.


Sailing the blu26 can round up your stay in St. Moritz by combining active sailing and watching a first class Match Race event.

The blu26 can already be sailed during the Race of Champions from August 10-12.

www.stmoritz-matchrace.ch

Booking and contact in St.Moritz: Nils Kretschmer +41 (0)79 551 44 37

bluboats – at SuisseNautic in Bern

Two new yachts from bluboats, the blu26 and the blu30, will be presented at the national Swiss Boat and Watersport Show (Hall 220 / A013) in Bern 17. – 25.02.07.

At the bluboats stand to welcome you will be: Christian Scherrer, Andrea Wiedemann, Christian Hayner, Mark Griesmaier and Patrick ‘Tosh’ Huguenin. Tosh strengthens thebluboats team, taking on responsibility for the French-speaking part of Switzerland and Europe. As an experienced regatta sailor he brings particular expertise to the company.

Christian Scherrer will return from Valencia especially to be at the show for the first weekend along with Patrick Huguenin. On Saturday 17, Christian Scherrer will be giving two presentations on the official show stage of the Suisse Nautic Center, the first will be on Match Racing (12.00) and the second will be looking forwards to the 32nd America’s Cup in Valencia (16.00).

We hope to see you in Bern.

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blu26 – Testlab completed with success

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During the past four weeks the blu26 prototype has been thoroughly tested by Christian Scherrer and his bluboats team on lake Sempach. The result has been that the blu26has successfully completed all it’s trials. This 8-metre match and fleet racing sportsboat, a collaborative venture between Naval Design and bluboats, has been developed specifically for the Swiss market.

“We are happy with the prototype and are looking forward to incorporating what we have learnt from these trials into the production boat“, was the positive conclusion from America’s Cup Sailor and Match Race World Champion Scherrer.

The bluboats team, together with a group of the best Swiss sailors, have tested theblu26 in almost all conditions, from light airs to heavy winds. Their conclusions show that the designers have achieved their goal.

“I don’t think there is such a thing as the perfect boat for match racing, but if there should be one, it would be the blu26 ! The boat convinces with it’s clear lines and it’s simple, but at the same time demanding, handling. It all comes down to the crew – a great success for match and fleet racing on our lakes.“
Eric Monnin (Bestranked Swiss Match Racer ISAF WR 15)

“The blu26 design is a excellent development for a match race boat. She demand the crew to work perfectly together. The various trimming possibilities will bring a crew closer to the match race elite, as the boat excuses no mistakes. This is the right impulse to bring the Swiss match race scene to the next level.”
Flavio Marazzi (Swiss Olympic Starboat Sailor)

“A boat for match racing and the youth; the concept of the blu26 is simple and clear. The trails with the prototype have attracted the interest of the best sailors in Switzerland. With this new design, bluboats have developed an ideal platform which will allow young sailors to become the talents of tomorrow.“
Julien di Biase (Crew Russel Coutts RC44)

“The blu26 not only looks good, but is also great to sail. On one hand she’s just like a dinghy, reacts fast, accelerates well and sensitive to the trim of the sails. On the other hand she handles like a bigger yacht. Especially pleasant is the well thought out deck layout which allows efficient and fast manoeuvring.”
Nils Frei (Trimmer Team Alinghi)

While Scherrer, Frei and Marazzi have returned to Valenica, Dubai and Miami to continue with the training for their campaigns, the bluboats technicians prepare the blu26 for her next appearance. This will be together with here big sister the blu30 at the national boat show ‘SuisseNautic’ in Bern from the 17th to the 25th of February 2007.

Further information and pics see blu26.

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blu26 – Santa first to sail the new blu26

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In icy temperatures, Santa, together with America’s Cup sailor Christian Scherrer, took the first blu26 out for its maiden sail on Lake Sempach today. The blu26 is an 8-metre Sportboat, which has been designed by NAVAL DESIGN in collaboration with bluboats for both Match Racing and Fleet Racing in Switzerland.

Over the coming month, Santa will be replaced by Swiss top sailors. The bluboats team have invited Alinghi crew members Nils Frei and Yves Detrey, Olympic Star sailor Flavio Marrazzi and the highest ranked Swiss match racer Eric Monnin to test the boat.

The aim is to give the prototype the best possible trial and to get feedback. Thebluboats-team sees the prototype as a great test lab. The blu26 not only profits from the know-how of Scherrer, who won this year’s World Match Racing Championship with Peter Gilmour, but also from other top sailors. “We don’t want to reinvent the wheel,” sails Scherrer before the first test sail. “Our aim, together with the best Swiss sailors, is to produce a great boat for the Swiss sailing community.”

Following trials, the completed boat will be presented to the public at the National Boatshow ‘Suisse Nautic’ in February in Bern.

bluboats wishes you a Merry Christmas and a happy 2007!