Brendan Coghlan's new Dublin Bay based Jeanneau Sunfast 3600 took to the water recently for her maiden voyage.
North Sails Ireland's Maurice 'Prof' O'Connell and Nigel Young and were afloat with Brendan's team, testing the full inventory of sails that they supplied with the boat.
As Afloat.ie reported in March, the Sunfast 3600 was delivered and launched by MGM Boats in time for the 2018 ISORA and Bay season that kicks off later this month.
YoYo's Main and Code 2 medium air jib
The session was broken into two sessions - in the morning the mainsail and Code 2 (medium air) jib were checked and tested. The A2 (light medium asymmetric running spinnaker) was also tested with the North Graphics-applied "Coghlan's Artisan Bakers" logo displayed on the 0.75oz sail.
Ross O'Leary and Joss Walsh from MGM boats were aboard for the morning session.
Yoyo Furling Code Zero in North Aramid Laminate
At the break, rig tune and control systems adjustments were made before heading back out on the water.
In the afternoon, the Code 1 (light air) jib, Code 3+ (heavy air reefable jib), A4 (heavy runnng asymmetric spinnaker), A5 (very heavy air all-purpose spinnaker) and "Code Zero" (light airs close reaching sail) were all hoisted, checked and tested.
The Upwind sails were manufactured using North proprietary "3Di" technology. The Code Zero was manufactured in North Fabrics aramid laminate. The spinnakers were manufactured in premium Contender Superkote coated nylon. The sails were custom designed specifically for the "YoYo" team usage using North's proprietary design software.
All the sails were photographed for analysis.
Here is a short downwind video from onboard:-
