Today we kicked off the project!
The MINI 650 PROJECT DUBAI is now fully running.This website is the story of the build of a high tech wooden sail Racer in the Middle of the Desert...
The Boat is a mini 650, a class of fast ocean crosser sailboats of 6.50m long. Light, with a huge sail area and optimized to the limits, It promises to deliver thrilling runs!
Buidling a sailboat in the united Arab Emirates is likely to be a challenge. A very few speciallised suppliers have distributors here and the trends in the region is largely toward buidling motor boats. Therefore, most of the supplies will come from oversea; the plywood from Cape town, the rigging and the sails from Britany in France. The deckgear, running rigging and other supplies are still to be sourced...
The design selected is the Mini Didi MK3 by Dudley Dix from USA. Dudley is a reputed Naval architect who designed and built a large range of dinghys, racers, cruisers, single and multihulls sailboats.
See http://www.dixdesign.com
The boat is built in dubai in Partnership with EQUATION COMPOSITE Shipyard. EQUATION COMPOSITE brings load of experience in boat building and is also one of the leader in laminate and carbon fiber production.
See www.facebook.com/pages/Equation-Composite/105635114989
I hope you'll enjoy the reading of this website and if you are a boat fan in Dubai, get in touch!
