The
German organisation was able to reach most teams that competed one year
ago and a few others. The preparation of the boats and teams was the next
challenge.
Luckily many teams managed it in time. At the event in Eutin
a group of 19 enthusiastic teams with their human powered boats showed up
at the starting line, read to meet the competition!! Teams came from Great
Britain, Germany, Austria, Italy and The Netherlands and the weather was
just great.
Besides the good organisation, the teams had a very nice spot for camping,
just next to the water. Eutin has a kind of bay and there were many stalls
for getting nice food and water related information from the costal
lifeguards, ship-model builders, diving clubs and a water-skiing club who
even had a short skiing track for trying out. Also the place was very nice
for the audience to see the races from a close distance. Look how the
people are fascinated by the high tech boats, like Wet Wing slowly coming
from out of the air and landing back on the water again after the 100
metre sprint:
At the Finish of the 100m sprint: Wet Wing (click to
enlarge)
Participating teams
The teams with their human powered boats that participated are listed
in the next table:
| Number |
Boat's name |
Country |
Owner |
| 1 |
Wet Wing |
Germany |
Jochen Ewert |
| 2 |
MacBath |
The Netherlands |
Delft Waterbike Technology |
| 3 |
Surfbike (Nickel) |
Germany |
Helge Nickel |
| 4 |
Froude Interceptor |
Germany |
TU Hamburg-Harburg |
| 5 |
Festo |
Germany |
Ingo Schoffer |
| 6 |
Azubi Power |
Germany |
Daimler Chrysler Hamburg- Harburg |
| 7 |
Alma Maria |
Great Britain |
Tyson Rigg |
| 8 |
Festo |
Germany |
Ingo Schoffer |
| 9 |
Paul v. Lämmersieth |
Germany |
TU Hamburg-Harburg |
| 10 |
Velociraptor |
Germany |
Univ. Flensburg |
| 11 |
Max |
Germany |
Heiko Stebbe |
| 12 |
Spiderman |
Austria |
Johann Kilzer |
| 13 |
F20 |
Germany |
Jochen Triloff |
| 14 |
Close To Perfection |
Germany |
Univ. Duisburg |
| 15 |
Festo (short) |
Germany |
Ingo Schoffer |
| 16 |
L'Ordegno |
Italy |
Univ. Triëste |
| 17 |
Clementine |
Germany |
TU Hamburg-Harburg |
| 18 |
Surfbike (Trempek) |
Germany |
Sven Trempek |
| 19 |
Drehwurm |
Germany |
Reich/Wiese |
For an overview of most of the boats, click
here.
The Races
The human powered boat teams could compete in six different disciplines.
Every discipline has it's own difficulties and to design a boat that meets the design requirements to win
is very difficult because of the complexity of the optimal human, boat and
propulsion combination.
The disciplines are:
- 100 metre sprint: just go as quick as you can, all the power
you have to boost in just several seconds;
- Slalom: Steer the boat as close to the boys and keep up the
speed as high as possible;
- Long-distance, 10 kilometre: Good condition
and a low hull resistance can increase your chance to win;
- Bollard-pull: A line is connected to the boat and all
leg-power has to be transferred to the water in order to generate the
largest pulling power possible;
- Special trial: This a secret mission, just go and keep your
head cool.
Of course the starts and finishes are very important, therefore digital
measurement equipment is used to determine the correct time. Besides the
measurement of the elapsed time, a good starting signal is an essential
part of the race too. The organisation had a very good preparation for
this procedure too. They invited a the German minister,
to take place in the starting boat!
She was very concentrated at the the moment where boats were floating at
the start while cyclist were ready to go.
The minister: Last "gun" instructions before the start (click to
enlarge)
The races were spectacular for the audience. Heavy combat took place
between the boats and although teams are friendly to each other, during
the races the only thing that matters is win from your competitors.
Wide view from the water, lots of people (click to enlarge)
Race Results
We are happy to tell you that there is a new European record in the class of flying boats for the 100m Flying
Start Sprint. It were Ernst Eschbach (cyclist) and Jochen Ewert (designer
and builder) with "Wet Wing" . The time: look at the board of the "time machine"!
The orange persons are the IHPVA officials Christian Meyer and
(Andreas Schlief).
Wet Wing next to the time board, (click to
enlarge)
From left to right: Andreas Schlief (IHPVA),Christian Meyer (IHPVA),
Ernst Eschbach (Wet Wing) and Jochen Ewert (Wet Wing)
Congratulations with this fantastic time of 16.33 seconds!!
That averages to 22.05 km/hr, 13.69 mph, or 11.91 knots.
Another great defeat was accomplished by the Triëste Waterbike Team with
L'Ordegno. They broke Close to Perfection's previous displacement boat
European record for the 100m Flying Start Sprints, they established a
time of 18.02 seconds!! That averages to
19.98 km/hr, 12.41 mph, or 10.79 knots.
Triëste Waterbike Team at high speed (click to
enlarge)
It's just amazing that two records have been surpassed. Is it because
of the smooth water in Eurin with a low friction? Could be, both teams
focused on every detail quite a lot. Probably the fine-tuning of the boats
and the good condition of the bikers played a significant role.
Everything was prepared very carefully before the races. Next an overview of
all boats is given per discipline. Note: the secret mission isn't. This
was a burn-our race, won by Close to Perfection. Alma Maria became second
and L'Ordegno became third.
Results 100m sprint
| Placement |
number |
Boat's name |
time |
| 1 |
1 |
Wet Wing(1) |
0:16,87 |
| 2 |
16 |
L'Ordegno(2) |
0:18,02 |
| 3 |
14 |
Close To Perfection |
0:19,13 |
| 4 |
5 |
Festo |
0:25,85 |
| 5 |
2 |
MacBath |
0:26,13 |
| 6 |
6 |
Azubi Power |
0:26,25 |
| 7 |
8 |
Festo |
0:27,34 |
| 8 |
10 |
Velociraptor |
0:29,05 |
| 9 |
17 |
Clementine |
0:31,02 |
| 10 |
18 |
Surfbike (Trempek) |
0:33,13 |
| 11 |
12 |
Spiderman |
0:33,69 |
| 12 |
7 |
Alma Maria |
0:33,89 |
| 13 |
15 |
Festo (short) |
0:34,11 |
| 14 |
3 |
Surfbike (Nickel) |
0:45,40 |
| 15 |
13 |
F20 |
0:49,80 |
| 16 |
4 |
Froude Interceptor |
1:00,56 |
Results Slalom
| Placement |
Number |
Boat's name |
Time |
| 1 |
16 |
L'Ordegno |
01:17,4 |
| 2 |
12 |
Spiderman |
01:31,2 |
| 3 |
18 |
Surfbike (Trempek) |
01:33,3 |
| 4 |
1 |
Wet Wing |
01:35,7 |
| 5 |
15 |
Festo (short) |
01:39,6 |
| 6 |
17 |
Clementine |
01:51,6 |
| 7 |
10 |
Velociraptor |
01:52,9 |
| 8 |
14 |
Close To Perfection |
01:55,2 |
| 9 |
7 |
Alma Maria |
02:05,8 |
| 10 |
13 |
F20 |
02:43,9 |
| 11 |
4 |
Froude Interceptor |
03:48,3 |
| 12 |
19 |
Drehwurm |
05:33,8 |
| 13 |
11 |
Max |
06:11,0 |
Results Bollard-pull
| Placement |
number |
Boat's name |
Force [N] |
| 1 |
14 |
Close To Perfection |
1130 |
| 2 |
17 |
Clementine |
1050 |
| 3 |
4 |
Froude Interceptor |
780 |
| 4 |
16 |
L'Ordegno |
490 |
| 5 |
10 |
Velociraptor |
470 |
| 6 |
12 |
Spiderman |
350 |
| 7 |
6 |
Azubi Power |
340 |
| 8 |
15 |
Festo (short) |
220 |
| 9 |
1 |
Wet Wing |
210 |
| 10 |
8 |
Alma Maria |
210 |
| 11 |
18 |
Surfbike (Trempek) |
160 |
Results long-distance, 10 km
| Placement |
Number |
Boat's name |
time |
| 1 |
16 |
L'Ordegno |
050:11 |
| 2 |
14 |
Close To Perfection |
056:36 |
| 3 |
5 |
Festo |
057:39 |
| 4 |
6 |
Azubi Power |
061:47 |
| 5 |
10 |
Velociraptor |
064:13 |
| 6 |
18 |
Surfbike (Trempek) |
083:13 |
| 7 |
12 |
Spiderman |
083:43 |
| 8 |
7 |
Alma Maria |
084:30 |
| 9 |
4 |
Froude Interceptor |
045:44(1) |
| 10 |
11 |
Max |
061:22(1) |
| 11 |
17 |
Clementine |
-(2) |
| 12 |
13 |
F20 |
-(2) |
(1): finished earlier, (2): didn't finish
Results special trial
| Placement |
Number |
Boat's name |
time |
| 1 |
16 |
L'Ordegno |
01:01,1 |
| 2 |
12 |
Spiderman |
01:01,3 |
| 3 |
15 |
Festo (short) |
01:02,2 |
| 4 |
8 |
Festo |
01:06,4 |
| 5 |
5 |
Festo |
01:12,9 |
| 6 |
14 |
Close To Perfection |
01:24,5 |
| 7 |
10 |
Velociraptor |
01:29,1 |
| 8 |
17 |
Clementine |
01:29,2 |
| 9 |
7 |
Alma Maria |
01:32,2 |
| 10 |
4 |
Froude Interceptor |
02:18,5 |
| 11 |
13 |
F20 |
02:51,0 |
| 12 |
11 |
Max |
03:09,1 |
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