THE POLAR 65 FRATERNIDADE IS ALREADY SHOWING HER BEAUTY.
The first Polar 65 to be built, Fraternidade is presently concluding its
metallic construction. With the steel plating already in place, she will
now be sand-blasted and painted. The reason why this boat attracts so
much attention are the many unique solutions adopted in her design. In
the first place, what surprises most visitors is her impressive retractable
keel. Pivoting around a 200 mm diameter stainless steel solid pin, this
gigantic steel box filled with lead ballast is operated by a simple button.
Observe how Aleixo Belov, the owner and builder of "Fraternidade" ( Fraternity
in Portuguese ), looks like a Lilliputian standing besides the keel.
Her stainless steel superstructure is no less impressive, with its custom
fitting details, designed to operate in the most inhospitable regions.
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FIRST POLAR 65 HULL ALREADY CONCLUDED
Aleixo Belov, builder of the first Polar 65, sent us these photos of
the preparations for turning his boat upside. Aleixo is a civil engineer
with extensive experience as a cruising sailor, once he is one of the
few persons who managed to sail around the world single handed, for
three times consecutively.
Finding his 37 foot sailboat too small for a more socialising type of
cruising, he came to our office to order a larger yacht capable of taking
his family and friends along with a degree of comfort he can't afford
to proportion with his present boat. Besides upgrading in size, Aleixo
also was looking for a specialised boat with shallow draught possibilities
and a thorough thermal insulation, qualifying her for high latitudes
sailing.
The design we developed for his "Fraternidade"( fraternity
in Portuguese ) is our stock plan Polar 65, a yacht with a swing keel
with ratchet and hydraulic brake, two rudders and two engines ( see
more details in Polar 65 stock plan ), which are innovative solutions
for rudder control, manoeuvrability and ultimate shallow draught capabilities
for a monohull.
We are specially impressed by the high standard of the steelwork, demonstrating
his strong know how in metallic boat building. With all the equipment
already purchased and taking into account the short time spent in reaching
this stage of construction we expect to see the "Fraternidade"doing
its first sea trials at the end of this year.
*Photos: Nilton Souza - www.niltonsouza.com.br
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