3 july Sycod in Oostduinkerke

10july RBSC Zoute in Knokke

11july Beachclub O’neall in Blankenberge

Beste,

De Patin doet niet mee aan de Nieuwpoortweek, maar Nosepasa richt alsnog een zesde initiatiedag in.

Afspraak bij het SYCOD om 14u00 in de zeilschool voor een eerste woordje uitleg over de patin.

U wordt verondersteld uw eigen wetsuit (koud water !) en laarsjes mee te hebben.

Omstreeks 17u wordt een glas aangeboden in de zeilclub van het SYCOD

Inschrijven verplicht ! Via : www.sailpatin.be of via doodle

Vriendelijke groeten,

Van 23 tot 25 juli 2010 in Bredene.

UITGESTELD door weersomstandigheden

Zaterdag 19 JUNI 14u-17u in RBSC Zoute te Knokke

schrijf je in

Een organisatie van Nosepasa en Marinero

Met deelname van de patinisten vloot in RBSC Zoute

Afspraak bij de CLUB om 14u00 in de zeilschool voor een eerste woordje uitleg over de patin.

U wordt verondersteld uw eigen wetsuit (koud water !) en laarsjes mee te hebben.

Omstreeks 17u wordt een glas aangeboden in de zeilclub RBSC Zoute

Gratis, maar Inschrijven verplicht !

Royal Belgian Sailing ClubZeedijk 871 Y

Basis Het Zoute

8300 Knokke-Heist

Tel: 050 62 11 71

Onze verontschuldigingen, dit bericht is alleen beschikbaar in Français.

De Nosepasa www.sailpatin.be Pinkster regatta op 23-24mei in www.twinsclub.be met een 12 deelnemers in mooie weersomstandigheden

De geselecteerde deelnemer voor de Vuelta de Menorca: ?

Foto van het gezellig napraten:

sailors patin chat

Foto’s van de prijsuitreiking:

regatta participants

Zie eens wat ze over de Patin Catala geschreven hebben in de Verenigde Staten 

http://woodenboat.com/boat/?p=1358

http://woodenboat.com/boat

I Want One: Patin Catala

by Carl Cramer

The Patin Catala

Patin3 — photo courtesy www.sailpatin.be

Look closely:

more Patin — photo courtesy www.sailpatin.be

And another:

Patin2small — photo courtesy www.sailpatin.de

Have you noticed yet?

* No rudder

* No ‘board

* No boom.

How do you tack?  The best explanation is shown in the videos on Hans Dejonckheere’s site, www.marinero.be.

I spent a good portion of yesterday trying to read websites about the Patin in Spanish, Portugese, Belgian and then, finally, Marinero’s in English.  Here’s what Hans writes:

“Puuure sailing

Pati Catalá, that is the actual name of this proa. It took many years to develop it: at the beginning of the 20th century, swimmers at sea were accompanied by a small rowing raft built on two floats. During the development into sailing proa, the rudders and boom were not added yet: that is how a very simple vessel with excellent sailing qualities was created. In the meantime, the Patin has grown into one of the largest unity classes over the whole region of Catalonia. Along our coast as well, especially in De Haan, we have been able to admire the gracefulness of sailing a Patin since the seventies.

The Patin does not leave you untouched!

Sailing without a rudder means that the boat is constantly in balance. For small path deviations, the trim of the sail is used. When bigger manoeuvres are needed, the sailor has to shift his body weight. The inclination of the mast can be adjusted to the front or to the back during sailing.

The Patin is maintenance-friendly, quick, light and easy to rig up. One man takes the boat from the trailer to the water line in only ten minutes! It resists the hard beach life, it is resistant to sand, salt and sun. It is the most appropriate vessel to conquer the breakers!

Moreover, the Patin is a very safe sports catamaran: without boom, the risk of head injuries is much smaller, and, … a Patin is insubmersible!

Patin sailors united in the association Nosepasa vzw

The class is characterized by its highly competitive nature: no other class has as large a number of sailors running for competition. Nevertheless, the competitions always take place in a pleasant and congenial atmosphere: indeed, the sailors manoeuvre the Stradivarius of the sailing sport!

The class association NOSEPASA vzw promotes the interests of the Patin sailors. Since its formation in 2000, it tries to promote patin sailing in our waters. Below follow some examples:

• Drawing up a competition calendar and an activities’ calendar. In 2010, the Patin class will be celebrating its 10th Belgian Championship.

• Organization of initiation afternoons

• Training: every week during the summer months at Twinsclub, Bredene

• Organization of a family event in springtime

Visit our website:

www.sailpatin.be

The Patin is still manufactured according to traditional methods, built out of wood, in Barcelona.

The materials used:

• Okoumé waterproof multiplex symmetrical hulls, with crosswise bulkheads every 50cm, glued in a mould, making the hull extremely rigid and insubmersible.

• The hulls are joined by crossbeams shaped out of light natural wood strengthened with acajou.

• Recently the Patin is being built out of polyester as well.

Characteristics

Loa

Lwl 5.60 m

Floating 4.70 m

Width 1.60 m

Mast height 6.80 m

Vertical Luff 6.25 m

Sail area 12.60 m²

Weight 98 kg”

more Patin — photo courtesy www.marinero.be

Websites about the Patin:

http://earwigoagin.blogspot.com/2009/11/look-ma-no-rudder-no-paddle-either.html

and, in Belgian:  www.sailpatin.be

door Ian Scott , in  WoodenBoat 1998 nummer 145 pagina 46-54

lees hier

www.woodenboat.com

De patin was aanwezig op de Dutch Youth Regatta voor een demonstratie.

The marinero patins on the beach

Ook de junior patin (uitvoering voor kinderen van 10-18jaar) ging te water en het was de eerste les voor Jasper. Hij deed het uitstekend ! 

Junior patin

meer fotos

Eén patinairo uit onze streken mag 8 Catalanen en één Andalusier vergezellen tijdens de

 VOLTA DE MENORCA

van 5 tot 10 juli.  Krijg je het avontuur van je leven !