Polar diagram

 I found a polar diagram on a a website called regatta.coach. The site has two Bianca 107s registered - both from Norway: Cassiopeia and Anne-lise. 

Here it is:

Bianca 107 polar.

 There is no indication of model or mast-type, so I dunno if it's a fractional MK1 or a masthead MKII. Still, - it's better than not having a polar.

Something is off: The Spin is set to 66m2, which is way less than the 85m2 spin on the smaller Aphrodite 101. This cannot be true. From my memory the 107 spin is close to a hundred square meters.

Wazzup

So what's up with this?

This page will be about sailing the Bianca 107 DEN31, Cool Blue. I am not (yet) sure what will be here. Probably tips, tricks, trim and other notes. Maybe there'll even be few shots from out there. Like this one...

Sailing home. Barsebäck in the background.

After 35 years of racing in the Aphrodite 101 - 23 of these with my own boat, I finally decided to switch from racer to cruiser. I used to blog stuff from the 101 class. Did so from 1999, so it kinda feels natural to go on with the 107.

 It will surely be different as there are other types of challenges. The 101 was primarily used for racing, whereas - for now - I don't really plan to race the 107. Honestly, the game plan is totally different. With the 101 it was all about removing stuff or replacing stuff with lighter versions. With the 107... not so much. I suppose I'll still replace stuff with lighter versions from time to time, but mostly it is about how to find room for as much cruising gear as possible. 

We'll see where it goes... 

And so it begins...

Flemming Hansens impression of the Bianca 107