Damien Guillou Returns: Inside SOLAREM, His GGR 2026 Rustler 36 🇫🇷 | Full Boat Tour
3 settembre 2026 · 49 min · 22K visualizzazioni
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Damien Guillou walks through SOLAREM, his Rustler 36 prepared for the 2026 Golden Globe Race — the same boat he sailed in the previous edition before retiring at Cape Town with an autopilot regulator failure.0:53
The most significant structural change is the Hydrovane mounting.14:06 In the last race, the transom flexed enough to shear the mounting bolts; Guillou rebuilt the attachment by angling the lower tubes outward to the hull sides and adding an internal fiberglass laminate that ties the fixing bolts into the topsides rather than the unsupported transom skin.15:07 He carries three complete Hydrovane units plus all spare hardware.17:05
Forward sail inventory shifted from a furling tacker to a roller-furled medium genoa, supplemented by a long-luff staysail reaching the masthead for a maxi genoa on a snap shackle (used to 12–13 knots), a 115 m² symmetric spinnaker, an 83 m² small spinnaker, and an asymmetric for autopilot-friendly deep angles.2:48 All halyards run to the masthead; all lines lead aft under a cockpit coachroof canopy that was already aboard in 2022 and is now permitted under 2026 rules.9:03
Power comes from two solar panels — one on deck, one on the canopy — with fully internalized wiring and dual independent regulators.11:49 A mini Starlink handles video transmission; an Iridium satellite unit, HF SSB radio, radar-echo amplifier (EcoMax), and a weatherfax antenna complete the electronics suite.22:30 A piece of yarn at the companionway serves as his wind indicator.25:51
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