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The O’pen Skiff celebrated its 10th birthday in 2016, along with the production of its 8,000th boat. Designed specifically for juniors, the little dinghy has blown a big breath of fresh air through our sailing world, close to the new-generation skiff concept, very fast and very simple. 100% open, self-bailing, rapid and responsive, with an up-to-date versatile rig, the O’pen Skiff offers kids a machine that delivers maximum fun while helping them learn the skills and reflexes to enjoy racing on current, high-performance equipment. Hundreds of sailing clubs around the world have opted for the O’pen BIC, for a new, fun way of teaching sailing to appeal to youngsters attracted to new sail sports.

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What’s the bottom line about the O’Pen Skiff? Kids LOVE them!

100% open, self-bailing, rapid and responsive, with an up-to-date versatile rig, the O'Pen Skiff offers kids a machine that delivers maximum fun while helping them learn the skills and reflexes to enjoy racing on current, high-performance equipment. 

• 4.5m2 Monofilm Sail (3.8m2 training sail available)
• Open transom
• 100% self-draining cockpit
• Can be fittted to use an Optimist sprit rig and sail
• East to rig-- no shackles or complicated rigging systems on the O’pen BIC.

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• Weight 99lbs

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O’pen Bic Delivers Fun

Shoreline now offers o’pen bic for a new millennium.

We love the fast and fun O’pen Bic. Here’s why we think you’ll love it, too.

Our start in small sailboats lead us to the O’pen Bic

Five years after O’pen Bic arrived on the scene in 2006, Darren and I got the bug to build sailboats for our kids. New York State winters are long (really really long). A sailboat project was the perfect escape. (You can see our building website here .)

We decided to build Clark Mills’ original Optimists. In 1949 Mills created the iconic dinghy. His goal was to design a low-cost boat for kids—using two sheets of plywood  The boats are fun and easy to recognize—as are all Opti sailboats.

The O’pen Bic’s got an O’pen transom (or, why bailing won’t be a drag)

So, we got our kids out on the water in the Optis and found out it wasn’t so easy to keep them dry—enter the ubiquitous Clorox bottle. One of the first things I noticed when watching videos of the O’pen Bic was that kids weren’t bailing; they were just sailing.

Any Opti out in a good blow will require a vigilant young sailor to bail like crazy to keep the boat competitive. The risk for capsizing was a real concern for these two dads. If it capsized, the Opti would have a sizable amount of water in the bilge once righted. The O’pen Bic is 100% self draining with no water in the bottom of the boat either during sailing or after an capsize.

You can’t swamp the O’pen Bic.

So, what if you capsize an O’pen Bic?

With its lightweight and stable “chine bilge” design, the hull turns immediately into the wind if a sailor falls off. If capsized, the boat re-rights easily and also provides a stable platform for getting back into the boat. Kids don’t need to only climb over the side to get in. They also can climb in the stern because of its O’pen design.

The O’pen Bic looks cool and more…

I can’t help it. I love sailboats with pointy front ends. But more than cool, I see a lot less places to bang an elbow or a knee. Also, the boat begs the new sailor to hike.

Kids new to sailing have a natural inclination to stay within the confines of some hull designs. The O’pen Bic’s design allows for the freedom to slide to the high-side as a kid’s comfort level grows naturally.

What about the rig?

The O’pen Bic can be rigged and on the water in less than 2 minutes. There are no shackles or complicated rigging systems on the O’pen Bic. The boom is attached to the sail—simply slide the mast up the luff pocket of the sail. Then attach the rig to the hull with the two-snap hooks at the main sheet and Cunningham, tension the Cunningham with the pull handle, and go!

Is the O’pen Bic fragile?

No, the O’pen Bic is kid-tested tough. The hull is manufactured in thermoformed polyethylene. Thermoforming is a process where a plastic sheet is heated and formed to a specific shape in a mold, offering a material that is very resistant to impact shocks and abrasion. Bic Sport has been building products in this material for more than 30 years.

What are the age and weight ranges for the O’Pen Bic?

The starting age of a young sailor is typically 8 years old. It really depends on the child’s size and skill level. Even kids as young as six, if they have the concentration and desire, can sail the O’pen Bic. The ideal sailor weight for the O’pen Bic is 130 lbs. but two kids can easily sail together as long as the combined weight does not exceed 200 lbs.

In case you’re wondering (we know you are) if an adult can sail the O’pen Bic, they can as long as they don’t exceed 200 lbs. (This upper limit did not stop my brother Darren, though.)

Want to try one out?

Contact us to see about renting our demo model. The fun is just about to start.

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The o’pen bic’s got an o’pen transom , so, what if you capsize an o’pen bic.

With its lightweight and stable “chine bilge” design, the hull turns immediately into the wind if a sailor falls off. If capsized, the boat re-rights easily and also provides a stable platform for getting back into the boat. Kids don’t need to only climb over the side to get in. They also can climb in the stern because of its O’pen design.

The O’pen Bic looks cool and more…

I can’t help it. I love sailboats with pointy front ends. But more than cool, I see a lot less places to bang an elbow or a knee. Also, the boat begs the new sailor to hike.

Kids new to sailing have a natural inclination to stay within the confines of some hull designs. The O’pen Bic’s design allows for the freedom to slide to the high-side as a kid’s comfort level grows naturally.

What about the rig?

The O’pen Bic can be rigged and on the water in less than 2 minutes. There are no shackles or complicated rigging systems on the O’pen Bic. The boom is attached to the sail—simply slide the mast up the luff pocket of the sail. Then attach the rig to the hull with the two-snap hooks at the main sheet and Cunningham, tension the Cunningham with the pull handle, and go!

Is the O’pen Bic fragile?

No, the O’pen Bic is kid-tested tough. The hull is manufactured in thermoformed polyethylene. Thermoforming is a process where a plastic sheet is heated and formed to a specific shape in a mold, offering a material that is very resistant to impact shocks and abrasion. Bic Sport has been building products in this material for more than 30 years.

What are the age and weight ranges for the O’Pen Bic?

The starting age of a young sailor is typically 8 years old. It really depends on the child’s size and skill level. Even kids as young as six, if they have the concentration and desire, can sail the O’pen Bic. The ideal sailor weight for the O’pen Bic is 50 kilograms. but two kids can easily sail together as long as the combined weight does not exceed 90 kilograms.

In case you’re wondering (we know you are) if an adult can sail the O’pen Bic, they can as long as they don’t exceed 90 kilograms. (This upper limit did not stop my brother Darren, though.)

Want to try one out?

Contact us to see about our learn to sail program. Boats are available for charter for racing! 

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While new boats like the 29’er, 49’er and other foil racers released onto the adult sailing market have changed the face of dinghy sailing, there have been no new boats for younger sailors for some time. The O’pen Bic has brightened the faces of children, teenagers and smaller framed adults.  They now have a true glide machine for real excitement on the water. The O’pen Bic is THE ultimate link between the Optimist generation and the new generation of sailing dinghies. The O’pen is being marketed as an energized dinghy with:

• A fast, planing hull for a dynamic sailing experience.
• A totally open, self-draining stern that makes even capsizing fun!
• A modern design that looks like the boat of today’s champions.
• A shaped daggerboard and rudderblade, and high quality mooring equipment, for performance and ease of trimming.
• A high performance rig package for power, speed and control
• …..not to mention that this boat looks REALLY COOL!!!!

We recently had the opportunity to test this boat in St. Croix at the 2008 St. Croix International Regatta.  Needless to say, the O’pen was a huge hit with the kids…in fact, some stayed ashore to sail the O’pen rather than continue to “bail” their Optis in the high surf experienced that weekend.  Feedback we received from local sailors was positive:

“The Open Bic is an impressively-fun and functional new junior sailing dinghy. The fast, planing hull of the O’pen Bic gives a dynamic sailing experience of a true dinghy that heels. Being at the helm of this powerful machine gives you the same excitement normally experienced on a boat for adults…not too far from the thrill of the Melges 24,” stated Peter Stanton, a world class Sunfish sailor and tactician on Devil 3 , Melges 24 CORT Champions.

“The O’Pen Bic is a hot boat! Junior sailors are fully independent and safe on the water and will be proud to sail such a modern-looking and fast boat, one that both sails and looks like the boat of the future—not to mention this boat is fun, and it totally surfs,” said Sydney Jones, world-ranked Laser Radial sailor and Virgin Islands Sailing Team member.

“I can’t wait to get to the Yacht Club to go sail on the O’pen Bic, it is so much easier to sail than the Opti, you can nose dive into waves…and the best part, no bailing!  Now my mom can throw away all of her detergent bottles…no more bailing!” said Optimist sailor Challis Diaz, age 12.

The O’pen Bic is a planing dinghy with a hull made of thermoformed polyethylene, a carbon and fiberglass two-piece mast, and an aluminum boom. The target audience for the O’pen is kids who need a transition boat between the Optimist and a 420.

ISAF has recently granted the boat “Class Status” recognizing the one design fleet worldwide.  Keep your eyes open for upcoming local events: The Cruzan Open One Design in May 2008 will recognize the Bic O’pen as an official class.  Caribbean Championships will be hosted in November by St. Croix Yacht Club and the O’pen Bic Challenge will take place this summer in Tortola.

Kim and Rob Jones operate Jones Maritime Company, a 15-slip marina, sailing school, yacht management service, and charter operation in downtown Christiansted, St. Croix. 

Length: 2.75m Width: 1.14m lip marina Weight: 45kgs (hull only) Hull technology: Thermoformed polyethylene Max. ideal user weight: 65kgs (143lbs) Max. possible weight: 90kgs (198 lbs) Sail: Surface: 4.5m2 Technology: K.Film – Polyester Battens: 4 with adjustable tension Adjustable head Mast: Length: 3.90m (2-part mast) Technology: Fiberglass – Epoxy Rigidity: IMCS 16 Weight: 2.1kgs Boom: Length: 2.00m Technology: Aluminum

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The O’pen Skiff Class focuses more on enjoyment and improvement than just race results. The O’pen Skiff Class uses unconventional and innovative formats that are unique. This is what to expect at an O’pen Skiff “Un-Regatta” https://youtu.be/155-4sy5dM0

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Approximately how many boats are in the USA/North America? 2,400

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All regions except Alaska.

Does this class have a spinnaker or gennaker? No

How many people sail as a crew including the helm?  1-2

Ideal combined weight of range of crew:  80-130 lbs

Boat Designed in  2006

Length (feet/inches): 9’0″

Beam: 3’6″

Weight of rigged boat without sails: 100 lbs

Draft: 1’6″

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Messing around in small boats is a global theme-one thats embraced by pond-bound pram sailors, river riders, lake voyagers, and all of us who call salt water home. The purpose of this sailing dinghy profile is to highlight seven very interesting little sailboats. Some are new designs, and others have stood the test of time, but all are currently being manufactured, and each drives home just how much fun sailing close to the water can be.

This isn’t a shootout among anorexic speedsters or a report on the best tender that doubles as a sailing dinghy. Its a look at perennials like the Optimist, Sunfish, and Laser-legendary competitors that have helped spawn some of the best sailors in the world. But its also a look at three of the newest entries in the dinghy-sailing circle: Bics Open, Hobies Bravo, and Laser Performances Bug. These agile, new sailing dinghies are chock full of fun and boat-handling features to inspire kids of all ages to go sailing.

Well also take a look at Chesapeake Light Crafts kit approach to getting started-one that offers meaningful lessons and tangible rewards well before the boat ever hits the water.

Scale down an Open 60, add sail technology long favored by windsurfers, and put it into play in a tough thermo-formed hull, and you have the makings for a new kind of watercraft. The result is a very interesting blend of performance and reliability that targets adolescent interest. When all is said and done, Bics boat is more akin to a sit-down windsurfer than a traditional Blue Jay. And like all good boats, its vying for attention not just based on performance, construction quality, and style, but just as importantly, on the price tag stuck to the hull.

The Open Bics light weight and wide, flat stern section means that even small chop can be surfed; and bursts of planing on a reach add a zing factor to dinghy sailing. The Open Bic is already an International Sailing Federation (ISAF)-sanctioned class, and fleets are developing around the US. Another bonus: Its an easily portable boat that can be carried like a windsurfer, adding excitement to a Sunday picnic at the beach.

The thermo-formed polyethylene hull is a modified hard-chine design with lots of beam aft. Sailed flat, the boat is agile enough to surf wavelets, and with a shape thats ergonomically friendly to hiking, the ensuing heel on the upwind leg puts just the right amount of chine into the water. In light air, careful control of heel can significantly reduce wetted surface.

The design team that developed the Open Bic saw it as a transition bridge from Optimist sailing to a more performance-oriented dinghy. An interesting innovation is that the Open Bic can be sailed with an Optimists rig and blades. This buy the hull only approach can be a significant incentive for parents with children outgrowing their Opti as fast as their boat shoes. However it wont be long before the kids want the fully turbo-charged feel delivered with the Open Bics well-shaped 4.5-square-meters rig, sail, and nicely foiled blades.

Bottom line: The Open Bic is fast, agile, and buckets of fun for kids uninspired by sailing in the slow lane.

Just when you think that Hobie Cat Co. has covered whats possible in beach-cat innovation, their design/engineering crew comes up with a new twist that reinvents the wheel. The Hobie Bravo is a good case in point.

In a recent visit to Backyard Boats ( www.backyardboats.com ) in Annapolis, Md., we got a good look at the Bravo. Nearly as narrow as a monohull but still quite stable, this quick-to-launch beach cat packs plenty of get-up-and-go. Its a simple to sail, entry-level boat that fast tracks learning the steer, sheet, and hike trilogy. The boat features a single, midline rudder and roto-molded hulls. The shape of the hulls provides enough lateral plane to allow a crew to make headway to windward.

The narrow (4 feet), 12-foot Bravo uses crew weight and hiking straps to add to the righting moment once the breeze is up. Whats done with webbing on larger cats has been converted to a shallow, rigid deck well on the Bravo. It does raise the weight of the boat to 195 pounds, but it offers comfortable seating plus room for cushions and a cooler. Kids or grown ups can have a Tom Sawyer-Huck Finn type of adventure aboard this fun little sailing machine. Or the family on a beach picnic can set it up and take turns speed reaching along a sandy shoreline.

The furling mast supports a roachy sail with slightly slanted vertical battens, helping to shape the boomless mainsail. The result is convenient sail handling, decent performance, and superior safety. Theres no boom to clobber the crew, and the roller-furled sail and mast are easily stepped in the tripod-like receiver. This interesting set of struts raises the top bearing point of the mast step and spreads rig loads out to the hulls. The furling mainsail offers the ability to reef, a big plus in a building breeze or when teaching children to sail.

Like all of the boats in the Hobie lineup, theres a wide range of specialty parts and fittings that make the boats fast to rig and easy to handle. The kick-up rudder is hung on gudgeons mounted in the center of stern, and just as rig loads have been effectively spread via the tripod step, the energy radiating from the large rudder is spread athwartships via a contoured deck element.

Bottom line: The boat is quick to rig, easy to launch, and responsive to beginners-more experienced sailors will have just as much fun power reaching when the breeze is up.

A pocket-sized club trainer, the Bug is an evolution of the kids trainer/club racer that leverages lessons learned in Optis, Dyers, and Sabots. It pulls together the logic of a stable hull shape and simple-to-sail rig, and puts it all in a cost-effective package.

Lending to its success is designer Jo Richardss ergonomic, roto-molded hull, a fabrication that is as close to zero maintenance as a boat can get. The straight out-of-the-mold polyethylene skin gets a few decals, and theres no wood to refinish or gelcoat to wax. These tough, abrasion-resistant hulls have a bumper boat tolerance thats a big plus when it comes to kids learning to sail. Best of all, owners can start with a learn-to-sail rig and upgrade to a more performance-oriented mast and sail package (41 or 56 square feet) that kicks performance into the fast lane.

Oars and an outboard motor bracket can be added to turn the little sailboat into a dual-purpose dinghy. Even the bow painters means of attachment makes sense-no projecting hardware ready to knick the topsides of unintended contacts. Instead, theres a recessed hole in the stem allowing a line to be lead through and a knot used to keep the painter in place.

Bottom line: Aimed at club programs and families look for boats that can be transported on the car top, the Bug is easy to rig and definitely kid friendly. The fact that its manufacturer, Laser Performance, is an international interest and a major player in the performance dinghy industry means that this boat and its parts will be around for a while.

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Eastport Pram

Chesapeake Light Craft expedites boatbuilding for do-it-yourselfers looking to take their garage-built boats for a sail. The company pre-cuts parts, packs kits with all the materials, epoxy, and paint youll need, and leads homebuilders through a thoroughly detailed stitch-and-glue approach to assembly. Kits are available in various stages of completeness, ranging from plans only to the full package, including sail, hardware, running rigging, and paint.

The Eastport Pram is just shy of 8 feet, and the marine plywood and epoxy construction delivers a boat that weighs in, sans sailing rig, at just 62 pounds. Lighter than the comparatively sized Bug, this stiff, durable dinghy, rows like a real boat and sails comfortably with one or two aboard. In keeping with other good tender attributes, the Pram behaves under tow and is equally amicable when propelled by a small outboard or tacked up an estuary under sail.

Kit boatbuilding continues to have a niche following. Theres also an added-value feature worth noting: On one hand, the builder receives a box of pieces and the result of his or her endeavor leads to an aesthetic and utilitarian dinghy. In addition, the DIY skills the builder develops will be useful in other epoxy bonding, brightwork, or mono-urethane application projects. Such talents will benefit many other boat maintenance endeavors.

Whats hard to quantify is the sense of accomplishment derived from sailing a boat that you have built yourself. When the project is tackled in tandem with a child, spouse, or friend, the memories and the boat will last.

Bottom line: With neither sidedecks or a sealed hull, this is not a boat thats easy to recover from a capsize. So once the kids favor on-the-edge sailing in a building breeze, a non swamping, easier-righting boat is probably a better option. The Pram can then be put to use by their appreciative parents or grandparents.

Never in their wildest dreams did Bruce Kirby and Ian Bruce imagine that the Weekender (the Lasers original name) was destined to become an Olympic class sailboat and one of the most popular springboards for top-tier sailors in the world today. Originally envisioned as a car-topper for weekend campers, the cat-rigged, low freeboard sailing dinghy morphed from its original roots into a boat favored by college competitors and revered by generations of agile sailors of all ages. Even frostbiting winter sailors have locked onto the Laser.

Designed in 1969, the Lasers first few years were anything but smooth sailing. Popularity grew quickly, but along with the limelight came plenty of consternation. Dubbed a surfboard not a sailboat by a growing cross-section of the yachting elite-many parents warned junior sailors to steer as clear of Lasers as they did sex, drugs and rock-n-roll. The campaign failed, and junior sailors in yacht club programs around the country fell into the grip of the new one-design dinghy-discovering the sailboats proclivity to plane.

Dyer Dhows languished in boat sheds across the country as a new theme in sailing took hold. Dubbed fast is fun by sailor/engineer Bill Lee, the young Merlin of Santa Cruz, Calif., took the theme to big-boat sailing, merging California culture with the Laser logic of light displacement and planing hull shapes.

Best of all, the Laser embraced the ideal of a tightly controlled one-design class that put people on the water in identical boats and left winning and losing races up to sailing skill and tactics rather than a boats performance edge. For decades, the boat has been the single-handed sailors choice among junior sailing programs, and with the addition of the Radial, 4.7 and M rigs, smaller competitors have also found the boat to be a great sailing platform. Today, theres some lawyer saber-rattling over the sale of the design rights, but the boat remains more popular than ever.

The sleeved sail, two-part spar, daggerboard, and kick-up rudder make the boat a quick-to-rig and fast-to-get underway dinghy. Light-air efficiency is good for a one-design sailboat, but this means that as the breeze builds, the non-reefable sail can become a handful in a hurry. In fact, the boats Dr. Jekyll-and-Mr. Hyde demeanor is what builds talent among Laser practitioners. The big boys block the mainsail and blast off for the layline, while lighter sailors heavy-weather tactics include more nuanced de-powering and feathering. In light air, the tables turn, and the winner is often the sailor who planes quickest on the reaches. The old guards surfboard slam may have held some credence after all.

Bottom line: The Laser is a timeless classic thats easily transported and is built for performance. Its well suited to adrenaline-seeking teens as well as the more fit adult crowd.

Designed in 1947 by Floridian Clark Mills, the utilitarian Optimist could be made out of two sheets of plywood-and from its inception, the Optimist was meant to link kids with the water. Slipping into obscurity in the U.S., the little pram found fertile ground to grow in northern Europe. With just a few tweaks, the Scandinavians took Millss lines and parlayed them into whats become the favored junior sailing trainer for kids from Detroit to Timbuktu. Statistics show that there are about 30 builders worldwide putting out approximately 4,000 boats each year. With about 130,000 boats class registered and an estimated 300,000 total hulls built (amateur and pro), theres plenty of reasons to get excited about an Opti.

The example weve chosen is the USA-built McLaughlin boat, both a demonstration of high-quality FRP construction and modern manufacturing techniques. Its also a boat that can be purchased in a range of performance-inducing iterations-upgrades designated as club, intermediate, advanced, and professional versions. Like all performance sailboats, stiffness and strength-to-weight ratio is important. But class rules include a minimum weight, so the most competitive hulls meet the mandatory lower limit but use good engineering and building technique to reinforce the daggerboard slot and mast step and produce overall stiffness.

The low mast height and high aspect ratio sprit sail is very versatile, affording young (and small, 65 to 130 pounds) sailors a wide window of decent performance. The flat bottom, slab-sided hull is responsive to crew weight-driven trim changes, and the better the sailor, the more agile they become. Light-air performance is all about minimizing wetted surface and maximizing sail area projection. When the breeze starts to kick up, the sailor becomes the ballast, and the art of hiking, sheet handling, and tiller wiggling come into play.

Under careful adult supervision, two 6- to 8-year-olds can double-hand the friendly little dinghy, or one more-confident child can solo sail it. In fact, introducing kids to sailing with similar proportioned small prams has been a right of passage around for decades. A set of oarlock gudgeons can turn the pram into a functional dinghy thats also adaptable to the smaller Torqeedo outboard (www.torqeedo.com).

McLaughlin also markets a Roto-molded polyethylene version of the Opti and sells DIY kits for those who want to create their own wood version.

Bottom line: The Opti is like a first bicycle without the need for training wheels. The fact that at the last Olympics, over 80 percent of the winning sailors had gotten their start in an Optimist speaks well to the value of messing around in this particular dinghy.

Designed in 1951 by ice boaters Alexander Bryan and Cortland Heyniger, the hard chine Sunfish was the prototype board boat. In 1959, it made the transition into fiberglass, and over the following half-century, more than a quarter-million hulls would hit the water. Simplicity and decent sailing attributes combined with an attractive price to make the Sunfish the most popular one-design dinghy ever raced.

Far more than a platform for racers, these boats are an excellent training tool for sailors of all ages. Also built by Laser Performance, they reflect the fun of summer and put sailors in close contact with the water on which they sail. Its no surprise that the larger fleets coincide with warm water and many see going for a swim to be part and parcel of the low-freeboard experience.

The lateen rig is in keeping with the overall design concept and simplifies rigging. A short stub of a mast is stepped and a single halyard hoists the sail along with tilting V-shaped upper and lower booms.

The total sail area is nearly the same as the Laser, but the halyard hoist versatility of the lateen rig make it a handy beach boat and a little less daunting when the wind begins to build. The clean sail shape on one tack and deformation caused by the mast on the other tack are a slight drawback. The Laser rig is more efficient, but when caught out in a squall, its nice to be able to ease the halyard and dump the sail. Its also handy to be able to leave the boat tethered to a mooring, and the doused sail and short mast make it possible.

Multiple generations of sailors are often found sailing Sunfish, and the boat represents one of the best bargains to be found in the used boat market. When considering a pre owned boat, the potential buyer needs to take a close look at the daggerboard-to-hull junction and mast step, points where previous damage can create hard-to-fix leaks.

Bottom line: The Sunfish is a great beach boat that can turn a hot afternoon into a fun-filled water experience.

There were no losers in this group, and picking winners and runners-up proved a difficult task. The outcome had to be based on assumptions about how these boats would be used. For example, parents with a competitive 9-year-old who swims like a fish, always sprints for the head of the lunch line, and likes to steal bases in Little League probably have an Opti racer in the making. Less competitive junior sailors-future cruisers in the making-will do better learning aboard a Bug. Many newly formed sailing clubs target the boat as their trainer of choice.

The Bravo holds plenty of appeal for those with a lakeside cottage or a favored campground destination. Whether its a solo sail just before sunset or a fun race on Sunday, the quick to set up and put away features are a plus, and for those who feel that two hulls are better-the Bravo will hold plenty of appeal.

Serious competitors can campaign a Laser for life, and whether youre headed for a local district regatta or getting ready for the Olympic trials, the hull, rig, and sail remains identical-sort of like the Monaco Grand Prix being raced in a street legal Mustang.

Bic Opens new little speedster tickled our fancy, and as a trainer/performance boat crossover, it drew a strong nod of approval. Watching the junior sailors smiles as they sailed their Open Bics endorsed our opinion.

And if there is any boat that defines the essence of summer, the Sunfish takes the prize.

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• Introduction
• Certifi Cate of Conformity / Manufacturer's Plate
• Fine Tuning Your Boat
• Optimist Compatability
• FAQ: Including Storage, Transport & Service
• Conditions D'utilisation
• Votre Bateau
• Certifi Cat de Conformité / Plaque du Fabricant
• Compatibilité Avec Optimist
• Conditions de Garantie
• Questions Sur Stockage, Transport Et Entretien
• Benutzer Warnung
• Certifi Cate of Conformity / Hersteller Lizenz
• Feintrimm des Bootes
• Kompatibilität mit Optimisten-Riggkomponenten
• FAQ: Einschließlich Lagerung, Transport & Service
• Condizioni DI Utilizzo
• Introduzione
• La Vostra Imbarcazione
• Certifi Cato DI Conformità / Targa del Costruttore
• Regolazioni
• Compatibilità con L'optimist
• Condizioni DI Garanzia
• Domande Sullo Stoccaggio, Trasporto E Manutenzione
• Προειδοποιηση
• Περιεχομενα
• Το Σκαφοσ Σασ
• Πιστοποιηση / Δηλωση Συμορφωσησ
• Αποσυναρμολογηση
• Ρυθμισεισ Του Σκαφουσ
• ΣΥΜΒΑΤΟΤΗΤΑ ΜΕ ΤΟ Optimist
• Συχνεσ Ερωτησεισ (Faq)

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• Page 1 USER GUIDE English Français Deutsch Italiano Ellinika Español...
• Page 3 English Français Deutsch Italiano Ellinika Español...

Page 4: User Warning

Page 5: table of contents, page 6: your boat, page 7: certifi cate of conformity / manufacturer's plate, page 8: rigging, page 9: rigging, page 10: fine tuning your boat, page 11: optimist compatability, page 12: warranty, page 13: faq: including storage, transport & service.

• Page 14 Please contact your original point of purchase for the O’pen BIC. They will either have any spare parts you require on stock, or they will be able to get them for you. If you still have problems, don’t hesitate to contact us here at BIC Sport: [email protected] Do I need to wash my gear in fresh water after every use? In order to prolong the life of your O’pen BIC, it is best that the hull and all rig...
• Page 15 What is the easiest way to transport the boat to the water’s edge? For individual use, BIC Sport has a foldable trailer than can be purchased as an accessory to the O’pen BIC.

Page 16: Conditions D'utilisation

Page 17: introduction, page 18: votre bateau, page 19: certifi cat de conformité / plaque du fabricant, page 20: gréer.

• Page 21 • Vent inférieur à 10 nœuds : tension limitée = chute tendue = profi l plus plein = puissance supérieure. • Poulie « winch » Le levier rouge permet de l’embrayer ou de la débrayer. • Embrayée, la poulie ne peut tourner que dans un sens = cliquettement = l’écoute est freinée.
• Page 22 8- RÉGLAGES FINS DE L’O’PEN BIC TENSION DES LATTES • La tension des lattes est réglée en usine et aucune modifi cation n’est nécessaire pour une utilisation « standard ». Cela dit, cette tension peut être réglée au moyen de poussoirs à vis situés en bout de latte. Le réglage idéal dépend des conditions et de vos préférences.

Page 23: Compatibilité Avec Optimist

Page 24: conditions de garantie, page 25: questions sur stockage, transport et entretien.

• Page 26 Contactez le magasin où vous avez acheté l’O’pen BIC qui en aura en stock ou qui en commandera pour vous. Si toutefois vous auriez des diffi cultés à ce sujet, veuillez contacter BIC Sport à l’adresse e-mail suivante : [email protected] Dois-je laver mon matériel à l’eau douce après chaque utilisation ? Pour assurer une meilleure longévité...
• Page 27 fi xée sur le toit. Quelle est la meilleure façon d’amener mon bateau à l’eau ? Vous pouvez acheter un chariot de plage BIC Sport; renseignez-vous auprès de votre magasin. Comment puis-je me obtenir d’autres informations ? Pour toute question qui n’aurait pas été...

Page 28: Benutzer Warnung

Page 29: einleitung, page 30: ihr boot, page 31: certifi cate of conformity / hersteller lizenz, page 32: aufriggen, page 33: abriggen, page 34: feintrimm des bootes, page 35: kompatibilität mit optimisten-riggkomponenten.

• Page 36 Käufers, und die Seriennummer des Bootes beinhalten muss. Alle Garantieansprüche müssen über den befugten Händler, bei dem das Boot gekauft wurde, geltend gemacht werden und an BIC Sport oder Ihren anerkannten Vertreter ohne Verzug weitergeleitet werden. Jegliche Reparatur oder Änderung des Bootes ohne eine schriftliche Einverständniserklärung von BIC Sport macht die Garantie nichtig.

Page 37: Faq: Einschließlich Lagerung, Transport & Service

• Page 38 AUFBEWAHRUNG Wie sollte der O’pen BIC aufbewahrt werden? Alle Boote sollten immer festgebunden und gesichert werden, wenn Sie nicht benutzt werden (auf einem Anhänger oder Bootständer). Idealerweise sollte der O’pen BIC folgendermaßen aufbewahrt werden: - auf Ständern, die das Boot der Länge nach stützen. - auf einem weichen Tragegurt.
• Page 39 Dachgepäckträger ordnungsgemäß angebracht ist. Was ist der einfachste Weg um das Boot an die Wasserkante zu bringen? Zum privaten Gebrauch hat Bic Sport einen zusammenfaltbaren Anhänger, der als Zubehör zum O’pen BIC erworben werden kann. Wo kann ich weitere Informationen bekommen? Wenn Sie noch weitere Fragen zum O’pen BIC haben, die hier nicht beantwortet...

Page 40: Condizioni Di Utilizzo

Page 41: introduzione, page 42: la vostra imbarcazione, page 43: certifi cato di conformità / targa del costruttore, page 44: armare, page 45: disarmare.

• Page 46 8- REGOLAZIONE DI PRECISIONE DELL’O’PEN BIC TENSIONAMENTO DELLE STECCHE • La tensione delle stecche delle vela è defi nita e regolata alla fi ne della produzione e solitamente non è richiesta modifi ca alcuna per un utilizzo normale. Tuttavia sarà possibile procedere alla regolazione delle stecche a seconda delle preferenze del velista mettendo in tensione o allentando le leve per la regolazione delle stecche (posizionati al di sotto dell’estremità...

Page 47: Compatibilità Con L'optimist

Page 48: condizioni di garanzia, page 49: domande sullo stoccaggio, trasporto e manutenzione.

• Page 50 Nel caso di problemi, non esitare a contattare direttamente BIC Sport al seguente indirizzo di posta elettronica: [email protected] Devo lavorare il materiale con acqua dolce dopo ogni utilizzo? Per allungare la durata in uso del proprio O’pen BIC, sarebbe opportuno che lo...
• Page 51 Quale è il modo più semplice per trasportare l’imbarcazione fi no al corso d’acqua ? Per utilizzo individuale, BIC Sport mette a disposizione un rimorchio pieghevole che potrà essere acquistato come accessorio per il trasporto sicuro di O’pen BIC.

Page 52: Προειδοποιηση

Page 53: εισαγωγη, page 54: το σκαφοσ σασ, page 55: πιστοποιηση / δηλωση συμορφωσησ.

• Page 56 6- ΣΥΝΑΡΜΟΛΟΓΗΣΗ ΣΚΑΦΟΥΣ α) Ανοίξετε την συσκευασία και ξεδιπλώστε το πανί. Ελεγξτε ότι έχετε όλα τα μέρη που απαριθμούνται στην ενότητα “Το σκάφος σας”. β) Τοποθετήστε την μάτσα στο πανί περνώντας τον γάντζο μέσα στον κρίκο (22), με την διχάλα της μάτσας στερεωμένη στην άκρη από το μανίκι καταρτιού. γ) Συνδέστε...

Page 57: Αποσυναρμολογηση

Page 58: ρυθμισεισ του σκαφουσ, page 59: συμβατοτητα με το optimist, page 60: εγγυηση, page 61: συχνεσ ερωτησεισ (faq).

• Page 62 Παρακαλούμε επικοινωνήστε με τον αρχικό παροχέα. Εκεί θα υπάρχουν οποιαδήποτε ανταλλακτικά χρειάζεστε, ή θα μπορούν να τα παραγγείλουν για εσάς. Αν εξακολουθείτε να έχετε πρόβλημα, επικοινωνήστε με την BIC Sport: [email protected] Είναι απαραίτητο να ξεπλένεται ο εξοπλισμός με φρέσκο νερό μετά από κάθε χρήση;...
• Page 63 και τοποθετημένη πριν ξεκινήσετε την οδηγηση Ποιος είναι ο ευκολότερος τρόπος να μεταφέρω το σκάφος στο νερό; Για ιδιωτική χρήση, η BIC Sport προσφέρει ένα ειδικό καροτσάκι μεταφοράς το οποίο μπορεί να αγοραστεί ως αξεσουάρ του O’pen BIC. Που μπορώ να απευθυνθώ για περεταίρω πληροφορίες;...
• Page 64 • El usuario de este producto comprende y reconoce el riesgo asociado a la practica de la vela. Para todas las preguntas sobre este producto, contactar con el vendedor local o consultar la página web de BIC Sport: www.bicsport.com P. 64...
• Page 65 O’pen BIC, con las Federaciones de Vela de su país, o a través de la pagina web de BIC Sport: www.bicsport.com Guardar bien este manual y en caso de reventa, transferirlo al nuevo propietario.
• Page 66 4- SU BARCO Casco Asa delantera Base del mástil Orza Goma de retención de la orza Caja de orza Timón Pala del timón Stick Pads antideslizante Cincha de “hacer banda” Vela Funda de grátil Cunningham Sables Tope de sabe Caida “Vario Top”...
• Page 67 PLACA DE IDENTIFICACIÓN DECLARACIÓN DE CONFORMIDAD de un barco de recreo según exigencias de Concepción, construcción, y emisiones sonoras de la Normativa 94/25CE enmendada por la Normativa 2003/44/CE. Nombre del constructor: BIC Sport Dirección: Zone Industrielle du Prat Población: Vannes Código Postal:...
• Page 68 6- MONTAJE DEL APAREJO Abrir la bolsa del aparejo y desenrollar la vela. Verifi car que todos los accesorios enumerados en la sección “su barco” estén presentes. Montar la botavara en de la vela, de manera que pase dentro de la cincha por encima de la polea de Cunningham con la boca de cangrejo posicionada en la parte inferior de la funda de la vela.
• Page 69 • Polea “winch”: La palanca roja permite “embragar” o “desembragar”. Embragada: La polea solo gira en un sentido = cliqueteo = la escota esta frenada. Desembragada: La polea gira en ambos sentidos = la escota circula libremente. • Orza: Su altura se regula en función de la fuerza del viento, del rumbo y del peso del tripulante.
• Page 70 8- REGLAJES ÓPTIMOS PARA EL O’PEN BIC TENSIÓN DE LOS SABLES • La tensión de los sables esta regulada de fábrica y no es necesaria ninguna modifi cación un uso normal. No obstante, esta tensión puede ser regulada con el tornillo del tope de sable situados en el extremo del sable. El reglaje óptimo depende de las condiciones y de sus preferencias.
• Page 71 9- COMPATIBILIDAD CON EL OPTIMIST El O’pen BIC ha sido diseñado para ser compatible con el aparejo del Optimist, así como, con su orza y timón. Así puede empezar por comprar el casco solo y utilizar el aparejo del Optimist. Las sensaciones y la velocidad serán mayores que con el Optimist y le permitirá...
• Page 72 10- GARANTIA La garantía BIC Sport en el O’pen BIC es de 12 meses a partir de la fecha de compra. Esta garantía cubre todo defecto de fabricación y es condicionada a las reglas siguientes: • La garantía es valida únicamente en condiciones de utilización y mantenimiento normal del barco.
• Page 73 11- O’PEN BIC: PREGUNTAS MÁS FRECUENTES ¿El O’pen BIC es estable? Si, porque el casco ha sido diseñado con “cantos” bien marcados. En navegación el barco cantea un poco hasta estabilizarse y se mantiene siempre bien equilibrado. ¿El O’pen BIC es fácil de aparejar? Si, porque no hay ni grilletes, ni sistemas de sujeción complicados.
• Page 74 ¿Donde puedo comprar los recambios y accesorios? Contactar con su punto de venta o distribuidor más cercanos. Si encuentran alguna difi cultad con respecto a este servicio, también puede dirigirse a BIC Sport a la dirección de e-mail siguiente: [email protected] ¿Tengo que aclarar mi material con agua dulce después de cada utilización?
• Page 75 Existe un carro de transporte especialmente diseñado para el O’pen BIC. Contactar con su punto de venta o distribuidor más cercano. ¿Como puedo obtener más información? Para más información suplementaria, puede contactar con BIC Sport a la dirección de e-mail: [email protected] P. 75...
• Page 76 BIC Sport, RP 3716, Z.I. du Prat - 56037 Vannes Cedex FRANCE Tel: 33 (0)2 97 43 75 00 - Fax: 33 (0)2 97 43 75 01 - [email protected] - www.bicsport.com BIC Sport, S.A.S.U. au capital de 1.812.075 euros - B 781 626 957 - R.C.S. VANNES...

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...Bailing Not Required

“ The Open Skiff is a fantastic boat for young sailors to experience the joy of sailing. It is fast, exciting and fun to sail yet simple to rig and maintain. Many of the skills learnt in the Skiff will be easily transferred to other boats as sailors evolve and progress onto other forms of sailing. “

– Sir Russell Coutts

A wind of change is what the O’pen Skiff has brought to the world of junior sailing for New Zealand kids

Internationally

It’s a growing fleet with exciting prospects for the future. Hosting some of the best Regattas in the world with some of the most competitive fleet racing and the only class to introduce fun events such as the “freestyle”. There is now over 7000 boats Worldwide Sailed in 15 different Countries. O’pen Skiff strives to maintain its high standard of racing but also emphasises the “fun” factor into all its Regattas.

New Zealand

A quickly expanding fleet, producing sailors of all calibre from the racer to the explorer. With well over 700 boats in Australia and New Zealand the popular Class is proving a favourite.

The New Zealand O’pen Skiff Association’s mission is to help participants in our community grow in character and personal confidence and to bring the joy of sailing to as many kids as possible! We’re a volunteer organization with a focus on continuous improvement for the O’pen Skiff community and we are committed to delivering a unique family friendly experience in junior sailing that blends fun and competition here in New Zealand. Our platform provides a pathway to performance and adventure sailing so whether your future goals are to drive a SailGP F50 or sail a trailer yacht across the Hauraki Gulf, we’ve got you covered.

The Association will contribute significant resources to running events such as race officer support, world class coaching, event prizes, and much more. Annual NZOSA membership costs $30 and sailors are required to be members to participate in NZOSA events.

• Organisation

As an association our vision…

The New Zealand O’pen Skiff Association will lead the development of our young sailors by ensuring the O’pen Skiff class offers quality regional, provincial, and national competition while retaining a strong foundation of fun, adventure and friendship among the sailors and their families.

What’s On

Upcoming events on the O’pen Skiff Calendar.

How To Get Involved

Do you want to develop the class at your club? If you think the O’pen Skiff would suit your club and you would like more information on how to get involved contact Glide Industries  and find out about holding an Open day for your club.

Looking for somewhere to try an O’pen Skiff? If you are interested in sailing an O’pen Skiff. There are are a number of clubs around the country that are sailing O’pen Skiffs. Click here for all current Clubs.

Our aim is not to have every kid a racer doing laps.

But every o’pen skiff sailor enjoying the sport for a lifetime..

“ I strongly believe that the Bic is the best boat I’ve ever sailed because it is challenging and it has a skiff shape hull, which gives it astonishing speed. I know, the Bic is an incredible boat and is loads of awesome fun. David, Avalon Sailing Club

“ I’ve now got friends from all over the World because of the International Competition. Kristen (13 years)

“ I love my Bic as it’s fast and you don’t have to bail it. I got my own Bic when I was only five! Breanne (8 years)

“ I love that I can’t damage my Bic as they are really strong. I can’t imagine sailing any other boat! Travis (10 years)

O’pen Skiff – “The International Junior Skiff”

A modern and planing hull, more in the form of a skiff, The O’pen Skiff gives a dynamic responsive fast sailing experience of a true dinghy that heels. A powerful boat that provides kids the same excitement normally experienced on a boat as adults.

With its 6-foot Open design, including a totally open self draining stern, it offers fast fun. Young sailors are fully independent on the water and will be proud to sail such a modern-looking and elegant boat, one that both sails and looks like the boat of today’s champions.

Speed comes close to the Laser 4.7. Good sail and boat trim is rewarded with fast planning on all points of sailing, especially surfing waves downwind

The ideal weight for a user of this boat is 30 – 55 kg, but it can accommodate up to 90 kg.

Car-top transport is easy. Rig and foils fit in a bag under the hull. The O’pen Skiff is unloaded, rigged and ready to race in less than 10 minutes.

Adventure and Freestyle fun

The O’pen Skiff is an outstandingly fast sailing dinghy specially designed for kids to have fun in sailing.

Recognising the skiff like performance of the boat enables exciting new race formats like slalom, adventure racing, and opencross freestyle.

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The O’pen Skiff class is a family friendly, fun atmosphere and sets a standard to discourage any intense rivalry or unsportsmanlike behaviour.

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How does 14 year old Gavin Ball from Hawaii Kai Boat Club prepare for the America’s Cup Endeavour O’pen in Bermuda? He sails his O’pen BIC the 25 nautical miles from Oahu to Molokai in 4 hours 39 minutes. So much for “kids don’t try this at home”!

ABOUT THE O’PEN BIC

The O’pen Bic , often simply referred to as the Open Bic , is a single handed sailboat designed for younger sailers. Developed by Vitali Design, the boat was launched in 2006. It is an International Class, as recognized by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF).

The ideal weight for a user of this boat is 30 kg (66 lb)–65 kg (143 lb) , but it can accommodate up to 90 kg (200 lb),   making it suitable for children and young teens, the same people who would sail Optimist dinghies and are looking for a more exciting boat.  Official Website

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If you are a boat enthusiast looking to get more information on specs, built, make, etc. of different boats, then here is a complete review of O'PEN BIC. Built by Melges Performance Sailboats and designed by undefined, the boat was first built in 2006. It has a hull type of Dbrd. Dinghy and LOA is 2.74. Its sail area/displacement ratio 36.23. Its auxiliary power tank, manufactured by undefined, runs on undefined.

O'PEN BIC has retained its value as a result of superior building, a solid reputation, and a devoted owner base. Read on to find out more about O'PEN BIC and decide if it is a fit for your boating needs.

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O'PEN BIC is 2.19 m in length.

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When maximum on-the-water fun is the goal, it’s tough to beat the O’pen Bic, a wildly popular dinghy that combines a modern design with a durable thermo-formed ABS Plastic hull creating a quick, planing dinghy powered by an easy-to-trim, square-topped mainsail. The boat’s open self-bailing transom yields a beginner-friendly boat that can handle countless capsizes—accidental or otherwise—while generating face-splitting grins on windy days.

Featuring a lightweight fiberglass-epoxy mast and an aluminum boom; shaped, composite-epoxy foils; a fully battened Mylar sail (complete with transparent panels for great leeward visibility); quality Ronstan hardware and blocks, and Robline cordage, this powerful-but-forgiving dinghy is well equipped for any junior sailor.

• Self-bailing, open-transom design ensures a water-free cockpit.
• Transparent, mono-fill sailcloth aids situational awareness.
• Lightweight mast, sail and boom system is easily stepped.
• Modern hull shape is easily driven and transitions quickly to planing mode.
• Kid-friendly design inspires confidence, both amongst juniors and parents.
• Ideal boat for preparing juniors for adult One Design classes.

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The Bic O’Pen Sailboat: A Versatile and Efficient Watercraft

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The Bic O’Pen is a remarkable sailboat that offers an exciting and unmatched sailing experience. Crafted with precision and designed for versatility, this⁢ watercraft is sure to meet the demands of both beginners and ‍experienced ‌sailors alike. With its sleek and aerodynamic design, the ⁤Bic O’Pen guarantees speed and elegance on the water.

Equipped with cutting-edge features and ‍state-of-the-art technology, the‌ Bic O’Pen⁢ sets itself apart from traditional sailboats. Here are some of its key‌ specifications:

• Lightweight Construction: Built using high-quality materials, the Bic‌ O’Pen⁤ is incredibly lightweight, ensuring excellent maneuverability and responsiveness.
• Easy ‍Rigging: With‌ its user-friendly rigging ​system , setting up the Bic O’Pen is a breeze. Whether you’re preparing⁤ for a⁤ day ​of racing ‌or a leisurely sail, this sailboat‌ gets you ⁣on the water in no time.
• Wide Cockpit: ‌ The spacious cockpit of the ⁤Bic ⁢O’Pen offers ample room for two sailors, allowing for comfortable and enjoyable sailing ‌experiences.

These are just‍ a few of the remarkable‍ features that make the ‌Bic O’Pen ‍a superior choice for sailing enthusiasts. ‌Whether you’re a‌ beginner looking to learn the ropes or a seasoned sailor seeking an upgrade, the Bic O’Pen sailboat⁢ guarantees an unforgettable time on the water.

The⁢ Bic​ O’Pen‍ Sailboat: A Versatile and Efficient Watercraft

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⁢ The Bic O’Pen‌ Sailboat is an impressive watercraft that delivers ‌outstanding performance on the⁣ open sea. Designed with the adventurous sailor in mind, this sailboat offers a versatile ​and efficient​ experience like no other. Its sleek design, coupled with its advanced features, makes it a top choice for both experienced sailors and beginners⁤ alike.

One of the standout features of the Bic ⁣O’Pen is its exceptional stability. Whether you’re riding strong ​winds or navigating calm waters, this ⁢sailboat provides​ an incredibly stable ride, allowing you to enjoy⁣ your sailing⁢ experience to the fullest. Its well-balanced hull design ensures superb control, eliminating any worries of capsizing or losing control in challenging ‌conditions.

bic o’pen sailboat pros and​ cons

​ The ⁤Bic O’Pen⁤ Sailboat is a ​remarkable watercraft⁤ that comes with several advantages⁢ and a few drawbacks. Let’s start⁤ with the pros. Firstly, this sailboat boasts exceptional maneuverability, allowing sailors of all skill levels to ​effortlessly navigate through the ⁢waters with confidence.​ Its lightweight design⁣ ensures quick acceleration and smooth sailing experiences, guaranteeing ⁢lots of fun and adrenaline for adventurous⁣ individuals. Moreover,‍ the Bic ‍O’Pen Sailboat is highly durable⁤ thanks to ‌its sturdy construction, making it resistant to impacts and rough handling. This durability means​ that the sailboat can withstand years of use, reducing the need for costly repairs or replacement⁤ parts.

On⁤ the downside, one notable disadvantage of the Bic O’Pen Sailboat is its limited space. Due to⁤ its compact size, ⁢the sailboat may not accommodate more than two people comfortably, making it less suitable for group outings or⁢ family adventures. Additionally, its small capacity for storage means that it may be challenging to​ bring along all the necessary equipment or belongings​ for extended trips. However, if⁢ you are seeking a thrilling and fast-paced sailing experience with friends ⁢or solo, these minor inconveniences ​may not‍ deter you from enjoying the exciting features and exceptional performance ⁢of the Bic ‍O’Pen Sailboat.

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Step inside the Bic O’Pen ‍Sailboat and immerse⁢ yourself ​in its stunning‌ interior design. As you⁤ explore every nook ⁢and cranny, you ‌will be captivated by the seamless blend‌ of functionality‌ and elegance.⁢ The designers ​have paid meticulous attention to detail, ensuring that every inch⁣ of the⁤ interior is both visually appealing and highly practical.

One⁢ notable feature of the Bic O’Pen ⁤Sailboat’s interior is ​its ⁢spacious cockpit,⁢ providing ample room for comfortable seating and‌ maneuverability. The ergonomic layout allows for easy handling, ensuring a stress-free sailing experience . The boat’s wide beam creates a sense of openness and enhances stability, even in challenging conditions. Additionally, ⁢the‍ clever use ​of light-colored‍ materials throughout the interior maximizes ⁤natural light, creating a ⁤bright and inviting atmosphere.

bic o’pen ‍sailboat specifications

The Bic O’Pen⁣ Sailboat ⁤is a remarkable‍ watercraft designed to provide enthusiasts with ⁢an exhilarating sailing⁣ experience. Built with⁢ precision ⁣and innovation, this sailboat offers superior performance and⁢ exceptional maneuverability⁢ on the water. Whether you’re an experienced sailor‌ or​ a novice adventurer, the Bic O’Pen guarantees ⁢an exciting and reliable ride.

Constructed with high-quality materials, the ⁤Bic O’Pen Sailboat boasts impressive specifications that make it stand ​out from the ⁣rest. Here are some notable features of this versatile and efficient watercraft:

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The Bic⁤ O’Pen Sailboat is a sleek‌ and versatile watercraft designed for sailing enthusiasts of all ‌ages. Its unique ⁣layout offers a ⁢perfect balance between functionality ⁤and ⁤comfort,‌ ensuring an enjoyable and efficient sailing experience.

With its smart design, the Bic O’Pen Sailboat maximizes space and ergonomics. The cockpit is⁢ thoughtfully laid out to provide ⁢ample ⁢room for the sailor while optimizing ‌weight distribution for optimal performance. The⁣ sailboat features a secure and comfortable seating⁣ arrangement, ensuring ​stability during maneuvers. Additionally, ​the layout incorporates strategically ⁤placed storage⁣ compartments, allowing‌ sailors to conveniently store their essentials within reach.

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The Bic O’Pen Sailboat: A Versatile ‍and ⁢Efficient ‌Watercraft is a ‌fantastic choice ⁢for both beginners and experienced sailors alike. ⁣Designed with precision⁢ and innovation, this‍ sailboat offers⁢ a ⁢thrilling on-water ‍experience while boasting ⁣exceptional durability⁢ and ⁣performance. Whether you’re seeking ‍the ‍excitement of racing or​ simply ‍enjoying a​ leisurely sail,⁤ the‍ Bic O’Pen delivers on all fronts.

• Lightweight: The Bic O’Pen is constructed with lightweight materials, making it effortless to‌ transport​ and launch. Its manageable weight allows for easy maneuverability on the water, ensuring ⁢a more⁢ enjoyable sailing experience.
• Stability: With its dual-ridged hull design,​ the‍ Bic‍ O’Pen ‍offers⁤ superior stability, allowing sailors to confidently navigate through various water conditions. This⁢ stability also ⁢enhances safety for‍ sailors of all skill levels.

Whether⁢ you’re a seasoned sailor ⁢or a beginner taking your first steps into the ‍world of sailing, the ⁢Bic O’Pen Sailboat is your perfect companion. Its versatile nature and efficient design make it ⁢suitable for ‌various activities, from ⁣recreational sailing to competitive racing. ‌The⁣ Bic O’Pen is a sailboat that effortlessly ‍combines performance,⁣ durability, and‌ comfort, providing an unforgettable experience on⁢ the water.

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Are you⁤ ready to set sail and explore the open⁣ waters? ⁢Look no further than the Bic O’Pen sailboat! This innovative watercraft combines versatility and‍ efficiency, ⁣providing you with an‍ exhilarating ⁢sailing experience like no other.

The Bic O’Pen sailboat‌ is ⁢designed with precision and durability in ​mind. Its sleek ⁣and compact structure allows for⁢ easy ‌maneuverability, making it perfect for both beginners and experienced sailors. Equipped with⁤ a high-performance sail, this watercraft harnesses the power of the wind⁢ to swiftly glide across the⁤ water, ensuring an exhilarating ride every⁣ time.

‌ One ‌standout feature of the Bic O’Pen sailboat is its adaptability. Whether you enjoy racing on smooth waters or embarking on thrilling adventures in choppy seas, this sailboat has got you covered. With⁢ its stable design and responsive⁣ steering system, you can confidently navigate ⁤through different weather conditions and explore various water environments effortlessly. ​

Another advantage of the Bic O’Pen sailboat is its user-friendly setup. Even if you’re new to sailing, you’ll find it easy to learn the⁣ ropes. The boat’s intuitive controls and simple‍ rigging system ensure a smooth ​sailing experience. Whether you’re heading out for a leisurely‌ afternoon sail or competing⁢ in a regatta,‍ the Bic O’Pen sailboat offers a reliable and enjoyable journey every time.

Get ready to embark on thrilling sailing adventures with the Bic O’Pen sailboat! ​Whether you’re looking for a relaxing solo voyage or an ⁣adrenaline-pumping race, ‌this ⁣versatile and ⁣efficient watercraft‍ will exceed your expectations. Explore the open waters like never before and experience the thrill​ of sailing with the Bic O’Pen!

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About the bic o’pen sailboat.

⁣ Looking​ for a ‌versatile ‌and efficient‍ watercraft? The ⁣Bic O’Pen Sailboat may⁢ just be what you need.​ Built with impeccable craftsmanship and designed for both recreational sailing ⁢and competitive racing, ⁣this sailboat offers⁣ an ‌unparalleled experience on the water.

The Bic O’Pen Sailboat boasts a​ sleek and ⁤streamlined design ‍that allows for ⁣excellent maneuverability, giving‍ you ​complete ​control even in challenging conditions.⁢ With its lightweight ​construction and responsive hull, this sailboat guarantees an exciting and effortless sailing experience for sailors of ‍all skill levels. ⁣

‌ Equipped with a top-of-the-line sail and‍ mast, the Bic O’Pen Sailboat harnesses the‍ power of the wind to‌ reach impressive speeds. Its easy-to-rig system enables‍ quick and hassle-free setup, so you can⁢ spend less time preparing and​ more time enjoying the ⁤water. Whether you’re a‍ seasoned sailor or⁣ a ‍beginner looking to develop your skills, the Bic O’Pen ​Sailboat is the perfect vessel for ⁣you.

Q: What is the Bic​ O’Pen ⁤Sailboat? A: The Bic O’Pen Sailboat⁣ is a ⁢watercraft designed for sailing enthusiasts, whether they are beginners or experienced sailors. It is known for⁢ its ⁣versatility and efficiency on the water.

Q: What makes the Bic O’Pen⁤ Sailboat versatile? A: The Bic O’Pen Sailboat is designed to be versatile in ‍various sailing conditions. Its ​rigging system allows for easy handling in light winds, while the hull design offers stability and control ⁣even ⁤in ⁤choppy waters. This versatility makes it⁣ suitable for both recreational sailing and competitive racing.

Q: Can you⁤ tell us about its efficiency? A: The Bic⁤ O’Pen Sailboat is highly efficient due to its lightweight construction and aerodynamic design. The use of high-quality‌ materials, such as polyethylene and fiberglass, ensures durability while keeping the weight minimal. This allows the sailboat to glide smoothly through the water, ‌requiring⁢ less energy to propel itself forward.

Q: Who is​ the target audience⁣ for the Bic ‍O’Pen Sailboat? A: The Bic O’Pen⁤ Sailboat caters to ⁣a ⁢wide range of sailors. Beginners ⁤and⁤ young sailors can appreciate its stability and ‍ease ​of use, while more experienced sailors⁤ can ⁤enjoy⁣ its performance in racing events. Families and recreational sailors will also find the sailboat user-friendly and enjoyable.

Q: Are there any safety features on the ⁣Bic O’Pen​ Sailboat? A: Yes, the Bic O’Pen ‌Sailboat prioritizes safety. It incorporates buoyancy compartments to ensure flotation even in⁢ case of capsizing. The sailboat also features a self-bailing cockpit, which quickly drains water​ out, improving safety and preventing accidents.

Q: Is the Bic O’Pen Sailboat easily transportable? A: ​Absolutely! The Bic O’Pen⁣ Sailboat’s lightweight construction allows for easy transport, making it suitable for ⁤those who wish to ‍take it to different sailing⁣ locations. Its compact ​size further facilitates transportation when compared to⁤ other‌ larger sailboats.

Q: Can‌ the Bic O’Pen Sailboat be customized? A: Yes, the Bic O’Pen Sailboat offers various customization options. Different sail sizes can be ​chosen based ‌on personal preferences‍ or⁢ skill levels. ⁢Additionally, the sailboat can be equipped with optional accessories like⁢ a trapeze kit or a jib, ⁤allowing sailors to tailor their sailing experience to their liking.

Q: How accessible is the Bic O’Pen Sailboat for beginners? A: ‍The Bic‍ O’Pen Sailboat⁣ is ‍known for its beginner-friendly design. It offers stable ⁣and predictable handling,‌ allowing novice sailors to build confidence on the water. The simplicity ⁤of its rigging system‌ and intuitive controls make ​it easy to learn and ⁢maneuver‍ for those new to sailing.

Q: Can the Bic O’Pen Sailboat be used for⁢ racing? A: Yes, the Bic O’Pen Sailboat is widely ⁢used in racing events. ‍With its sleek design and responsive handling, ‍it provides a thrilling sailing experience for competitive sailors. The sailboat meets class specifications and is actively raced in various events around the world.

Q: Is there​ any maintenance required for⁢ the Bic O’Pen Sailboat? A: The Bic O’Pen Sailboat requires minimal maintenance. Its ⁣durable construction ensures longevity, and ⁣occasional⁣ cleaning ‌and inspection are sufficient to keep it in good​ condition. Routine checks of the rigging and hardware, as well as‍ proper storage,⁣ will help‍ prolong the life ⁤of the sailboat.

Final Thoughts

In conclusion, the Bic O’Pen sailboat proves⁣ to⁢ be a remarkable watercraft that​ combines⁣ versatility and efficiency in a⁣ unique and accessible package. With‍ its lightweight design and ⁤easy-to-use‌ features, it offers a wide range of recreational⁤ and competitive opportunities for both beginners and experienced sailors alike.

The Bic O’Pen’s compact size and ⁣portability make it a convenient choice for those seeking adventure on different bodies of water, ​from lakes to oceans. Its innovative sail system ensures effortless maneuverability, allowing sailors⁢ to‍ navigate through‌ various wind conditions with ease. Additionally, the boat’s sturdy construction ensures durability and longevity,‍ providing‍ years of enjoyment ‌for its users.

Beyond⁢ its recreational merits, the Bic O’Pen sailboat has proven itself as an ⁤excellent​ training vessel for young sailors. Its stability and user-friendly controls make it an ideal choice for children and teens who are starting to learn the basics ​of sailing.⁣ Furthermore, the boat’s ‌customizable features ‌offer room for growth and skills development, making it ‍a versatile option for sailing schools ‍and clubs.

In terms of efficiency, the Bic O’Pen sailboat excels in‌ both speed and ease of use. Its lightweight ​construction allows for⁤ easy transportation and launching, requiring ‌minimal effort from its users. Additionally, its responsive and maneuverable design ensures optimal‍ performance, allowing sailors to confidently navigate the water with ‌precision and speed, perfect for competitive⁤ sailing events.

Overall, the Bic O’Pen sailboat impresses with its versatility, efficiency, ‍and⁤ user-friendly ⁢nature. Whether for leisurely outings, ⁣competitive racing, or ‌skill development, this watercraft is an excellent choice​ for⁣ sailors of all ages and skill levels. With its ‌endless possibilities and countless ‍hours of enjoyment, the Bic⁤ O’Pen sailboat truly⁣ stands out as a remarkable addition to​ the world of sailing.

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Baltimore Key Bridge collapses after ship collision

By Helen Regan , Kathleen Magramo , Antoinette Radford, Alisha Ebrahimji , Maureen Chowdhury , Rachel Ramirez , Elise Hammond , Aditi Sangal and Tori B. Powell , CNN

Ship lights flickered and veered off course shortly before Baltimore bridge hit, CNN analysis shows   

From CNN’s Allegra Goodwin in London

The Singaporean-flagged cargo ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore Tuesday altered course and veered toward a pillar shortly before impact, a CNN analysis of MarineTraffic ship-tracking data confirms.  

It’s unclear what caused the ship to crash into the bridge or why its lights were flickering. CNN has reached out to the National Transportation Safety Board to inquire about a possible power failure. 

The container ship DALI, which was en route to Colombo, Sri Lanka, begins to change course toward the bridge’s pillar at 1:26 a.m. local time, striking the bridge at 1:28 a.m. ET, according to MarineTraffic data and video from the scene. Video from 1:25 a.m. ET shows a plume of dark smoke billowing from the ship. DALI's lights flicker at least twice before the incident.  

In video, as it navigates down the Patapsco River, the ship’s lights can be seen going out at 1:24 a.m. ET, before turning back on, and then flickering off and on again between 1:26 a.m. ET and 1.27 a.m. ET, just before it hits the bridge.  

Maryland transportation secretary says contractors were working on bridge at time of collapse

From CNN's Antoinette Radford

Maryland State Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld told reporters there were workers on the Francis Scott Key Bridge at the time of its collapse.

"We know there were individuals on the bridge at the time of the collapse, working on the bridge, contractors for us," he said at a news conference Tuesday morning.

Wiedefeld said the workers were "basically doing some concrete deck repair," but said they did not know how many vehicles were involved.

He added that the transport authority has set up a facility for family members of those who were believed to be on the bridge at the time of its collapse.

Baltimore fire chief: Sonar has detected the presence of vehicles submerged in the water

Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace says authorities have detected vehicles submerged in the water.

“Our sonar has detected the presence of vehicles submerged in the water,” said Wallace at a news conference on the collapse of Francis Scott Key Bridge. “I don't have a count of that yet.”

He said emergency services are using sonar, drones and infrared technology as a part of their search for people and vehicles who may have fallen from the Key Bridge into the Patapsco River.

No indication of "terrorism" or intent in Baltimore bridge collapse, police chief says

From CNN’s Andy Rose

Baltimore Police said there was no evidence that the ship collision that caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge was intentional.

“There is absolutely no indication that there's any terrorism, that this was done on purpose,” Chief Richard Worley said at a news conference.

The FBI  said  that it was joining the investigation into the cause of the collision.

Rescue crews have determined there are vehicles in the Patapsco River following the bridge collapse.

“Our sonar has detected the presence of vehicles submerged in the water,” said Fire Chief James Wallace. “I don't have a count of that yet.”

Wallace said they are waiting to make sure that the ship is secure and stable before investigators board it.

“Never would you think that you would see, physically see, the Key Bridge tumble down like that,” Mayor Brandon M. Scott said.

Cruises, cars and commodities: What to know about the Port of Baltimore

From CNN's Mark Thompson and Hanna Ziady

The collapse of the   Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Patapsco River outside the Port of Baltimore threatens to disrupt shipping operations at a major US trade hub for autos, container traffic and commodities. Baltimore also has a cruise terminal.

Closer to the Midwest than any other port on the East Coast, Baltimore ranks first in the United States for autos and light trucks, handling a record 850,000 vehicles last year. It was also the leading port for farming and construction machinery, as well as imported sugar and gypsum. It was second in the country for exporting coal.

Overall, Baltimore ranks as the 9th biggest US port for international cargo, handling a record 52.3 million tons, valued at $80.8 billion in 2023.

“The immediate focus is the rescue operation, but there will clearly be a highly-complex recovery phase and investigation to follow and we don't know what impact this will have on operations at the Port of Baltimore," said Emily Stausbøll, market analyst at Norway-based shipping analytics company Xeneta.

“While Baltimore is not one of the largest US East Coast ports, it still imports and exports more than one million containers each year so there is the potential for this to cause significant disruption to supply chains," she added.

Baltimore's cruise terminal serves ships operated by Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Norwegian. Cruises carrying more than 444,000 passengers departed from the port last year.

According to the Maryland state government, the port supports 15,330 direct jobs and 139,180 jobs in related services.

Rescue crews looking for at least seven people in Baltimore bridge collapse

Rescue operations are underway near the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, as crews look for people who fell into the Patapsco River.

“We are still very much in an active search and rescue posture at this point, and we will continue to be for some time,” Wallace added.

Baltimore Fire says two people have been rescued from the river – one who was uninjured, and another in hospitalized “very serious condition.”

“This is an unthinkable tragedy,” Mayor Brandon Scott said. “We have to first and foremost pray for all of those impacted.”

Ship that collided with Baltimore bridge was chartered by Danish shipping company Maersk 

From CNN's Alex Stambaugh in Hong Kong

The container ship that collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday was chartered by Maersk and carrying their customers' cargo, the Danish shipping company told CNN.

"We are horrified by what has happened in Baltimore, and our thoughts are with all of those affected," The company said in its statement.

The company, which has a full name of A.P. Moller - Maersk, said no company crew and personnel were onboard the vessel. It said the ship, DALI, is operated by charter vessel company Synergy Group. 

"We are closely following the investigations conducted by authorities and Synergy, and we will do our utmost to keep our customers informed," the statement said. 

CNN is attempting to contact the owner and managers of the ship, including Synergy.

FBI Baltimore on the scene at the Key Bridge

FBI Baltimore personnel are on the scene at the Francis Scott Key Bridge, they have said in a post on X.

The agency said it was working "side by side with our local, state and federal partners."

Baltimore fire emergency chief says 2 people saved from water after Key Bridge collapse

The Baltimore Fire Department Chief James Wallace says authorities rescued two people from the water this morning, one without injury and the other who has been transferred to hospital in a serious condition.

Authorities are continuing their search for upwards of seven people, Wallace says. But, he says that number could change as it is a "very large incident." Earlier on Tuesday, an official said as many as 20 people could be in the water.

Wallace added that the crew remains on board the ship, and are communicating with the US Coast Guard. He added that emergency services are looking into reports that there were workers on the bridge at the time of the incident.

Speaking at the press conference, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott also described the incident as an “unthinkable tragedy,” and offered his prayers for all those affected, as well as his thanks to first responders.

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What we know about the container ship that crashed into the Baltimore bridge

• The ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday was the Singapore-flagged Dali.
• The container ship had been chartered by Maersk, the Danish shipping company. 
• Two people were recovered from the water but six remain missing, authorities said.

A container ship crashed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing its collapse into the Patapsco River.

A livestream showed vehicles traveling on the Francis Scott Key Bridge just moments before the impact at 1:28 a.m. ET.

Baltimore first responders called the situation a "developing mass casualty event" and a "dire emergency," per The Associated Press.

James Wallace, chief of the Baltimore Fire Department, said in a press conference that two people had been recovered from the water.

One was uninjured, but the other was transported to a local trauma center in a "very serious condition."

Wallace said up to 20 people were thought to have fallen into the river and some six people were still missing.

Richard Worley, Baltimore's police chief, said there was "no indication" the collision was purposeful or an act of terrorism.

Wes Moore, the governor of Maryland, declared a state of emergency around 6 a.m. ET. He said his office was in close communication with Pete Buttigieg, the transportation secretary.

"We are working with an interagency team to quickly deploy federal resources from the Biden Administration," Moore added.

Understanding why the bridge collapsed could have implications for safety, in both the shipping and civil engineering sectors.

The container ship is the Singapore-flagged Dali, which is about 984 feet long, and 157 feet wide, per a listing on VesselFinder.

An unclassified Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency report said that the ship "lost propulsion" as it was leaving port, ABC News reported.

The crew notified officials that they had lost control and warned of a possible collision, the report said, per the outlet.

The Dali's owner is listed as Grace Ocean, a Singapore-based firm, and its manager is listed as Synergy Marine, which is also headquartered in Singapore.

Shipping news outlet TradeWinds reported that Grace Ocean confirmed the Dali was involved in the collapse, but is still determining what caused the crash.

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Staff for Grace Ocean declined to comment on the collision when contacted by Business Insider.

"All crew members, including the two pilots have been accounted for and there are no reports of any injuries. There has also been no pollution," Synergy Marine said in a statement.

The company did not respond to a request for further comment from BI.

'Horrified'

Maersk chartered the Dali, with a schedule for the ship on its website.

"We are horrified by what has happened in Baltimore, and our thoughts are with all of those affected," the Danish shipping company said in a statement.

Maersk added: "We are closely following the investigations conducted by authorities and Synergy, and we will do our utmost to keep our customers informed."

Per ship tracking data, the Dali left Baltimore on its way to Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, at around 1 a.m., about half an hour before the crash.

The Port of Baltimore is thought to be the largest in the US for roll-on/roll-off ships carrying trucks and trailers.

Barbara Rossi, associate professor of engineering science at the University of Oxford, told BI the force of the impact on one of the bridge's supporting structures "must have been immense" to lead to the collapse.

Dr Salvatore Mercogliano, a shipping analyst and maritime historian at Campbell University, told BI: "It appears Dali left the channel while outbound. She would have been under the control of the ship's master with a Chesapeake Bay pilot onboard to advise the master.

"The deviation out of the channel is probably due to a mechanical issue as the ship had just departed the port, but you cannot rule out human error as that was the cause of the Ever Forward in 2022 just outside of Baltimore."

He was referring to the incident two years ago when the container ship became grounded for a month in Chesapeake Bay after loading up cargo at the Port of Baltimore.

The US Coast Guard found the incident was caused by pilot error, cellphone use, and "inadequate bridge resource management."

Claudia Norrgren, from the maritime research firm Veson Nautical, told BI: "The industry bodies who are here to protect against incidents like this, such as the vessel's flag state, classification society, and regulatory bodies, will step in and conduct a formal investigation into the incident. Until then, it'll be very hard for anyone to truly know what happened on board."

This may not have been the first time the Dali hit a structure.

In 2016, maritime blogs such as Shipwreck Log and ship-tracking site VesselFinder posted videos of what appears to be the stern of the same, blue-hulled container vessel scraping against a quay in Antwerp.

A representative for the Port of Antwerp told BI the Dali did collide with a quay there eight years ago but couldn't "give any information about the cause of the accident."

The Dali is listed as being built in 2015 by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea.

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The container ship that smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore sent a “mayday” warning that it had lost power before the disaster, officials said Tuesday.

Quick-thinking authorities at the bridge were able to stop cars from crossing the 1.6-mile span, an act that “saved lots of lives,” Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said.

“The ship issued a mayday loss of power. The workers on the bridge halted traffic right before impact. They saved lots of lives,” Moore said at a press conference.

However, six people still remain missing after multiple vehicles plunged into the chilly waters of the Patapsco River as the bridge crumbled, its steel arches and roadway tumbling down.

The missing were all part of the same construction crew that was patching potholes in the road.

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Two people have been rescued by first responders — one in critical condition. Divers were still searching for possible survivors in the river through the morning Tuesday.

Horrifying footage shows the bridge collapsing after the 980-foot Dali, a Singapore-flagged vessel heading to Sri Lanka, crashed into the central part of the structure around 1:40 a.m. shortly after it left the Port of Baltimore.

The massive container ship, capable of carrying nearly 130,000 tons of cargo and supplies, simply overwhelmed the protections designed into the 47-year-old Key Bridge.

“The container ship is as wide as the bridge was tall. The scales are almost similar. It isn’t a little boat,” Ben Schafer, a structural engineering professor at John’s Hopkins University, told WTOP .

The container ship “lost propulsion” as it was leaving port, and crew members warned officials of a possible collision, according to a report from the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency  obtained by ABC News .

A solid quick breakdown of the apparent multiple power failures on the 'Dali' ahead of impact with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, MD. I'm looking to credit whoever created this. (Dm) pic.twitter.com/NV1zSQHYkU — Moshe Schwartz (@YWNReporter) March 26, 2024

Everything you need to know about the Francis Scott Key Bridge's collapse in Baltimore

• The Dali, the Singapore-flagged container ship that smashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore and destroyed it early Tuesday, reportedly lost propulsion and tried to warn officials that it was going to crash, according to a report.
• Six people are unaccounted for, according to authorities. Two people were pulled from the river by rescuers.
• Seven vehicles were missing after falling from the 1.6-mile-long span. Officials are using sonar technology to find the vehicles.
• Videos show power on the ship flickering off, and then on again, shortly before the crash. Watch footage of the bridge’s collapse here.
• A Baltimore resident described how the horrifying collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge  early Tuesday morning  caused his entire house to feel like it was falling down .
• The Dali was also involved in a collision while leaving the Port of Antwerp, Belgium, in 2016.

Follow along with The Post’s coverage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.

Videos show power on the ship flickering off, and then on again, shortly before the crash.

Moore confirmed at a press conference that the crew of the ship reported losing power before the collision.

“The vessel notified Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) that they had lost control of the vessel and an allision [collision on the water] with the bridge was possible,” the report said.

“The vessel struck the bridge, causing a complete collapse.”

Two pilots aboard the ship, as well as 22 Indian crew members, “have been accounted for and there are no reports of any injuries,” said Singapore-based Synergy Marine Group, the company operating the vessel.

The company said it is investigating the cause of the disaster and cooperating with authorities.

“This is an unthinkable tragedy,” Mayor Brandon Scott said from the scene soon after a state of emergency was declared.

A photo from the tragedy at the Francis Scott Key Bridge. *Double checked, actual photo of cargo ship. #francisscottkeybridge Awaiting press conference around 7amET…. pic.twitter.com/QVyCnwtZ5h — Kimberly Klacik (@kimKBaltimore) March 26, 2024

“Never would you think that you could see, physically see, the Key Bridge tumble down like that. It looked like something out of an action movie.”

At least seven vehicles were assumed missing after falling from the 1.6-mile-long span, the Baltimore City Fire Department said in an update just after 6 a.m. as officials used sonar technology to find vehicles.

“We are still very much in a search-and-rescue posture,” Baltimore City Fire Department Chief James Wallace said at a news conference early Tuesday as rescuers were “battling darkness.”

Construction crew members were doing concrete and deck repair at the time of the crash, Paul Wiedefeld, secretary of the Maryland Transportation Authority, confirmed.

Another pic of this catastrophic tragedy. This is another shot of the cargo ship that has slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Pic sent to me from a first responder. Truly heartbreaking. Hope to have more views as the sun comes up. Send prayers 🙏🏾🇺🇸 #francisscottkeybridge pic.twitter.com/5Xhw0d74dY — Kimberly Klacik (@kimKBaltimore) March 26, 2024

Although there was a strong odor of diesel, it was not immediately clear if there had been a major fuel spill, officials said.

The temperature in the river was about 47 degrees Fahrenheit in the early hours of Tuesday,  according to a buoy  that collects data for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Baltimore City Fire Department communications chief Kevin Cartwright called the incident a “developing mass casualty event.”

“The dive and rescue team has arrived on scene to locate the individuals,” Cartwright said.

Cartwright said emergency services were “trying to rescue and recover” people believed to have fallen into the water.

“This is a dire emergency,” he added.

Moore declared a state of emergency and said he was working to get federal resources deployed. The FBI was also on the scene.

The calamity was filmed and uploaded to a YouTube livestream video,  which showed the structure collapsing into the water.

The US Coast Guard and the Maryland Transportation Authority confirmed the crash but provided no further details.

“All lanes closed both directions for incident on I-695 Key Bridge. Traffic is being detoured,” the Maryland Transportation Authority wrote on X .

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski Jr. said on X , “Rescue efforts are underway. Please pray for those impacted.” 

The department said the surrounding body of water was filled with diesel fuel.

The Singapore-flagged container ship that struck the bridge, the Dali, had left Baltimore just after 1 a.m. and was heading to Colombo, Sri Lanka, according to the maritime data platform MarineTraffic.

Multiple Coast Guard boats marked as search and rescue vessels were circling the vessel around 3 a.m.

All lanes were closed in both directions following the incident, the Maryland Transportation Authority said.

Opened in 1977, the bridge is named for the writer of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

With Post wires

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