Patín a vela

Catalan catamaran
NameCatalan catamaran
Boat
Crew1
Displacement98 kg (216 lb)
Sails
Mainsail area12.60 m2

Patí de vela, also known as patí català[1][2][3][4][5] or patí català de vela[6] (Spanish: patín de vela,[1][2] patín a vela,[7] patín catalán) often referred to in English as the patin, Catalan patin or Catalan catamaran , is a class of boat, a "one-design" dinghy sailing boat with a single crew member. It is a catamaran with a single sail of marconi type without a boom and the peculiarity of having neither rudder nor centreboard. The steering of the boat is carried out with the movement and distribution of the skipper's weight along the length and width of the boat's deck and with the sheet, which controls the sail. It is specially designed to be launched from the beach, hence the fact that it lacks both centreboard and rudder.[8][9][10]

History

Designed definitively by the Catalan brothers Lluís and Emili Mongé Ferrer (of the Club Natació Badalona)[11][12][13] between 1935 and 1940[1][2][4] or 1942[14][15][16][17] as the formal and advanced development of a concept that was born earlier on the beaches of Barcelona (Club Natació Barcelona, ca. 1928)[1][2][3] and Badalona during the first quarter of the century. At the beginning, there was no sail and the propulsion was done by rowing, but it was very rudimentary and heavy. Subsequently a mast was added. Eventually, the definitive creators of the class lightened it up, streamlined it and added the transversal steel bar conforming the boat exactly as we know it today.[9]

It suffered minor modifications until the year 1943, when entered in the definition of monotip, starting to be known as "patí de vela" (in Spanish "patín de vela")[7] and after a certain period of time, finally received the surname of "patí català" ("patín catalán" in Spanish), while in English we can also call it the Catalan catamaran. Its basic characteristics are those of a catamaran and it's the only boat that is steered without a rudder; with a sail without battens and no boom. A simple and light sailing boat that is steered by displacing the skipper's body over the length of the deck. What is most striking is its uniqueness, because there is nothing like it in the world. The history of this unique catamaran is linked to the Catalan coast, and is documented and recognized in the minutes of the International Sports Association of Sail Patin Owners (Associació Esportiva Internacional de Patrons de Patins de Vela / Asociación Deportiva Internacional de Patín a Vela, ADIPAV) board meeting in 1951,[7] in the chronicles of historians, in the bulletins of Club Natación Barcelona and others that reflect at the same time agreements referring to it as "patín a vela",[10] or patí de vela.

Constructive characteristics

Patí de vela "Fortuna", on display at the Real Club Astur de Regatas, built in 1978 for the King of Spain Juan Carlos I and that the monarch gave in 2011 to the Asturian club on the occasion of the centenary of its foundation.

Its structure is made of plywood and solid wood, although some units are also manufactured in fiberglass. It is formed by two hulls (buoyancies) that fulfill the function of antiderivative planes. The hulls are linked together by the deck, composed of five independent "stands" (transversal planks) that provide rigidity to the structure and are used as a support for the rigging, as well as a support for the skipper.

Has a single mast of aluminum whose inclination and bending can be varied during the navigation by means of the stays. The triangular sail is maneuvered by a sheet that slides freely on a steel rod installed between two stands fully aft of the boat.[18]

The fixing point of the maneuver lines is usually placed between two stands (from the 3rd to the 5th "stand") in a battery of mechanisms called "piano". In addition to the ropes that act as stays,.[19] there is a halyard to hoist the sail along the mast, a luff tensor, and another rope whose actuation shapes an area of the foot of the sail known as "dovetail ", when pulled or released lightly, makes an appreciable variation to the flatness of the sail surface.[20]

Fleets and International Associations

Currently (in 2024), the fleets of "patí de vela" are distributed not only throughout Catalonia, Andalusia, the Valencian Land, the Balearic Islands and Murcia, but are also used along the French, Belgian and Dutch coasts, as well as in Germany.

The sport and pastime is structured around different associations and clubs, first and foremost the international patin sailing association, Associació Esportiva Internacional de Patrons de Patins de Vela, better known as the Asociación Deportiva Internacional de Patín a Vela (ADIPAV), founded in 1951 in Barcelona.[21]

Associations and clubs include:

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Estruch Triaté, Josep; Annemie Peeters, Gert Lerno & Miquel Estruch Traité (2014). "Lèxic del patí de vela (català-castellà-francès-anglès-neerlandès) / Catalan - Spanish - French- English - Dutch Patí de Vela Vocabulary". Badalona Museum, and Programa «CiT (Terminologia de ciències i tecnologia)», Secció de Ciències i Tecnologia, Institut d'Estudis Catalans (IEC) (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  2. ^ a b c d Direct link: Lèxic del patí de vela / Catalan - Spanish - French- English - Dutch Patí de Vela Vocabulary, by Josep Estruch Triaté, with the collaboration of Annemie Peeters, Gert Lerno & Miquel Estruch Traité. Badalona Museum, City Council of Badalona and Institut d'Estudis Catalans (IEC), with the collaboration of the Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan Government), the Diputació de Barcelona, and the Club Nàutic Badalona, 2010, expanded in 2014 [direct link to the same reference as above].
  3. ^ a b "patí de vela | Enciclopèdia Catalana". Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  4. ^ a b "⛵Patí de Vela Català - Club Patí Vela Barcelona". Pati Vela - Les drassanes (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  5. ^ "Cursos de Patí de Vela a Barcelona | Club Patí Vela Barcelona" (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  6. ^ "Ana Pujol, una vida amb el mar". Docusport, Col·legi de Professionals de l'Activitat Física i l'Esport de Catalunya (COPLEFC) (in Catalan). 2022. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  7. ^ a b c "Associació Esportiva Internacional de Patrons de Patins de Vela / Asociación Deportiva Internacional de Patín a Vela (ADIPAV)". adipav.org.
  8. ^ Ribó Golovart, Alexandre (28 November 2012). Alegret i Sanromà, Salvador (ed.). Els Bastiments menors catalans de construcció artesanal del segle XX (in Catalan). Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Secció de Ciències i Tecnologia. pp. 164–. ISBN 978-84-9965-149-1.
  9. ^ a b Guido Depoorter; Guido Depoorter Lodewyckx (February 2011). El patín a vela. Editorial HISPANO EUROPEA. ISBN 978-84-255-1970-3.
  10. ^ a b Ricard Pedreira (23 April 2007). NAVEGANDO EN PATÍN A VELA. Editorial Paidotribo. ISBN 978-84-8019-935-3.
  11. ^ Costa, Jaume Oliveras i. "Bressol del patí català - 06 ago 2024". El Punt Avui (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  12. ^ "Personatges il·lustres". Ajuntament de Massanes (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  13. ^ "Emili Mongé Ferrer | enciclopedia.cat". www.enciclopedia.cat. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  14. ^ de Montserrat Nonó, David (2022-03-02). "El vaixell d'aquells bojos catalans". LA MIRA (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  15. ^ "El Patí Català celebra un campionat de rècord aquest cap de setmana a Premià de Mar". El Periódico (in Catalan). 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  16. ^ "210 barcos confirmados para la regata Patí Català de Vela en Vilanova i La Geltrú". 37th America's Cup (in European Spanish). 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  17. ^ Chisholm, Justin. "210-boat entry confirmed for unique Pati Catala de Vela regatta in Vilanova i La Geltrú AC40 event". Cup Insider. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  18. ^ "Reglament 2018" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
  19. ^ Video: Patí català: Que, qui, com.
  20. ^ Video: Patí Català Patí a Vela.
  21. ^ "Associació Esportiva de Patrons de Patins de Vela | enciclopedia.cat". Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  22. ^ "Cursos de Vela CAT". Club Marítim Altafulla (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  23. ^ a b c Patí de Vela Clubs, ADIPAV.
  24. ^ Clubs, Federació Catalana de Vela / Catalan Sailing Association.
  25. ^ Club de Vela Sant Antoni de Calonge, Sant Antoni Patí Vela, Federació Catalana de Vela.
  26. ^ "Club de Vela Sant Antoni". cvsantantoni.blogspot.com (in Catalan). Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  27. ^ "Club patí català de vela Palomares". Ajuntament de Vilassar de Mar (Vilassar de Mar Town Council). Retrieved 2024-11-14.