Here’s the programme of the Desafio Solar:
Venue: Terra Nova – Paraty
16.10.09
8h às 17h – technical inspection of the boats
17.10.09
8h às 12h – free time to make modifications if needed
13h às 17h – prologue
21h – cultural activity
18.10.09
9h30 – start of the first day
16h30 – prizes
21h – Launch party of the Desafio Solar Brasil with a show of Eduardo Krieger and the launch of the theme song of the event
19.10.09
9h30 – start of the second day
16h30 – prizes
21h – cultural activity
20.10.09
9h30 – start of the third day
16h30 – prizes
21h – cultural activity
21.10.09
9h30 – start of the fourth day
16h30 – prizes
21h – cultural activity
22.10.09
9h30 – lstart of the fifth day
16h30 – prizes
21h – cultural activity
23.10.09
9h30 – start of the sixth day
16h30 – prizes
17h15 – Round table – Desafio Solar Brasil : experiences, difficulties and solutions
21h – cultural
24.10.09
9h30 – start of final stage
16h30 – prizes
21h – closure show of the event with Ciranda Elétrica from Paraty and Ciranda de Tarituba
FESTA DO MAR E DO SOL – interactive workshops for children and teenagers
Venue: Main tent, praça da Matriz/ Terra Nova
21 to 23 October
9h30 to 16h30
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IMPORTANT
The date of the Desafio Solar Brasil has changed. The race will now take place from 16th-24th October. We apologize for the inconvenience, this change was made due to a request from the Science and Technology Ministry.
The teams who have asked for a catamaran can come and pick their boat up from the Polo Nautico, from the 12-26th August.
For those who’re having difficulties finding parts and equipment, we have found a retailer based in Rio who imports and sells most boat parts from most fabricants:
Henrique Schroeder
Globall Trade Imp. & Exp. Ltda.
Tel.: 55 (21) 8137-0432
email: henrique@globalltrade.com.br
The solar panels provided by Kyocera are available and can be picked up from the Polo Nautico. Please get in touch to arrange a date/time to pick them up.
We can provide two batteries for each team – but please lease let us know as soon as possible by email if you will be wanting the batteries. You can see the specifications of the batteries in the document below (please get in touch if you need a translation….)
SPECIFICATIONS - SOLAR PANELS – DESAFIO SOLAR BRASIL 2009
Maximum power : 130W (+10%/-5%)
Maximum system voltage : 600V
Maximum power voltage : 17.6V
Maximum Power Current (Impp) : 7.39A
Open Circuit Voltage (Voc) : 21.9V
Short Circuit Current (Isc) : 8.02V
Length × Width × Depth : 1425mm(56.1in)×652mm(25.7in)×58mm(2.29in)
Weigh : 11.9kg(26.8lbs.)
Warranty: 20 years
Frame: anodized aluminium
The organizers of the Frisian Solar Challenge changed the stability criteria in their rules for the 2010 race. As none of our teams have started building their boat yet, we thought we could still change our rules accordingly, so that the boats you build are in line with the Frisian Solar Challenge criteria, in case you want to take part next year!
However, to approve this modification to our rules, we would like everyone to confirm that they agree with it, before the 9th July…..
Here are the details of the modification:
Instead of:
” 5 – Stability: The stability of the vessels must be such that: a mas of 10% of the total mass of the vessel without the crew members in a position on the outer edge of the vessel, and with the crew member(s) in their normal position, will not result in lean over exceeding 15 degrees. In that case none of the openings in the hull, such as the outlet opening of the bilge-pump(s) and the deck edge maye be submerged below the waterline.” According to the 2008 rules
We’ll have:
” 5- The stability of the vessels must be such that a prescribed rolling moment of 150 Nm applied to the vessel with the vessel loaded with a load of 50 kg at the location of seat of the skipper, will not result in lean over exceeding 12.5 degrees.” According to the new 2010 rules
