Zinnemann 40
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General Information
Designer
Hans Zinnemann
Available From
The primary seller is Zinnemann island
A full list of vendors is available on the designers website at the Buy a Vehicle link
Versions
At the time of writing the Z-40 is at version 1.5, a full changelog is maintained on the Zinnemann website
Boat Details
Basic Details
- Dimensions: 12m Length (overall), 6.8m Beam, 12m Hight (above waterline) 0.8m Draft
- SL Dimensions: 28 Prims
Controls
- Standard sheet and rudder controls (up/down arrow keys for sheets, left/Right for rudders)
- Spinnaker controlled through Page up/Page Down keys
- Standard gestures (Tako Style)
- Race Wind and Start Line compatible
- No Auxiliary motor
HUD
The Zinnemann 40 HUD currently provides either wind direction or boat speed through water (not both simultaneously). There are no ship controls accessed through the HUD
Crew
Carries up to two (unconfirmed) solo control though the HUD can be shared with passengers
Future versions may allow for crew control of sails (unconfirmed but listed as a future enhancement)
Advanced Features
The Zinnemann 40 has several features that are at the time of writing unique among vessels primarily due to it's web integration. Essentially on every rez or reset the boat talks to the Zinnemann servers and exchange data which can be read or written to from the main Zinnemann website. This gives the boat a number of abilities, logging is optional depending on your preferences and allows privacy.
- Travel Logging: The distance, time and average speed covered by the boat is recorded and is viewable from the website
- Location logging: The boat reports its last location and in major sailing areas the website can provide a map of its location.
- Race Following: Boats in a race (such as the Big Cat Cups) can be followed around the course from the website with location updating every 60 seconds
- User Preferences: Race ID is set on the boat from information entered into the website
- Guest list: A guest list is maintained on the website which allows non-owners to captain a Zinnemann 40 with the owners permission
- Textures: Texture UIDs can also be added into the website, allowing quick and easy changing of several surfaces that carry across all boats (so an upgrade doesn't have to have textures reapplied and changing textures is little more than pasting the new textures UID into the website)
Non web integrated features also exist
- Texture templates for many surfaces on the boat are available from the Zinnemann website in psd format with multiple layers, to allow personalization.
Racing Information
Handling
The Zinnemann 40 was designed to simulate a class that sails in moderate wind conditions, as a result normally races are at wind speed 18 rather than the usual 11. Given that limitation it is extremely fast (speeds in excess of 40M/s have been reached) has a fairly even sail modal apart from direct upwind/downwind. It is not a fast turner though the latest version (1.5) has provided a noticeable improvement in it's turning circle.
Handicap
Jane's Handicap Score: 1.35
Known Races
Every quarter, the designer hosts an 8 regatta series (4 races per regatta) called the Big Cat Cup, known for its intricate courses, high speeds, and good competition. More details are available at the Big Cat Cup Website
