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The T20 is the newest racing yacht designed by the Vikor shipyard (a fully owned subsidiary of OrionShipworks).The most striking feature of the T20 is that it's styling cues harken back to the bygone days of yacht racing on-planet.
But don't let the nostalgic design fool you, the T20 contains state of the art technology.
Weekend solar sail racing has become the favorite pastime for the ultra-wealthy. This boat was designed to win races!
The quarters may look small compared to some competitors. But the Vikor shipyard has gone to great lenghts
to make the most use of every cubic centimeter. After all, every ounce counts when you're using the solar wind for acceleration!
And, to get back to port, the T20 is equipped with lightweight but powerful thrusters.
Thanks Pinarci ! The design of this was inspired by your "SC 157 Sloop Yacht",
Link here: pinarci.deviantart.com/art/SC-…
By the way, the background is from a NASA photo.
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That is a beautiful render . Way to go VILKOR shipyard !
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Thanks! The color scheme is a direct copy of your yacht. And also the cockpit design is very similar.
The only thing I changed is that I added twin sails.
Since this boat operates in orbit the light pressure on a single sail would create a constant torque (or roll) . The race rules allow you to use a gyro for attitude control - but no thrusters at all during the race. You can sail the solar wind with one sail for a little while, but it constantly spins-up your gyro. Eventually a gyro hits it's RPM limit and it can no longer provide attitude control (you have to fire thrusters and spin-down your gyros). Game over! Hence most racing yachts have a balanced sail design.
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Very cool . I also had to think up those race rules. I felt I was changing the history of the future 
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