New
+++ Furtwangen, January 7, 1998 ++++ news ++++ news ++++ news
The day was exciting! Will the weather be
good enough for the flight with the CH-53? In the
morning it was spooky quiet in the tent of the
"RelationShip". At eight o'clock it the place of the happening began more and
more to fill.
Hundreds of people took part at the baptism
through the wife of the Minister President Erwin Teufel.
picture below: balancing out
pictures of the day
+++ Furtwangen, January 2, 1998 ++++ news ++++ news ++++ news
The Trimaran "The RelationShip" is finished - with the hull
It is done! Weeks- and
months of hard work is rewarded through esthetical forms
+++ Furtwangen, December, 1997 ++++ news ++++ news ++++ news
The helicopter transport with an army helicopter model CH53 to the Marina
in Breisach / Rhine is planned for Januar 7, 1997...so far as there is a
weather to fly over the Black Forest. At that time main parts of the "inner
life" of
the RelationShip will not be installed. The on-board electronic,
the hydraulics, the sensors and actors for the navigation will be installed
after the BOOT '98 in the Jade-Shipyard in Wilhelmshaven (February/March '98)
Connected with the helicopter transport of the trimaran from Furtwangen to Breisach
are Events in Furtwangen and in Breisach. Several TV- and
reporter-teams
have announced their visit so far. Besides this, we are pleased to welcome our patron,
Erwin Teufel the Minister President of the State of Baden-Württemberg.
+++ Furtwangen, December, 1997 ++++ news ++++ news ++++ news
The transfer of the parts of the RelationShip was successful! The mounting will be
finished in the heated tent. Among numerous guests and helpers the ZDF was present.
The report will be televised on January 7, 1998 in the 'HEUTE JOURNAL'.
Up to now there were two reports on TV (SÜDWESTFUNK, channel 3) about RelationShip
November 19, 1997, 19:20 Uhr: report in the LANDESSCHAU
November 30, 1997, 21:00 Uhr: report in the science magazine SONDE
As soon as the RelationShip streaming video server is running the films can be retrieved
from the RelationShip Web-Site
Proudly Mister Winterhalter presents the model in front of the last half of the second
outrigger. In the background Mister Garber and Mister Roher are putting the finishing
touches.
More about the construction team, which did a brilliant work in an indefatigable action!
+++ Rottweil and Freiburg, December 4, 1997 ++++ news ++++ news ++++ news
The cycle of Relationship sponsors grows constantly. In the last days
the companies XBK-Kabel GmbH from Rottweil und die Firma WWW Woerlen
Wirtschaftswerbung GmbH from Freiburg signed contracts. XBK Kabel delivers the onboard
cable system.
The company WWW Woerlen Wirtschaftswerbung takes care of further development of the
RelationShip PR-concept and the professional design of the almost 300 qm exhibition stand
at the BOOT '98 from the 17. - 25. January 1998 in Düsseldorf.
+++ Furtwangen, November 24, 1997 ++++ news ++++ news ++++ news
The Modules of the "RelationShip" will leave the shipyard in the Horray-Building
within the next days.
On Friday the 05. 12. 1997 the tent, for the assembly of the
"RelationShip" will be delivered.
On the same day the scaffolding at the end of the Horray-Building will be mounted.
On the 08. 12. 1997 the construction-parts of the RelationShip will be lifted
out of the building with a car-crane.
+++ Furtwangen, November 23, 1997 ++++ news ++++ news ++++ news
The WebCAM-Test is running! The position is not optimal so far, same applies for
the lighting
... but we won't let you wait any longer.
+++ Düsseldorf, November 17, 1997 ++++ news ++++ news ++++ news
With the administration of the Düsseldorfer BOOT '98 important details for the
participation
were discussed. The dates and the logistics for the journey of the RelationShip
to the BOOT '98 in Düsseldorf are fixed: the RelationShip has to be at the latest on
Januar 13, in Düsseldorf.
Der RelationShip-booth has measures of 10 x 23 meters (hall 14). The height is enough
for the 13-meter-rigging.
+++ Furtwangen, November 6, 1997 ++++ news ++++ news ++++ news
The boat-construction comes to the last phase. The dates for the helicopter-
transport from Furtwangen to Breisach and for the baptism of the boat will be
announced in the next days. As guest of honour and main speaker the
Minister President of the State of Baden-Württemberg Erwin Teufel
is expected to the baptism of the boat.
Two new sponsors were found with Samsung and Qant-X.
More pictures are available soon: the WebCam in the shipyard is installed, the
connection
follows in these days...keep at it, if you want to take a look at the shipyard!
+++ Furtwangen, Oktober 29, 1997 ++++ news ++++ news ++++ news
Hewlett-Packard, Böblingen, as a RelationShip-sponsor
offers high-powered servers for the team-communication and to realize the
groupware-solutions. Integrated in the team- and groupware-solutions are simultaneously
with the FHF-teams also the german and international partners.
Lotus, Munich, as a RelationShip sponsor offers the necessary software-servers
and -clients for the groupware-solutions.
+++ Furtwangen, Oktober 20, 1997 ++++ news ++++ news ++++ news
On Oktober 16 1997 the main hull of the "RelationShip" was taken out ouf the
cradle
and turned round (pictures will be available soon!).
About forty students lifted the hull with a weight of two and a half tons out of the
assembly holding device.
The eleven meter long hull is standing on its own keel now.
The assembly of the "RelationShip" in a tent in front of the Horray Building is
in the planning stage now
The next milestones will be:
+ Transport of the "RelationShip" with an army helicopter to Breisach/Rhine
+ Voyage of the "RelationShip" downwards the Rhine to Düsseldorf
+ The fair BOOT'98 in Düsseldorf
+ The voyage of the "RelationShip" on Rhine and inland channel to Wilhelmshaven
+ Equipping of the "RelationShip" with elektronics, computers und
navigation-systems
+ Test-cruise to Lissabon with a crew
+ Exhibition of the "RelationShip" at the EXPO'98 in Lisbon
+ First cruise without crew from Lissabon to Captown/South Africa
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