Horacio Carabelli

Horacio Carabelli

Horacio Carabelli
Personal information
Full name Horacio Nicolás Carabelli Mari
Nationality  Brazil  Uruguay
Born 10 February 1968
Montevideo, Uruguay
Class(es) Volvo Open 70, ILC25, Multimar 32, Snipe, Star

Horacio Carabelli (born 10 February 1968) is an Uruguay-born sailor and engineer who participates in different worldwide sailing competitions.

Early life

Horacio Carabelli was born in Montevideo, Uruguay in a family of sailors. Son of a boat builder and grandson of a naval captain, Horacio grew sailing and playing among yachts, ships and boats at the Yacht Club Uruguayo. As a child his hobby was to build very detailed ship and plane models. At the age of eight he started participating in national and international competitions in the Optimist sailing class. During his adolescence he sailed in Snipe class with Luis Chiaparro first and Christopher Shewe afterwards, obtaining two consecutive first places for Uruguay in the Snipe World Junior Championship and a third place in the Snipe World Championship.[1] He participated for Uruguay in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul together with Luis Chiaparro and Heber Ansorena. After finishing his highschool studies Horacio moved to Florianópolis, Brazil where his father was sailing and building boats. Once in Brazil, Horacio continued sailing and helping his father with his new shipyard while studying naval design and engineering at the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (U.F.S.C). Horacio continued his sailing career participating in many Brazilian and international championships in different sailing classes while designing and constructing boats.

Sailing career

Snipe class

Horacio Carabelli obtained the first place in two consecutive Snipe World Junior Championships: in 1984 in Montevideo, Uruguay together with Luis Chiaparro; and in 1986 at the Lago di Garda in Italy with Christopher Schewe.

At the Snipe world Championship held in La Rochelle, France in 1987, Horacio and Luis Chiaparro achieved the third place.

Moreover, in 1990 Horacio Carabelli and Luis Chiaparro achieved the first place at the South American Snipe Championships held in Buenos Aires, Argentina and obtained two consecutive second places: in the South American Snipe Championships held in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil in 1988; and in Porto Alegre, Río Grande do Sul, Brazil in 1992. Horacio also participated in the Pan American Games that were held in 1987 in Indianapolis, United States of America and in the Northamerican Championship.

1988 Summer Olympics

Carabelli participated on behalf of Uruguay in the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, Korea in the Soling sailing class together with the Uruguayans Luis Chiaparro and Heber Ansorena.[2] They ended 16th in the general final classification.[3]

Volvo Ocean Race

Equipo del "Brasil 1" durante la entrega de premios de la Volvo Ocean Race 2005–06
Ericsson 4 in Rio de Janeiro

Horacio Carabelli has participated in three Volvo Ocean Race editions. At the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race Horacio obtained the first place with the Ericsson 4 team [4] commanded by Torben Grael together with Jules Salter, Guy Salter, Brad Jackson, Stu Bannatyne, Dave Endean, Joao Signorini, Ryan Godfre, Phil Jameson and Tony Mutter. After hard work, great enthusiasm and commitment throughout the race, the team established a new world record on the Volvo Ocean 70 class. They broke the world record for a monohull 24 hour distance achieving 596.6 nautical miles (Distance of 596.6 nm and average speed of 24.85 knots).[5]

Sailing reporter Felipe Caruso stated in Brazilian sailing magazine 'Náutica' :

"Carabelli is always focused on Ericsson' 4 sails: no one knows the boat commanded by Torben Grael around the world better than him (...) Torben Grael's first time companion, the brazilian-uruguayan Horacio Carabelli is, also, the spirit of the leadering boat of the Volvo Ocean Race." [6]

During the 2005–06 Volvo Ocean Race Horacio Carabelli obtained the third place [7] on board of the Brasil 1 vessel commanded by the skipper Torben Grael together with Alan Adler, André Fonseca, Andy Meiklejohn, Joca Signorini, Kiko Pellicano, Knud Frostad, Marcel Van Triest, Marcelo Ferreira, Roberto Bermúdez and Stuart Wilson.[8] Horacio was Trimmer and Technical Director in the 'Brasil 1' team.[9] He enjoyed sailing around the world and crossing Cape Horn for the first time with the "Brasil 1" team and, as skipper Torben Grael stated in the interview done by Murillo Novais: Horacio Carabelli´s role in the team was essential.[10]

In the Volvo Ocean Race 2011–12 edition Horacio was the Technical Director [11] of Team Telefónica with Skipper Iker Martínez and the following crew: Andrew Cape, Xabi Fernández, Neal McDonald, Pepe Ribes, Jordi Calafat, Joao Signorini, Pablo Arrarte, Antonio Cuervas-Mons, Zane Gills and Diego Fructuoso. Team Telefónica obtained the forth general place after very tight regatta results.

America's Cup

America's Cup 2006–07, Victory Challenge

Horacio Carabelli has participated in the America's Cup international regatta since 2006. During the 2007 edition held in Valencia, Spain, he was the Mast Department Manager and Special Projects developer of the Swedish team Victory Challenge managed by Hugo Stenbeck. In the 2013 edition which was held in San Francisco, California, United States of America, he was the Wing Project Manager for the Swedish team Artemis.[12] At present, he is the Construction Coordinator of Team Luna Rossa, Italy which will be challenging the Oracle Team from United States on the next America`s Cup edition in San Francisco, California, United States of America. [13]

Brazilian Championships

Horacio has participaten in several Brazilian Championships in different sailing classes: Optimist, Snipe, Laser, Star, Multimar 32, ILC25, among others. In 1999 his team – with Horacio as a skipper – obtained the first place at the IMS Brazilian Championship held in Ilhabela, São Paulo, Brazil in the Vmax4, ILC25.

Boat design and building

As an engineer, Horacio Carabelli does not only integrate his engineering skills while sailing, he has also carried out projects, constructions and designs regarding different types of vessels: yachts, motor yachts, schooners, monohull ships and multihull yachts.[14][15]

In yachting, Carabelli is well known for his Multimar 32' yacht project as the sailboats he designed have obtained important prizes in national and international IMS class competitions. Some of the Multimar 32 sailboats are: Gosto D'Água, Scirocco, Resgate, Mano a Mano, ESPN Brasil and Vmax. At the moment a Carabelli 30' sailing class is being made from his design by a Brazilian shipyard.[16]

Between 2001 and 2004 Horacio Carabelli was in charge of the construction of an 156 pies motoryacht constructed by Abeking & Rasmussen Luxury Motor Yacht in Germany.

In 1997 he also designed and built his own ILC25 and many of the sailboats made won national and international championships.

All in all, Horacio Carabelli has designed and built sailboats of the following classes:

– 71´ Motor sailer

– 65´ Cold molded cruising schooner

– 56´ Fast Cruising Sailboat

– 54´ Fast Cruising Sailboat

– 53´ Fast Cruising Sailboat

– 45´ Full Carbon Fast Cruising Daysailer

– 42 IRC Sailboat

– 32´ RIB

– 37´ Lobster Motor Yacht

– 32´ IMS Racing Sailboat

– 25´ Cruiser/Racer Production Sailboat

– 25´ ILC/IMS Sailboat

– 23´ Sportboat

References

  1. ↑ Snipe World Championships. Yacht Club Uruguayo
  2. ↑ "Seoul 1988". International Sailing Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Horacio Carabelli". Sports Reference.com. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  4. ↑ Carabelli part of Ericsson's 4 crew
  5. ↑ Ericsson's 4 Monohull World Record
  6. ↑ Náutica. N° 249. May 2009. G.R.Um Editora Ltda. Sao Paulo, S.P. p. p. 116, 117.
  7. ↑ Third place Brasil 1 team. VOR 2005 -06
  8. ↑ Carabelli in Volvo Ocean Race 2005 -06 /Brasil's 1 crew
  9. ↑ Novaes, Murillo; Taborda, Felipe; Sergio A. de Mello e Souza (Dir.)(2009): O DESAFIO BRASIL 1: a aventura brasileira na volta ao mundo. RFK Publicacoes culturais. Rio de Janeiro.p. p. 37, 48, 58, 59, 119, 130, 138, 139
  10. ↑ Grael, Torben (2006): LOBOS DO MAR. Os brasileiros na regata de volta ao mundo. Editora Objetiva. Río de Janeiro.
  11. ↑ Technical Director Team Telefónica in Volvo Ocean Race 2011–12
  12. ↑ America's Cup. Team Artemis. Wing Project Manager
  13. ↑ Construction Coordinator. Team Luna Rossa, Italy. America's Cup
  14. ↑ Carabelli Design
  15. ↑ Reference to Carabelli´s projects
  16. ↑ Carabelli Design and engineering

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