Dinant Bathtub Regatta: Meuse River Raft Simulator

🛠️ Raft Outfitter

Historical & Fun Presets

Bathtub Hull Material

Auxiliary Outriggers / Sponsons

Musical Rigging & Sail

Bilge Ballast (kg) 35 kg

Crew Size (Paddlers) 2 Persons (150 kg)

Hull Cross-Section & Stability Metacenter

🌊 Meuse River Course: Dinant Citadel to Sax Bridge

Afloat & Racing

Course: 0 / 1000m

Speed: 0.0 km/h

Roll Angle: 0.0°

📊 Naval Telemetry

Archimedes Force

4,120 N

Total Mass

230 kg

Draft Depth

24.5 cm

Freeboard Reserve

+18.5 cm

Metacentric Height (GM) +0.42 m (Stable)

Capsize Danger Threshold Safe (0%)

Dinant Lore (1982): Started when local chef Alberto Serpagli challenged friends to float bathtubs down the Meuse. Decorated with saxophones (honoring inventor Adolphe Sax), the regatta rewards eccentric buoyancy over speed!

Skipper Telemetry Log

        [00:00] Rigging verified. Center of Buoyancy safe.

        [00:01] Launch at Dinant Citadel bank.

        [00:02] Current vector: 1.8 m/s North-East.