Whitbread World Sailboat Race Plan
Running head: PROJECT PLAN FOR WHITBREAD WORLD SAILBOAT RACE
Project Plan for Whitbread World Sailboat Race
University of Phoenix
April 6, 2008
Project Plan for Whitbread World Sailboat Race
This paper is a preliminary project plan for Whitbread World Sailboat Race. First the sailing industry and history will be discussed. Then the strategy of Bjorn Ericksen will be discussed. Project duration and reduction is explained and put in context for the project at hand. Lastly the project audit plan and project closure plan are discussed.
Bjorn Ericksen Project Strategy Analysis
Speed was crucial in the time when water-based industries were dominated by sailing-craft. Perishable goods needed to get to market quickly. Having a swifter hull or a superior rig was often the strategic advantage that provided financial success (Sailboat, 2008).
The driving force in developing upwind sailing technology was the competition that existed between owners of small commercial sailboats. Larger craft were less concerned with maneuverability within harbors or in coastal regions where the geography of the land was an impediment to downwind sailing (Sailboat, 2008).
A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails. The term covers a variety of boats, larger than small vessels such as sailboards and smaller than sailing ships, but distinctions in size are not strictly defined and what constitutes a sailing ship, sailboat, or a smaller vessel (such as a sailboard) varies by region and culture (Sailboat, 2008).
Sailboat racing ranges from a one person dinghy to large boats with 10 or 20 crew and from small boats costing a few hundred dollars to multi-million dollar America's Cup or Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race campaigns. This type of sailing is one of the most expensive sports in the world due to the costs of participating in the high end large boat competitions....
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