New Boats Table
in association with the Spinlock Special Projects Team
Doing it yourself Mats Bergryd very nearly found his ideal yacht
Among the usual fleet of production racer-cruisers and older race boats in the 70 entries at the ORC Europeans in Sweden, one boat stood out: Mats Bergryd’s Shogun 50 Lady Killer. This custom Södergren design immediately brings to mind the modern curves with traditional elements that turned heads with Juan K’s ClubSwan 50 design… this is not a coincidence. Bergryd was set to get one of the first Swan 50s but could not
persuade Nautor to build him a shorter-draft version as they were understandably keen to protect their one-design fleet. The problem is that boats that draw 3.5m have a limited cruising range in Sweden and the eastern Baltic. Yet Bergryd really liked the concept of a modern dual-purpose 50-footer of the calibre of the Swan offering. The reverse stem and flared stern of the Shogun 50 certainly
resemble the Swan 50, but details like the unusual spray deflection rails on the bow add an interesting element to keep the decks dry, while a large-radius shear makes hiking (if you have to) a little less uncomfortable. Less efficient for race mode is the smaller cockpit for crew work,
but this is the cost of a more spacious interior where you are likely to spend more time in northern climes than in the Med. But other features are there: twin rudders, twin wheels, generous
sail plan… except on closer inspection some proportions are quite different from the Swan 50: Lady Killer’s J-measurement is 1.5m longer, the headstay attaches 1m lower on the mast and 0.5m fur- ther aft at the stem for low-aspect headsails. Other numbers are generally similar to the stylish one-design that inspired the project. Visually the proportions of the foretriangle look more like
Comanche than a TP52. This of course encourages lots of powerful and versatile reaching sails and staysails, but also reduces the size of the mainsail to 74m2
compared to the Swan’s 90m2
hey, who wants to go upwind anyway? The Marstrøm spar section is slightly lighter but also smaller than that of the Swan – but the CG is 2m higher. The mainsail hoists
Custom builds BOAT
Mini 6.50 Proto Mini 6.50 Proto Cape 40
Mach 40.4
Crédit Mutuel Carlini 43 Tison 48
Oceantec 50 Botín 56
Lombard 57 Imoca 60 Imoca 60 Imoca 60 Imoca 60 Imoca 60 Imoca 60 MD62
Baltic 67 (no2) Maori Magic Flying Ahead IRC85
Swan 125 Wally 145
6.5m 13.1m
LOA DESIGNER 6.5m
Finot-Conq Thomas Tison
12.12m Owen Clarke 12.18m Sam Manuard 12.18m David Raison Carlini Design
14.54m Thomas Tison (and Airbus) 15.15m Humphreys Yacht Design 16.9m 17.1m
Botín Partners Marc Lombard
18.28m Finot-Conq
18.28m Juan Yacht Design 18.28m VPLP
18.28m Sam Manuard 18.28m VPLP-Verdier
18.28m Juan Yacht Design 18.8m Alejandro Bottino 20.83m Judel/Vrolijk
22.7m Emirates Team NZ 24m
Banque Populaire XI 30.3m Macif 2
25.75m Botín Partners 30.3m
VPLP 37.9m Baltic 146 Custom 44.6m 44.2m Frers
Chaves & Bottino VPLP/Banque Pop Juan Kouyoumdjian Judel/Vrolijk
BUILDER Maxime Sallé
Knierim Yachtbau Cape Racing Yachts JPS Productions JPS Productions
Piermarine Argentina Multiplast/Jan Bruegge Ocean Tec Slovenia King Marine TBC
Team Fabrique CDK/Multiplast Multiplast
Black Pepper Kaïros
Europe...
Maxi Dolphin Baltic Yachts
ETNZ/Guillaume Verdier MCP Yachts Brazil King Marine
Multiplast-CDK Multiplast-CDK Nautor’s Swan Persico, Italy Baltic Yachts
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A lot of ClubSwan50 influence but a yacht created for a quite different set of usage parameters. Very cool end result, though
on slides, yet the square-top design still necessitates a pair of top mast backstays. Construction is infused carbon undertaken by the experienced
craftsmen at Linjett, a yard well-known for producing high-quality cruisers over the years. Looking at the numbers, they’ve done a nice job: displacement is 7,900kg including a hydraulic lifting keel mechanism that reduces the docking draft by 1m. And maybe there will be some Shogun sisters… ‘We did build
tooling for this boat,’ said Bergryd, ‘because we do think it might have broader appeal to those who want to occasionally, but not primarily, race a stylish and modern cruiser-racer that is also laid out to be cruised shorthanded.’ Dobbs Davis
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LAUNCH Nov 2019
Late 2019 2017 onwards
July 2019 onwards Now 2020!
May 2019 onwards March 2020 August 2020
September 2019 Jan 2020 Sep 2019
August 2019 August 2019 Early 2020 Oct 2019 July 2019
COMMENTS
Scow hull, foils, daggerboards, telescoping canting keel, rudder T-foils and, and, and… Full toyshop: scow hull, big foils and a stonking-looking rig. Not ready for the Transat, though A lot of Class40 for circa 375,000 euros
August 2019 onwards Sam Manuard takes the Class40 scow battle to Monsieur Raison August 2019
And behind the high curtain next to the first Mach 40.4 you will find her bête noire Contemporary-looking shorthanded tool par excellence… but with a full (if light) interior Late! Spruce hull, carbon structure and deck all weighing just eight tonnes
Spacious and stylish performance cruiser that actually promises some real performance Another optimised IRC racer-cruiser, carefully pitched just above TP52 size Interesting free-range long-distance fast cruiser (emphasis on fast)
Latest round of mods in Alan Roura’s well thought-out programme for VG 2020 Two-time Figaro winner Nicolas Troussel’s Vendée project is managed by Mer Agitée Kojiro Shiraishi is building a new boat for the Vendée using the Charal moulds Feel a bit of a scow coming on… top Class40 designer Sam Manuard’s first Imoca Maxime Sorel is now the proud owner of Thomas Ruyant’s boat from the last Vendée Globe Juan K has one more Imoca to go (for now)… this one is targeted at The Ocean Race Very sleek new IRC cruiser-racer from an interesting but little-known design studio Second one out. Nimble-looking comfy cruiser-racer. Appealing. More to come hopefully
August 2019 onwards And three other AC75s sort of almost, perhaps, maybe ready to go. Come on, guys Late 2019 March 2020 Jan 2021 Dec 2020 Late 2019 Late 2019 2021
Interesting performance cruiser with foil-assist for righting moment and pitch-damping Finally a dedicated new IRC 80ft racer to take the good fight to Rambler 88 Is there a better supporter of sailing anywhere in the world?
After François (unbeatable) Gabart suffers two race losses the next Macif is on the way Very welcome… the first one-off custom Superyacht from Swan
The biggest yet from Persico. Very light at 171 tonnes. Hybrid power for silent running Big, fast and fruity-looking new cruiser-racer from Rolfie. Will launch regatta ready
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