New Boats Table On its feet at last
The VPLP-designed Offshore 30 sponsored by RORC and UNCL seems to have been going round in circles for a while. Now with a strong build partnership agreed she’s finally on her way
This project for a 30ft one-design offshore racer was originally imagined by UNCL, the RORC and the Storm Trysail Club. For the project to succeed price would be critical since the point of the new class was to encourage young sailors into ocean racing – through private ownership or preferably at sailing clubs and schools who would be incentivised to buy several boats at a time. After a complex design contest VPLP were awarded the project,
though a price target of ⇔100,000 made it certain that finding a suitable builder was going to be a much more difficult task. Originally appointed as ‘delivery partner’, Multiplast explored
many different ways to supply the boat themselves at the target price. But try as they might, the Vannes-based operation struggled to find a solution, be it in eastern Europe, Asia or other low-cost economies. Always there were issues of quality, local skills, labour or material costs, or in ensuring reliable delivery into Europe. And so the recent tie-up with Jeanneau is happy news for French boatbuilders, with the now Sun Fast 30 to be built close to where the story began with early talks in Les Sables d’Olonne. Jeanneau will now use their massive production resources to
deliver the package at a good price, while Multiplast bring their specialist technical skills to ensure a seaworthy, well-equipped and accessible boat with easy maintenance and good one-design controls. Multiplast will also manage the sales programme, with the emphasis on clubs, sailing schools and other organisations who they hope will pick up on a modern well-priced production off- shore racer with potentially good resale values. Inevitably when working with the world’s largest boatbuilder –
and based in Europe – there is strong emphasis placed on sus- tainable technologies. The Sun Fast 30 relies heavily on the use
Custom builds BOAT
Flax 27
Riptide 30 Chase Zero 5.5 Metre TF35 Fly40 AC40
Raison 40 VPLP 40 Lift40-V4 Mach40.5 MaX 40 V2 Pogo 40S4 IRC46
The new Sun Fast 30 has grown closer in look to its successful bigger sisters in the Sun Fast range while the introduction of industry giant Jeanneau for the build brings precious credibility
of Elium resin, a thermoplastic resin manufactured by Arkema which constitutes 20% recycled material and is itself recyclable. The Sun Fast 30 One Design is claimed to be the world’s first pro- duction-built recyclable sailboat. However, the road to this point has not been easy – the final build process is the result of more than three years’ research within the Bénéteau Group (owners of Jeanneau) working closely with Arkema to develop an Elium varia- tion that is genuinely compatible with longterm marine use. To complete the green package two engines are offered for the
Sun Fast 30, a traditional diesel and a compact electric alternative. Better still, as both installations weigh the same there are no impli- cations for the one-design status. Twenty-six boats had been sold by mid-November with the first examples afloat this spring.
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LOA DESIGNER
10m Team New Zealand 10.1m Dave Hollom
8.2m Robin Zinkmann/Judel Vrolijk Greenboats 9m Bieker Boats
BUILDER Betts Boats
TNZ/Toyota/Hexagon Purus Composite Craft
12.18m Marc Lombard 12.18m Sam Manuard 12.18m David Raison
12.18m Guillaume Verdier 13.7m Carkeek Design Partners
Lyman Morse 46 13.95m Kevin Dibley CF520 RP 52 IRC 52
M&M 55 Wylie 60
Daytime 60 Imoca 60 Imoca 60 Imoca 60 Imoca 60 Imoca 60 Imoca 60
15.76m Carkeek Design Partners 15.85m Reichel/Pugh 15.85m Botin Partners 16.7m Morrelli & Melvin 18.28m Tom Wylie 18.28m Judel-Vrolijk 18.28m David Raison 18.28m VPLP
18.28m Sam Manuard 18.28m Farr/Bertrand/Dupont
Baltic 111 Custom 34m Wally 145 Project 405 Project 404
McConaghy, China Gepeto Composites Multiplast Brittany
LAUNCH COMMENTS
Feb 2020 onwards Plants, cork and recyclable Sicomin GreenPoxy resin Dec 2022
2022 onwards 2023
2023
2022-2023 May 2023
Riptide iteration for Peter Heppel. Another very thoughtful Bieker design They say you’ve all ‘got to’ buy one… sure you do. Boat 1 looks fine The first Jean Genie follow-up is likely to head to Norway
10.6m Redondo/Kramers/May/Dubois Heol/Multiplast/Lorima/Decision August 2019 onwards 15m by 11m, massive foils and rig and just 1,250kg. And complex systems working a treat 11.8m Caponnetto Hueber/Pure Design Persico 12.12m Team New Zealand 12.18m David Raison 12.18m VPLP
One-design mini AC75… For those for whom the RC44 is, well, just so last year One sailing, seven more on order. Ineos are next up
A new one-off Class40 for ridiculously talented Crédit Mutuel skipper Ian Lipinski
Charlie Capelle/JPS JPS Productions
Structures Shipyard Carrington Boats Lyman Morse
Fibre Mechanics
Sail GP Technologies Sail GP Technologies
Schooner Creek Boat Works Betts Boats Multiplast CDK
Airbus and friends Black Pepper Yachts Alva Yachts
44.2m Frers
46.8m Reichel/Pugh/Nauta 59.7m Malcolm McKeon
18.28m Antoine Koch/Finot-Conq Multiplast 18.28m Antoine Koch/Finot-Conq Multiplast Botín Partners/Jarkko Jamsén Baltic Yachts Persico, Italy Royal Huisman Royal Huisman
Autumn 2021 onwards After being put on a diet this dramatic Class40 is going better. Four sold Autumn 2021 onwards Lombard’s latest Lift40 is grunty and much more scow. Much faster too June 2022 onwards Lots of new thinking to measure up on Manuard’s latest Class40. Five sold 2022
Mr Scow is steadily catching up in terms of Class40s built
2021 onwards 2023
2022 onwards 2021 onwards 2023 2023 2023 2022 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023
Most excellently fast all round. Boat no10 sold. Delivery circa January 2024 They squeezed everything possible out of an HH42, time for a water-ballasted Ino XXXI A sailor’s yacht. Cold-moulded Douglas fir/Western red cedar. In one word: beautiful Rán is winning muchly. Turnkey IRC flyer and offshore winner. Fastnet favourite
All-carbon high-performance push-button racer-cruiser from the former Core Composites team Full-on no-compromise IRC racer. Looks like a TP52 with the sharp edges rounded out. Cool Large-capacity commercial charter catamaran for Maui… 149-person large capacity! Wishbone una-rigged canoe. Best thing we’ve seen for a while He’s at it again… a new super-slim 60ft dayboat for Jacky Setton Two left-field non-foiling VG Imocas for Eric Bellion and Jean Le Cam Armel Tripon builds his new Imoca using ‘carbon offcuts’ from Airbus Black Pepper are building this one on spec (⇔5million)
Jörg Riechers has put a new project together with a German luxury electric yacht brand Arkéa Paprec have a new boat – Yoann Richomme replacing Sébastien Simon as skipper A perfectly timed TJV victory – and now Thomas Ruyant waits for his new LinkedOut Following on from Baltic’s pretty Café Racer… very contemporary package
The biggest yet from Persico. Very light at 171 tonnes. Hybrid power means silent running The confidence and appetite for giant new sloops are reaching new heights (happy days) Aluminium hull, carbon superstructure… and a sloop. New superyacht benchmark?
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