New Boats Table
in association with the Spinlock Special Projects Team Pocket rocket Time to go offshore again... fast... with all the toys... and perhaps on a sensible budget?
Some years ago we designed a modern Class 950 race yacht that was aimed at those wanting to race offshore and inshore shorthanded against other similar yachts. We did sign up a client in Italy and another in the UK but overall the class never really took off. Last year, we had a past client approach us to design a similar
concept to the 950, but more solo orientated. We have a large group of sailors in NZ and Australia dedicated to this type of sailing and a full 2021 domestic programme lined up as well as some larger events including the 2022 Solo Tasman Challenge, the 2023 Round North Island Race and the 2025 Round New Zealand race. Our new design is a 30-foot canting-keel offshore racing yacht
specifically designed for this type of racing. Twin rudders and twin daggerboards complete the appendage package to balance a powerful square-top sail plan and ensure good pace upwind as well as down. A fixed prod to handle the Code Zero (also incorporating a protruding prod for a gennaker) will allow the yacht to fit into a 10m berth which was a key requirement in the design brief. A cableless furling staysail completes the versatile headsail configurations. All sailing and appendage controls are done from the cockpit with
a central pod next to the main bulkhead allowing all halyards and control lines to be handled either side of the port and starboard com- panionways. This area has excellent cockpit shelter provided by the extension of the main cabin top. Good cockpit cover is essential on longer races ensuring comfort and protection from the elements which in turn promotes increased performance... and enjoyment! Down below we have a central galley that can be worked from
either side. Forward of the galley is a generous navstation with a gimballed seat that can be locked at various angles. This seat can also be extended outboard to form a single athwartship berth when needed. Forward of the navstation is a watertight bulkhead. Aft of the companionways are two oversized berths which will also
Custom builds BOAT
Mini 6.50 Proto Flax 27
5.5 Metre RF 38
VPLP 40 Lift40-V4
Mach 40.4 Raison 40 Pogo 40S4 Abottino 42 Carlini 43 M&M 47 TF35
CF 520 IRC 52
Omertà 60 Imoca 60 Imoca 60 MD62
Flying Ahead HH88 Custom
Swan 125
8.2m 9.5ish 11.6m
12.18m VPLP
12.18m Marc Lombard 12.18m Sam Manuard 12.18m David Raison
12.18m Guillaume Verdier 13m
Abottino Design
13.1m Carlini Design 14.33m Morrelli & Melvin 15m
18.28m Mills Design
15.76m Carkeek Design Partners 15.8m
Carkeek Design Partners
18.28m Guillaume Verdier 18.28m Guillaume Verdier 18.8m
Alejandro Bottino
Baltic 68 Café Racer 21.18m Javier Jaudenes Ice 70
21.2m Felci Yachts 24m
Banque Populaire XI 30.3m An Ultim
30.3m 37.9m
Baltic 146 Custom 44.6m Chaves & Bottino
26.68m Morrelli & Melvin VPLP/Banque Pop VPLP
Juan Kouyoumdjian
Baltic 117 Custom 39.6m Dykstra Naval Architects Wally 145
44.2m Frers Judel/Vrolijk
LOA DESIGNER 6.5m
Finot-Conq
Robin Zinkmann/Judel Vrolijk Dave Hollom Felci Yachts
BUILDER Maxime Sallé
Greenboats
Composite Craft RF Yachts Multiplast
Brittany and Australia JPS Productions JPS Productions
Structures Shipyard ML Boats
Piermarine Argentina Schooner Creek Boat Works
be used for stacking. Outboard and to either side are comfortable pipe-berths with gear storage underneath. All internal weights are centralised and with the interior partitioned
down the middle, outboard gear management is easy. A diesel saildrive beneath the cockpit allows good speed with enough fuel reserve as required under the various race rules. Currently we are also reviewing a hinged-prop drivetrain set-up that can be fully retracted to further reduce drag. With a displacement of just 2,100kg and upright draft of 2.4m this will not be a boring little boat... Kevin Dibley, New Zealand
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LAUNCH Feb 2021
Feb 2020 onwards April 2021 End 2020 July 2021 April 2021
COMMENTS
Finot are back. Scow hull, foils, telescoping canting keel, rudder T-foils and, and, and… The things you can do with plants, cork and recyclable Sicomin GreenPoxy resin. Nice effort Strong 5.5 revival going on with Mader also turning out a fast turnkey Séb Schmidt design A nice-looking new IRC/ORC design from a new Brazilian yard – one to watch VPLP enter the Class40 market. Second boat already sold and tooling for a production run The new Lift40 is much more scow. Two boats building on opposite sides of the globe
August 2019 onwards A class 24-hour record in its first race… two launched to date with three more sold March 2021
March 2021 onwards Boat no1 is for Olympic pole vault gold medallist Jean Galfione. Enquiries are flourishing! Spring 2021
A one-off development of Crédit Mutuel. Sponsored by Volvo (Belgium) Sleek and rapid-looking fast-cruising cat. They just keep a-coming
July 2019 onwards 2021
CDK/MerConcept Carrington Boats Maxi Dolphin Baltic yachts Ice Yachts
MCP Yachts Brazil HH Catamarans Multiplast/CDK
Spring 2021 Feb 2021 End 2021 2021
Contemporary-looking shorthanded tool par excellence with a full (light) interior Interesting commercial charter catamaran from a design team who know how it’s done
Redondo/Kramers/May/Dubois Heol/Multiplast/Lorima/Decision August 2019 onwards 15m by 11m, massive foils and rig and weighs in at 1,250kg. Tie that puppy down Fibre Mechanics Spain TBA
On hold Early 2021
Summer 2021 Early 2021 2021 2021 2021
Multiplast/CDK/Fibre Mechanics 2021 Nautor’s Swan Baltic Yachts Persico, Italy Baltic Yachts
2021 2021 2021 2021
The first of these more affordable Rán-styled IRC52s includes the water ballast option IRC racer-racer-cruiser with influence from Carkeek’s eye-catching Fast40s We’d love to say more but life’s too short. Some beds and she’ll fly. Capiche? Verdier Imoca for The Ocean Race for 11th Hour Racing (official at last) This half-built boat for The Ocean Race is starting to attract interest
Impressive-looking IRC cruiser-racer from an interesting but little-known design studio We know it looks stunning… and incorporates flax and wicker in the build Boat no1 of a series build of a new and stylish carbon lift-keel racer-cruiser Interesting performance cruiser with foil-assist for righting moment and pitch-damping Carbon hull, deck, mast, rigging, sails, probably the loo as well. Just in time for next Christmas All the pieces are now beginning to come together at das submarine base… The hulls are now all at HQ in Lorient while François Gabart hits the boardrooms The first one-off custom Superyacht from Swan. One to look forward to
Gorgeous. Classic pilot cutter looks allied with modern design and heavy eco focus The biggest yet from Persico. Very light at 171 tonnes. Hybrid power for silent running Big, fast and fruity-looking new cruiser-racer from Rolf. Should launch regatta ready
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