New Boats Table No limits They’re beavering away to bring you something a little different every month
We’ve always been fans of the aluminium Ovni range from Alubat in France – builders of famously rugged long-distance cruising boats which, unusually for the breed, typically boast a large enough rig to make for enjoyable and reasonably swift passage making. Latest out of the factory – definitely not ‘out of the mould’ – is
the new Ovni 370… which as you will discover the first time that the punctilious marina lads get out their tape measure is actually closer to 40ft overall. The 370 certainly looks a bit more, shall we say, modern than some of its predecessors, perhaps hinting at a new styling philosophy for the yard after so many years of that tra- ditionally stolid and reassuring image. Compared to the preceding Ovni 400, the new 370 is also a bit more nimble generally, with less beam, a relatively lower displacement (9,400kg) and com- mensurately lower though still very substantial righting moment. The advantages of aluminium for the long-range yachtsman can
be considerable. Not least that most cruising destinations will have basic welding equipment to hand to put your baby back together, while composite facilities are not always so easy to locate. Alubat follow the ‘expedition yacht’ style of a bare aluminium
finish, on the basis that the overall appearance of their yachts may not be as cool as a composite boat, with a high-gloss paint finish, but the Alubat yacht will keep her looks over thousands of sea miles with little need for cosmetic attention. See too here Steve Dashew’s long line of slender globe-girdling FPB aluminium powerboat designs – a type of craft of which we are also great admirers. Closer to land, the Ovni 370 should happily serve the needs of many, offering fewer worries with respect to damage in harbour or
Custom builds BOAT
Mini Madness Flax 27
Tetley 28 Riptide 30 Code-X VPLP 40 Lift40-V4 Mach40.4 Mach40.5 MaX 40
Pogo 40S4 M&M 47 TF35
M&M 55 CF520
Infiniti 52 Wylie 60
Flying Nikka Imoca 60 Imoca 60 Imoca 60 Imoca 60 Imoca 60 Imoca 60 Imoca 60 Imoca 60 Imoca 60 Imoca 60 Imoca 60 Imoca 60 F70
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LOA DESIGNER 6.5m David Raison
BUILDER Various
8.2m Robin Zinkmann/Judel Vrolijk Greenboats 8.48m Richards & Stevenson 9m Bieker Boats 9.5m Bieker Boats 12.18m VPLP
12.18m Marc Lombard 12.18m Sam Manuard 12.18m Sam Manuard 12.18m David Raison
12.18m Guillaume Verdier 14.33m Morrelli & Melvin
15.76m Carkeek Design Partners
Gold Roman Holdings Betts Boats
Code 7 Croatia Multiplast
Australia/Britanny JPS Productions
Charlie Capelle/JPS JPS Productions
Structures Shipyard
15m 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 15.7m Morrelli & Melvin
Schooner Creek Boat Works Schooner Creek Boat Works
15.8m Hugh Welbourn-Infiniti Yachts Composite Builders 18.28m Tom Wylie 18.28m Mills Design 18.28m David Raison 18.28m Sam Manuard 18.28m VPLP 18.28m VPLP
Fibre Mechanics Betts Boats
King Marine CDK CDK
Multiplast
18.28m Sam Manuard 18.28m Sam Manuard
18.28m Farr/Bertrand/Dupont 18.28m Guillaume Verdier 18.28m Guillaume Verdier 18.28m Guillaume Verdier
Airbus and friends Black Pepper Yachts Black Pepper Yachts Alva Yachts MerConcept CDK
Carrington Boats/CDK
18.28m Antoine Koch/Finot-Conq Multiplast 18.28m Antoine Koch/Finot-Conq Multiplast 21.4m Carkeek Design Partners 30m
Juan K
Baltic 111 Custom 34m Wally 145 Y721
44.2m Frers 127.2m Lenard/Oceanco/Dykstra
Persico TBA
Botín Partners/Jarkko Jamsén Baltic Yachts Persico, Italy Oceanco
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otherwise in bad weather, and of hitting submerged debris; while also offering generous interior volume, plenty of natural light down below and similarly good visibility out from within. All Ovni models also feature lifting centreboards with shallow twin-rudders for easy access to shallow waters. The Ovni 370 draws just 0.92m with the board up and a maximum of 3.08m with it fully lowered. These Ovni yachts are far from inexpensive but resale values
are famously strong. Today’s base price for a new Ovni 370 is ⇔295,000 ex-tax and delivery, which is far from outrageous for a boat capable of grown-up round-the-world sailing. But a word to the wise… The price of aluminium has been steadily
going up for some time and so it is almost inevitable that the current finished price of one of these robust little sailboats will very soon be heading in the same direction. Paolo DiNero
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LAUNCH COMMENTS 2022
Before TeamWork finished (won) Raison had at least three confirmed new projects
Feb 2020 onwards The things you can do with plants, cork and recyclable Sicomin GreenPoxy resin End 2021 onwards This sophisticated bilge-keel IRC bandit is also available in epoxy/wool/tea construction 2022 2022
Autumn 2021 onwards Four bought (then a long pause to knock out a few more Imocas) Autumn 2021 onwards Lombard’s latest Lift40 is grunty and much more scow August 2019 onwards A class 24-hour record in its first race… three sailing, more sold June 2022
Autumn 2021 2021 onwards 2022
As JPS pump out the 40.4s Luke Berry gets his richly deserved first new Class40 Another development of Crédit Mutuel. A reliably fast series-built performer Excellent TJV debut for boat 1… Boat 11 can still be yours (in around July 2023…) Interesting commercial charter cat from a design team who know how it’s done
Following the almost ready M&M 47 is a new custom 55ft cat for (fast) world cruising Boat no2 (Rán) is well advanced. Turnkey IRC flyer… inshore and offshore The first of these DSS rockets is now sailing… sailing and absolutely stunning, that is Glorious-looking wishbone una-rigged canoe. Best thing we’ve seen for quite a while The flying creature is coming together incredibly quickly. We can’t wait (PS we’re not alone) Jean Le Cam is working on a new non-foiling VG Imoca… allegedly with twin-leeboards The floodgates opened immediately – Charal 2 will be first out of the trap Pouring through… a new Imoca scow for Boris Herrmann and the first from VPLP The real deal… Armel Tripon will build his new Imoca using carbon ‘offcuts’ from Airbus The decision is made, the current boat is sold and Sam Davies has a new Imoca for 2024 Black Pepper watched interest explode so are building another on spec (yours at ⇔5million) Jörg Riechers has put a new project together with this German luxury electric yacht brand Maxime Sorel’s new Imoca (Monbana Chocolates/V&B) will be a tweaked Apivia sistership Yannick Bestaven’s new boat is being built using the 11th Hour moulds
Former Ocean Race project now taken over by PRB for Kevin Escoffier’s VG programme Arkéa Paprec have a new boat – Yoann Richomme replaces Sébastien Simon as skipper A perfectly timed TJV victory – Thomas Ruyant gets a new LinkedOut (Arkea design-sister) Another run-of-the-mill foiling 70ft day racer (and daysailer) for three to five crew (sic) The ink is not yet dry but a foiling 100-footer is definitely coming… More lucky measurers After Baltic’s Café Racer this might be even more beautiful… a very contemporary package The biggest yet from Persico. Very light at 171 tonnes. Hybrid power means silent running Bez off with you (sorry)… just leave it by the front door please
New Riptide iteration for Peter Heppel. Very slippery, simple water ballast. More on this soon Astonishing inshore/coastal flyer. Foils, carbon everything and 1,200kg dry (1,192kg, in fact)
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