New Boats Table
in association with the Spinlock Special Projects Team
Aeolos P30 There is no shortage of 30-ish foot production boats in the mar- ketplace oriented to shorthanded sailing. This size is at the threshold of where the boat can deliver inshore and offshore capability, ease of handling by one or two people and good all round performance. Most have been introduced as production builds in conventional materials by large reputable builders with the network to get their boats quickly out onto the race course. Yet so far few if any of these designs have the pure focus on
performance that only carbon construction can bring. Designer Hans Genthe spent the last few years campaigning his speedy Farr 280 with success in Europe, winning the huge Silver Rudder race in 2018, in breezy conditions that forced 90 per cent of the fleet to retire, then won it again in 2019. Since last May his team have been sketching ideas on how to incorporate the positive elements from the stripped-out carbon Farr 280 into a boat of similar size but rather more amenable to shorthanded sailing. The result is the Aeolus P30, produced by Aeolos Composites
in Dubai. At only 1,500kg dry – 500kg more with two crew, sails and provisions for three days’ racing – and with 57.3m2
upwind sail area plus 111m2 gennaker, the P30 has the highest power/weight ratio
of any current boat of its type. A 2.2m bulb keel gives sufficient sta- bility to forgo the complications of water ballast, plus Genthe claims the outboard position of the berths below deck adds the same righting moment as the off-watch crew hiking on the rail. The full bow and a nice run aft with some rocker was CFD-opti-
mized to find the critical balance for good upwind speed –and track- ing – without compromising offwind pace. Hull and deck are vac- uum-infused carbon/Corecell, with engineering provided by Solico
Custom builds BOAT
Mini Proto Mini Proto Mini Proto Mini Proto Flax 27 SK30
5.5 Metre 5.5 Metre RF 38
VPLP 40 Lift40-V4
Mach 40.4 MaX 40
Pogo 40S4 Abottino 42 M&M 47 TF35
CF520 IRC 52
Omertà 60 Imoca 60 Imoca 60 Imoca 60 MD62
Flying Ahead
in the Netherlands. The structures meet ISO 12215 Category A as well as OSR Cat 2 safety standards for non-oceanic offshore races. Solico also engineered the carbon keel blade, wrapping the lam-
inate continuously around the bulb to create a unified structural component more resistant to grounding loads. The keel/bulb assembly also lifts up into the hull, the single car-
bon rudder blade is removable, and the carbon Pauger spar is in two sections... all features to facilitate easier trailering. The single rudder Genthe believes will enhance upwind performance with less drag compared to twin-rudders, particularly improving performance in light air yet still with enough grunt to be effective for high-speed offwind planing. Also reducing drag is a neat fairing plug for the cockpit well where a small 5hp outboard is deployed when needed. There are numerous clever features in the P30 design, but what’s
perhaps most impressive is it is all available at an all-up price a shade under ⇔100,000. Production starts this month with four boats already on order and no doubt plenty more on the way. Dobbs Davis
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LOA DESIGNER 6.5m Finot-Conq
6.5m Guillaume Verdier 6.5m Romaric Neyhousser 6.5m Etienne Bertrand
BUILDER Maxime Sallé
Chantier Structures Lalou Multi
8.2m Robin Zinkmann/Judel Vrolijk Greenboats 9m Kevin Dibley 9.5ish Dave Hollom 9.5ish Steve Quigley 11.6m Felci Yachts 12.18m VPLP
12.18m Marc Lombard 12.18m Sam Manuard 12.18m David Raison
12.18m Guillaume Verdier 13m
Abottino Design 14.33m Morrelli & Melvin
Yacht Service (Poland) Owner-built
Composite Craft David Heritage RF Yachts Multiplast
Brittany and Australia JPS Productions JPS Productions
Structures Shipyard ML Boats
15m 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 15.76m Carkeek Design Partners 15.8m Carkeek Design Partners 18.28m Mills Design 18.28m Sam Manuard 18.28m Guillaume Verdier 18.28m Guillaume Verdier 18.8m Alejandro Bottino
Schooner Creek Boat Works Fibre Mechanics
Spain Persico
Baltic 68 Café Racer 21.18m Javier Jaudenes Ice 70
21.2m Felci Yachts 24m
Chaves & Bottino
Banque Populaire XI 30.3m VPLP/Banque Pop An Ultim (ex-Macif) 30.3m VPLP Swan 125
Baltic 146 Custom 44.6m Judel/Vrolijk
Baltic 117 Custom 39.6m Dykstra Naval Architects Wally 145
37.9m Juan Kouyoumdjian 44.2m Frers
Black Pepper Yachts CDK/MerConcept Carrington Boats Maxi Dolphin Baltic yachts Ice Yachts
MCP Yachts Brazil Multiplast/CDK
Spring 2021 Spring 2021 2022
End 2021 2021
Late 2021 Spring 2021
Summer 2021 Spring 2021 2021
Multiplast/CDK/Fibre Mechanics ... later in 2021 Nautor’s Swan Baltic Yachts Persico, Italy Baltic Yachts
Spring 2021... 2021
2021 2021 2021
IRC racer-racer-cruiser with influence from Carkeek’s eye-catching Fast40s Not an easy ‘craft’ to pigeon hole in early 2021… but at least now you know
So here we go... L’Occitane is just bloody fast so is every other Imoca about to be obsolete? The first Ocean Race Imoca 60 ‘special’ is for 11th Hour Racing
Switchback is underway again fortunately – with all the tooling ready for your follow up order 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 Three blue hulls were recently introduced to their beams at das Lorient submarine base Gabart’s hulls are also now in Lorient with Macif likely to ensure the boat is completed 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
LAUNCH COMMENTS May 2021
May 2021 May 2021 May 2021
Finot are back. Scow hull, foils, telescoping canting keel, rudder T-foils and, and, and… There was no way Verdier was going to miss out on some more Mini foilers It’s the full pile-on now that the Minis have officially gone foiling (reliably)
Feb 2020 onwards The things you can do with plants, cork and recyclable Sicomin GreenPoxy resin June 2021 April 2021 April 2021 End 2020 July 2021
Spring 2021
March 2021 onwards Boat no1 is for Olympic pole vault gold medallist Jean Galfione. Enquiries are flourishing! Spring 2021 Late 2021
A one-off development of Crédit Mutuel. Sponsored by Volvo (Belgium) Sleek and rapid-looking fast-cruising cat. They just keep a-coming
Interesting commercial charter catamaran from a design team who know how it’s done The first of these more affordable Rán-styled IRC52s includes the water ballast option
Less well known than some rivals but Bertrand has designed some of the fastest Mini ‘skiffs’ An interesting new take on a small offshore racer. Canting keel plus twin daggerboards
Healthy 5.5 revival going on with Mader also turning out a fast turnkey Séb Schmidt design A second new UK 5.5 (in cedar core, too) brings the modern Cowes fleet up to three A nice-looking new IRC/ORC design from a new Brazilian yard – one to watch
VPLP enter the Class40 market. Boat 2 is sold and tooling is now ready 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… three launched to date with two more sold Spring 2021
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