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Interesting Sailboats

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Sirius 32, Sirius 35

THE OBJECT OF THIS THREAD:

Interesting sailboats in production and available on the new boat market (only boats with modern designs, meaning that the boats still in production but made with old designs are out). Recent designs out of production are also admissible.

Modern boat designs and modern one off, if interesting.

Classical boats and traditional boats.

Small cruisers (less than 35ft)

Seezunge 27ft: PG1-PT9

Hanse 325: PG19-PT185;

Presto 30 : 33-326; 33-327; 34-331; 34-333; 55-543; 55-544;

Tess Yachts: 37-366; 38-373;

Tess 28 Magnum: 37-369; 38-371;

Delphia 28: 38-373;

Vancouver 27/28 : 42-412; 72-717;

Cruisers between 35ft and 49ft


Catalina 355 : 31-306;

RM sailboats: PG5-PT41; 5-42

RM1050: PG5-PT46; 5-47; 5-48;

RM 1060: PG8-PT77; 8-78; 8-79; 8-80; 9-81; 30-295; 40-400; 79-786;

RM 1200: PG9-PT84; 9-85; 19-184; 20-191; 20-192; 41-404; 42-414; 42-418; 43-425; 43-426; 69-688;

RM 1350: PG9-PT82; 55-549; 95-943;

Morris Yachts: PG7-PT61

Bavaria 36: PG19-PT188; 19-190; 20-196;

Bavaria 40: PG10-PT95; 28-278; 29-281; 29-282; 29-283; 29-286; 32-316; 36-356; 51-502; 51-507; 52-518; 53-527; 53-532;

Bavaria 40s: 69-685; 78-775;

Bavaria 45: PG10-PT96; 19-190;

Rustler Yachts: PG11-PT104;

Jeanneau 409: PG11-PT103: 11-106; 30-298; 30-299; 36-356; 51-502; 51-504; 51-505; 51-509; 52-513; 52-514; 52-515; 52-516; 53-527; 54-532; 57-564; 57-570; 58-571; 58-580; 59-581; 59-583; 59-585; 62-614; 74-739; 91-906;

Jeanneau 439: 40-396; 40-397; 59-584; 59-585; 96-956;

Hanse Yachts: 16-154; 16-156; 16-158;

Hanse 400: 81-804;

Bluewater cruising yachts: 21-206

Beneteau Oceanis 37 : 31-306; 31-308; 31-309; 32-314; 55-541;

XC 38: 36-356; 96-954;

Diva 38: 39-386;

Diva 35: 40-391;

Dufour 405: 62-614;

Defline 43: 63-622

Walkabout 43: 93-923; 93-925; 93-927;

Small performance cruisers (less than 35ft)


Performance 32ft test: 29-87;

Sun Fast 3200: PG4-PT33; 4-34; 4-36; 30-293;

Elan 210: 70-691; 70-696; 78-779; 79-781;

Elan 310: PC7-PT64; 7-69; 8-71; 36-356; 41-408;

Quest 33: PG7-PT62

Olea 32: 25-243; 25-245;

First 27.7: 38-373; 38-380; 39-382;

First 30: 30-295; 39-356; 41-408; 55-545; 55-546;

Comet 26: 34-340; 35-345; 35-350; 36-353;

Pacer 30: 36-357;

Django 7.7: 40-399;

Vivace/Evosion 34: 45-442; 45-446; 45-445; 45-446; 45-447; 45-448; 45-449; 45-450; 46-458; 46-460;

Finn Flyer 34: 46-451; 46-453; 60-593;

Salona 34: 46-457;

Heol 7.4: 63-621; 63-622;

Azuree 33: 87-867; 91-902; 91-904;

JPK 10.10: 88-877 ; 88-880; 89-883;

Performance cruisers (between 35ft and 49ft)

Pogo 10.50: PG2-PT20; 3-27; 3-28; 3-30; 4-35; 5-50; 6-51; 6-52; 6-60; 11-101; 11-107; 11-110; 43-425; 44-440; 87-861; 87-867;

Pogo 12.50: PG13-PT125; 20-198; 20-199; 22-214; 27-264; 27-265; 27-269; 32-317; 32-319; 43-425; 43-426; 43-428; 44-432; 44-437; 44-439; 55-546; 55-547; 82-812; 84-831; 87-870;

Este 40: 89-890; 90-893; 90-899;

A35: PG5-PT42; 5-44; 66-660;

A40RC: 92-914;

Hammerhead 35: 64-645

Opium 39: PG5-PT42; 9-85; 9-89; 13-125; 22-220; 22-221; 43-426; 55-547; 86-857;

Aerodyne 35: PG7-PT62

Elan 350: PG7-PT64; 13-24; 13-126; 13-127; 13-128; 14-132; 18-178; 26-255; 36-356; 40-398; 41-405; 57-564; 59-589; 60-591; 72-711; 73-724; 74-738;

Elan 380: 23-223; 25-249; 26-256; 40-398; 59-589; 97-962;

Elan 410: 32-316; 79-784;

JPK 110: PG9-PT85; 10-91

Olea 44: PG10-PT100; 27-268;

Olea Yachts: 25-247;

Dufour 40e: Pg13-Pt125; 32-316; 55-547; 56-558; 56-559; 57-561; 57-562; 57-563; 59-586; 59-588,

Salona 37: 36-359; 41-406;

Salona 41: PG15-PT141; 15-145; 32-316; 36-356; 40-398; 54-538; 57-569; 78-778; 80-796; 80-798; 97-965;

Salona 42: PG15-PT145; 36-359; 40-398; 93-929; 94-932;

Cigale 16: PG15-PT148; 16-152; 17-161; 55-549; 63-625;

Cigale 14: PG17-PT163; 55-549;

Santa Cruz 43: PG17-PT169

Sydney Yachts: PG18-PT171; 18-175;

Sydney GTS 37: 43-423;

Sydney GTS 43: PG18-PT173;

Winner 12.20: PG20-193;

First 40: 31-304; 32-313; 32-316; 35-344; 36-354; 55-546; 55-547;

First 35: 36-356

Dehler 41: 30-296;

Dehler 44: 79-785;

Dehler 45: 36-356; 79-785;

Luffe 40.04: 30-300; 31-301; 31-303;

XP 38: 56-533; 56-544; 56-555; 67-622;

XP 44: 33-325;

Pacer 430: 36-357;

Pacer 376: 36-357; 66-652; 69-683;

Faurby 424: 36-360; 37-361; 37-363; 37-365;

Comfortina 39: 40-395;

J 133: 43-426; 63-620

J 111: 100-993;

Maxi 11: 99-982;

Arcona yachts: 46-456;

Arcona 410: 47-467; 47-468; 47-469; 48-471;

Arcona 430: 48-472;

Arcona 460: 50-495

Finngulf yachts: 46-456;

Varianta 44: 60-594; 60-595; 60-596; 60-597; 60-598; 64-639;

Imagine 53: 63-628;

Zou 40.2: 63-620

Ker 39: 68-676;

Finn-Flyer 42: 77-762;

Azuree 40: 85-842;

Loft 40: 85-848; 85-852;

Vivace 35: 90-895;

Sailing boats over 49ft

Zeydon 60 : PG 12-119;

JP 54: PG18-PT172;

Salona 60: 70-695;

Stadships: PG20-PT193; 20-195;

Pogo 50: 32-318; 32-319;

X-50: 54-537;

Murtic 52: 54-537;

Decksaloons and pilot house sailing boats

Sirius 32: PG1-PT1

Sirius 35: PG1-PT1; 1-10; 2-18; 50-491; 50-492; 60-559; 60-599;

Sirius 31: PG1-PT5; 2-17; 36-356;

Regina 35: 48-478;

Regina 40: PG11-PT104; 49-481; 49-483;

Southerly yachts: PG11-PT104;

Luffe 43DS: PG12-PT111; 12-115; 50-494;

Noordkaper 40: PG14-pt139;

Noordkaper yachts: PG16-PT155

Nordship 36: 30-297; 49-482;

Nordship 38: 49-482; 49-490;

Paulo's pilot house I: 38-376; 39-381; 39-383; 39-384;

Paulo's pilot house II: 69-682

Lyman & Morse 45: 38-379;

CR 38DS: 48-477; 48-478;

CR 40DS: 48-476; 48-478; 48-479; 50-494; 50-496; 50-497; 50-498;

Arcona 40DS: 50-494;

Racers

Figaro 2:pG4-PT36; 4-37; 5-42; 6-52; 6-53; 6-55; 6-56

VOR 70: PG16-PT160; 17-187

Farr 400: 67-661

Soto 40: 96-952;

Lifting keel/centerboarder

Southerly yachts: PG11-PT104;

Allures 45: PG10-PT93; 100-996;

Allures yachts: 25-248;

OVNI 425: 23-228;

OVNI 395 : 68-679; 69-690;

J 108: 67-661

Atlantic 43: 68-67

Boreal 44: 97-970; 98-974;

Multihulls till 34ft

Several Trimarans: 28-273;

Multihulls with 34ft and over

Dragonfly yachts: 26-257;

Dragonfly 35: 26-258; 27-261; 27-262;

Dragonfly 1200: 56-551;

Corsair 37: 28-276;

Farrier 39: 28-277;

Challenge 37: 28-278

Hammerhead 34: 29-385;

Hammerhead 54: 29-288; 30-292;

Trimax 10.80: 29-285;

Sig 45: 54-534; 54-539; 54-540;

Gunboat: 56-551

Fusion: 56-551;

Outremer: 56-551;

Tournier: 56-511;

Classical and Traditional boats

Jclass boats: 54-537;

Tofinou 12: 71-703;

Folck boat: 73-727;

Puffin Yachts: PG14-PT135; 14-138; 16-155;

Bestwind 50: PG12-PT116; 14-123;

Bestevaer 53: PG12-PT116;

Bestevaer yachts: PG16-PT155

Cape George 36: 41-410; 42-412;

Marieholm 33 : 42-412;

This list is not actualized. Please use the advanced search engine of the thread with the name of the model and builder. It works, most of the time.

(actualized till PG100) and it will be no more because that gives a lot of work (500 pages now).

Instead I am actualizing the titles and with the right title the thread search engine (not the one on the top of the page bit the one much below that says search thread) on its advanced option works quite well.

Hello,

Melrna posts on Miami Boat show and the comments of Smackdady about the interest of that thread lead me to think that perhaps I could share more information about sailboats I know and find interesting.

I am interested in boat design (interior and sailing performance) and I go each year at least to one of the main European Boat shows and that means basically Dusseldorf, Paris or Hamburg. On these shows you have the opportunity not only to visit the boats of the main and medium size builders but you have also the opportunity to visit the boats of small and sometime family shipyards.

Normally they build very good sailboats and sometimes they have been doing that for decades. The boats are hugely appreciated by their faithful customers but because they don't advertise their boats and there are very few on the used boat market, they pass unnoticed by the majority of the sail community.

The visit to these boats is a very rewarding experience because they are made with passion by true boat lovers and because when you talk to the guy that is on the boat, you are not talking with a dealer, that many times doesn't know much about boats, but with the builder, or the designer.

Even if you are not a buyer they will have real pleasure in talking with someone that really appreciates and understands their work. Those guys really believe in what they are doing and they do it the best way they can, no matter the cost. In a word, they are in love with what they are doing.
Of course, these boats have to be expensive.

This thread will be mainly about these boats, as a way of letting you know about these gems. Let's see if you are interested. I will not post much. If you want to know more you have just to participate and make questions.

The first one it will be the "Sirius". I have had the pleasure to visit several times their boats and to talk with the builders (father and son).

These boats have the best interiors you can find, or at least that I have seen. Not only the quality, but the design and ergonomy are fantastic. You really won't believe you are in a 32ft boat. Just incredible and amazing; Have a look at it:

Sirius-Werft Plön | Forecabin | 32 DS for 2 forecabin
Sirius-Werft Plön | Owner´s cabin | 32 DS 4-berth comfort owner´s cabin
Sirius-Werft Plön | Workshop | 32 DS for 2 workshop

Now that the son is in charge they have modernized the outside look of the new boats, they look fantastic not only inside but also outside. The boats sail well and they have clients as far as Japan.

Sirius-Werft Plön | Versions of decks house | You have the choice

Another interesting point is the way they develop new boats. They work with the clients to collect suggestions on the shape and design of the boats. A truly interesting affair, between passionate clients and passionate builders.

Sirius-Werft Plön | 35 DS | Philosophy

Take a good look at their interesting site and if you find the boat interesting, please let me know, I can add some information.

Sirius-Werft Plön | english | Welcome at website of Sirius-Werft Plön

Regards

Paulo
 
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#1,968 ·
Boats are not only for sail, some are more for living and the sailing comes as a way of moving the boat. If you want to maximize a boat for sailing the living space will be on the short size and if you maximize it for living then the sailing will not be good, just not too bad is good enough:D

That's about one of those boats that I am going to post, one that is made for living aboard, the Haber 34, another one that made its premiere at Dusseldorf. The boat is so new that is not even finished, but look at all interior space in a 34ft boat:)

















The truth is that this kind of boats are always expensive and this one is no exception. It costs 276 000 Euros with 19% German Vat but the truth is that this brand has its followers. For European Standards this a small cruiser but for Haber lovers this is a huge one. Look at their other boats::D





 
#1,969 ·
Interesting solution to the Vang issue with large deckhouses..... but the tackle must have some power unless it's hydraulic..
 
#1,972 · (Edited)
Paulo,

In that Transquadra clip (post 2204), there's a quick glimpse of someone marking the spreaders with tape. Do you know the reason for doing this?

Regards,


The guy is putting a foam protection to prevent the mainsail to be harmed when put hard against the spreader while running downwind, or at least is what seems to me.

Regards

Paulo
 
#1,973 ·
And talking about the Transquadra, the front pack is just arriving:



Unless they broke something the victory on the duo crewed boats is not going to escape to Chanu and Peclard on a A35 but for second is a hot race with 3 boats very close, an A31, an A35 and precisely the JPK 110 that is on that movie.

Great race for all of them specially for the Franco Spanish team on the little A31 that is a big contender for the victory in compensated time. Well, anyway the boat name is Vitoria and that means Victory in Spanish:D

On solo big fight for the victory between a JPK 10.10 and a SunFast 32. Those two, Vicariot and Hamon made a fantastic race leaving all the other Solo sailors behind and are among the best duo crews. In fact they are 6th and 7th on a global classification. Chapeau;)

Tomorrow we should have movies of them coming to port.
 
#1,977 · (Edited)
I leave tomorrow for Italy. I have already saw the boat and I like the condition as well as the owner. The survey is just to see if everything is all right as I hope it will be. You can see the boat here:



Well, there is more boats on that race,I will give you some clews:

1- Ir is not the Alfa-Romeo:D
2- It is a 40ft boat (a bit bigger)
3- It is a 2007 boat
4- The boat is still in production
5- It is a relatively fast boat
6- It has a good cruising interior

Let's see who is going to hit the nail first;)

I will be all week in Italy, I will go with my daughter and I will be showing her some of my favorite places so I will not post, or just post occasionally.

It is your thread, your's and of all that have been posting or are following almost every day. Post at will and try not to post ugly boats:D

Regards

Paulo
 
#1,983 ·
Well, there is more boats on that race,I will give you some clews:

1- Ir is not the Alfa-Romeo:D
2- It is a 40ft boat (a bit bigger)
3- It is a 2007 boat
4- The boat is still in production
5- It is a relatively fast boat
6- It has a good cruising interior

Let's see who is going to hit the nail first;)
There was only a Maxi, Swan and Comet Class in the Rolex Capri Sailing Week 2008 so it must be a Comet 41S or a Swan 42. Since the Swan 42 doesn't have a good cruising interior it is a Comet 41S, right? Wow, what a great boat.

Regards,
Philipp
 
#1,978 · (Edited)
Just a last post with the movies of the two first duo crews to arrive at Martinique, on the Transquadra.

The first team was as expected Chanu and Peclard on a A35 and the second to arrive, winning that hot race for 2th, the French/Spanish team, Pintos - Lemière on the small A31, Chapeau to both teams:


Arrivée du 216 Thinkanalytics por overlapprod


Arrivée de 233 Victoria. Pintos Ager - Lemière... por overlapprod

The three first solos have already arrived. Fantastic race from the three that come separated by 3 hours, each of them separated by 1 hour. If we consider a single classification the first solo arrived in 6th , the second in 7th and the third on 9th. The first one was Vicariot on a JPK 1010 , the second was Hamon on a SunFast 3200 and the third was Peraud and he has made a fantastic result with an older boat, a JOD 35, a 1991 design by Daniel Andrieu. The Jod is also a jeanneau and curiously Daniel Andrieu is also the designer of the SF 3200. Chapeau to Daniel Also;)

AndrieuDesign - Achievements - Sail - Racing sailboats
 
#1,979 ·
..... I missed something along the way, Paulo.. I thought a Salona was in your sights.

So I'm going with the X-41 (WAG)
 
#1,980 ·
Yes, but in the end a problem with tax (VAT) made it impossible for me to buy a new boat, that in that case would have been a Salona 38. The budget was not enough, so I had to turn to the used market and probably was not a bad idea because the market right now is bad for selling but good for buying.

No, it is not a X-41. That is a fantastic boat but the interior is very poor for crusing. The one that was a good cruising interior is the X-40.

Regards

Paulo
 
#1,985 ·
#1,987 ·
From Voiles & Voiliers: we know the French especially like the light and beamy "open" designs, but these get terrible IRC ratings so they are quite useless for handicap racing.
Marsaudon Composites in Lorient decided they wanted to do something about it and recently launched their first MC 34 Patton, named after the associated watchmaker, optimized for IRC.

Have a look at the basic figures:
10.50m (9.15 waterline) x 3.46m x 1.99m
3650 kg (1.900 kg ballast, > 50%!)
67m2 upwind

Estimated TCC is between 1.055 and 1.058

It has an inverted deck line to save weight in the extremities and create a little more headroom below decks without raising the roof too much. But no bulb in the leaded keel and only one pair of spreaders on the carbon mast to reduce the rating.
The hull is composite with glass reinforced infused vinylester and thermoformed foam, painted without a formal gelcoat layer.

At first glance the interior looks quite comfortable for a boat with definite racing ambitions, although the small, centered chart table looks very racy but quite useless.

Add a carbon mast and boom and this light boat will lift you about € 215.000, I presume without sails :eek:. But then you also get an personalized Patton clock and watch :laugher.

Light but well ballasted and with a sharply chined, beamy hull, this looks like a very powerful design. Wait and see what it will do around the buoys, especially when the prices are handed out :cool:.

Van Drop Box

Van Drop Box

Marsaudon Composites - Lorient - MC34 PATTON

Best regards,

Eric
 
#2,004 · (Edited)


Yes, that seems to be a great boat with a big potential. Funny that don't seem a Marc Lombard boat, I mean with all that ballast and relatively narrow. It seems that Ker is influencing European designers...no wonder with all those victories.:D

It is a pity all that grey, it seems a bit like a war machine to me. I like racing colors;)









It is expensive but I guess you cannot make this type of boat otherwise: It has to be light and very strong to be able to resist to the forces that huge ballast on a long keel will transmit to the hull, I mean huge RM. You cannot make it very light and very strong without making it very expensive:(



Regards

Paulo
 
#1,989 ·
Ulf,
I think if you live close to the yard, I wouldn't have a problem with it. But if you live in the US and the yard is in Croatia, it may be a while before you get a handle on all the baby illnesses, that are going to show up no matter how good the reputation of the yard is. Also, builders usually use hull#1 as a demo at the yard, and then sell it at a good discount after a few years.
Bernd
 
#1,995 ·
Would be great if someone could post key points from the test Film fra Pogo 12.50 test : Seilas.no
You just have to look at the broad smile on the face of the testers:D not to mention the yelling. Even if badly sailed the Grand Soleil 50 is a fast boat, a bit heavy. The problem is that for that wind the Grand Soleil would need a bigger Geenaker...and a lot of crew to tame it while the Pogo can go happily with the genoa and solo sailed if needed.

Of course upwind even badly sailed, the Pogo would not be a match for a Grand Soleil 50, but we are talking about a 50ft boat versus a 41ft boat, that's a huge difference in LWL.

Regards

Paulo
 
#1,994 ·
Cheers Paulo!
Let the surgeons know there is a Belgian collegue looking overt their shoulder ;).

This video has been recorded during the "European Yacht of the Year" trials in Barcelona. It probably illustrates the main reason why the Pogo has been elected in the "performance cruiser" category.

Of course this was a broad reach, the speciality of the Pogo. But the difference in apparent wind almost makes it an upwind course, compared to the "victim" (Grand Soleil 50'). Which is, by the way, not very well sailed: look at the sheeting angle and trim of the solent :mad:.

Best regards,

Eric
 
#1,996 ·
Some more videos from the Transquadra:

Vicariot on a JPK 10.10, first on solo (real time and handicap) and on the front pack among the fastest duos. Great race:


3 swinhoe por overlapprod

Hamon and the Sun fast 3200 that arrived 2th on real time on solo:


festa por overlapprod

And the most funny one, the one that arrived 6th on solo but second on compensated (A31) with a close encounter with a whale:eek:

The funny is that the boat is called BalleineBlanche that translates as whitewhale:D


baleine contre baleine por overlapprod

And for last, my old boat, a Bavaria 36 that even loaded with a lot of stuff (they even carried the back bench that I used only for a week, not to mention all the stuff for producing energy) was not the last (6 boats behind):


arrivee mercredi matin por overlapprod

Also a very special comment for a Benetau 37 that made a good race ( a lot better than the Bavaria).
 
#1,997 · (Edited)
eh! eh! Hetairos the beautiful mega luxury yacht that I have posted some time back and in my opinion among the most beautiful boats ever, this one:



is beating Rambler, one of the fastest racing boats, if not the fastest and leading the Caribbean 600. You can follow the race here:

2012 Fleet Tracking | Tracking | Race Information

The start:



Well, 1+ for beautiful classic styled boats: they sure can by fast. Who can deny that now?:D

..
 
#2,000 ·
Paulo,
Congrats on the new boat and I hope your surgery all went well.
I like what I see though I've never been a big fan of straight through galleys. Other than she looks the goods and lets face all is to some degree a compromise.
Cheers to you
Andrew
 
#2,001 ·
Yes, I would have preferred a "classical" galley instead of a modern one even if my wife disagrees because this way the galley is much bigger. I bet that the ladies have been prevalent in what regards this set-up that is very common today:rolleyes:.

I would have to study a way to have support while cocking on the wrong tack. Maybe a discrete removable dyneema cable all along the galley.

Regarding the surgery, I have been operated to both ears and besides being
provisionally deaf as a door:D, all is well.

Yes, if you don't have the money to really buy what you want you have to compromise and in my case I have preferred to compromise on that than on a more older type of hull and a less performance boat.

The really important thing in what regards the interior was a cozy and nice one with good storage and a good galley. This boat meets those two requirements and the galley if provided with adequate supports for an harness (a waist one) would not be a problem. Fact is that I miss more a good hull port view....but as you say, compromises.

Anyway regarding compromises, I know this is a 5 year old boat but it is also a boat with a better overall quality than a Salona or a Dufour and a much more expensive boat, one that I could not dream to afford new, not even the smaller Comet 38 and the truth is that I always have liked this boat. I guess that I could only afford it because Italy is in a crisis and the boat market is going down as well as prices and that means a big difference between asking prices and selling prices, for the ones that really want to sell the boats.

Regards

Paulo
 
#2,002 · (Edited)
So finally a post about the Comet 41s. It don't look nice that I have chosen a boat that has not been posted on this thread:D.

The truth is that I have posted about the Comet 38 that is a kind of little sister but have not posted about the 41s because it is an older boat, that even if it is still in production, is a 2006 model.

But as I have said, always liked the boat and have even bought the test sail from my favorite magazine, the "Yacht" magazine and they have said nice things about the boat. I hope they don't mind that I show the opening page of that test sail : "Bella figura" they have said:D





They had light winds on that test and measured with 6K wind:

43º-5.1K.....60º-6.1k.....90-6.4K

"Giornalle dela Vela" also tested the Comet 41s and with 15k wind they got:

40º-7.2K.....90º-8.4K.....130º-9.7K

So, no doubt about that, this is a fast boat that goes well in light wind and not bad in stronger wind starting to plan not far from 15k wind.

There are two versions of the boat, a more cruising orientated (the one that was tested on both magazines), that has a cored hull with e glass, airex as core and vinilester resins and a true racing version with carbon mast and boom with epoxy hull.

The first one weights 8.0T with a draft of 2.2m and a ballast of 2690kg, the second one 6.9T, with a draft of 2.5m and a ballast of 2500kg. The boat has 12.46m LOA, 10.90 LWL and 3.92 beam. A stiff boat with a good B/D ratio considering that it is a bulbed keel.

The keel is all lead but with an interior steel structure that permits it to be relatively fin. To my surprise I have learned and saw on the Comet shipyard that the keel is connected to a steel structure that is completely laminated to the boat and remain invisible. They where among the first that used a steel grid (before Grand Soleil) but they chose not to advertise it and that in my opinion makes no sense.

The performance cruising version:









The racing version:







"Yacht" Magazine said (translated):

"The designers from Studio Vallicelli have based the boat design on typical IMS racing yachts. This benefits not only the speed. It looks great too. But the smallest member of the Comar shipyard will make not only a good figure on the race track:
Also cruising, the crew will feel good on the 41mm Comet ...especially in the interior where they will likely feel as comfortable as at home. In the salon and the cabins almost nothing is unmistakably focused on a sailing performance concept, quite the contrary. Almost it seems you are on a Scandinavian series production boat, so fundamentally sound is the interior. Only the available space is somewhat scarcer than a pure cruising yachts of comparable length".


Virtual tour:

Comaryachts









The most amazing thing in the boat, considering the size is a dedicated sail locker, just aft from the anchor locker, with access from the outside and space for two sails, the worse and the only shortcoming of the boat is the lack of hand holds, on the interior and on the outside, but that would not be difficult to solve and I will do that with the guys from the factory next winter.

There is another thing that I like on that boat: it has a lot of rocker for a modern hull. That will give it an easy motion in waves, minimazing slamming and giving it a more comfortable sea motion.

Comar says about the boat:

"The biggest challenge: keeping the same appeal of its big brothers, the 51 and the 45 S, in just twelve meters. For this the firm has spent many hours creating numerous models in 1:10 scale, to find the right BALANCE in the relationship between the hull and deckhouse...

The characteristics are typical of the Sport Comar line : easy forms and performance with minimum drag....The boat is characterized by fine bow sections shaped to develop the maximum buoyancy and facilitate the wave transition... Fast and responsive, the Comet 41s is docile to the helm and precise in the reactions due to an accurate centering and high efficiency of the rudder."


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#2,007 ·
Paulo,

Congrats. Looks awesome. Funny, I was about to suggest to keep the name and you are! You can always add a "C", and it's CALMA! "Sexy Beast" could also fit it well! Celebrate, Hans.
CALMA. very funny Hans:D and also a nice name for a fast boat.

It seems that you know some Portuguese:) For the ones that don't understood the joke Calma means in Portuguese: Easy/Slow down.

Regards

Paulo
 
#2,006 ·
Hi Paulo

Your new boat looks awesome. Although the trend is for twin helms these days, I really like the look of the oversized performance helm on your boat. Also it seems that you are not going to have any problems as regards ventilation - there are enough hatches to be sure. I love the look of the interior - the detailing is obvious and the quality shines through. Why are the companionway stairs so steep though? Is this a parking position or a permanent set-up?

I was going to ask you if you were changing the name - some folk are quite superstitious about that - myself not included.

Anyway, I am sure you can't wait to run with the white horses soonest.

David
 
#2,008 ·
Yes you are right, the companionway stairs are a bit steep. I guess it is an Italian thing because the ones from the Grand Soleil 39 is not better:D. We will manage with that.

Yes, the boat is not a model in what regards ventilation but it has enough hatches to be functional.

Some more photos. They were not made by me and they are a bit on the low quality side.

By the way that wheel is a curious one: An aluminium one;)















Back in 2007 the 41s was the smallest Comet. Mostly they were making 45/50fts. This is the big brother:D





Regards

Paulo
 
#2,009 · (Edited)
What an wonderful new: Hatairos, the big classical flavored yacht took line honors on the Caribbean 600 beating all racing boats, including the big and powerful 90ft Rambler. The big cruising ketch, designed by Reichel / Pugh and Dykstra won by almost two hours.

Hatairos Navigator Marc Lagesse: "I must say I am very surprised that we were the first at the finish. On Line Honors, I would not have believed before the start, as the ship and sailing are not optimal for this course.."

Well, I cannot wait to be what the boat can do on an optimal course:D

They averaged 22k speed.

Isn't it a beauty, I mean a fast beauty:D:









On compensated won another beautiful one, this time a race one that normally beats bigger boats, and has won already many races, Ran the Judel/Vrolijk designed 72ft. Look at it, on another race:



 
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