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The boat featured is not currently for sale by Boatshed. The boat information and images presented are part of Boatshed’s back catalogue of the 25,000+ boats we have listed in the last 20 years and appear here for general information and guidance purposes about Boatshed and our boat selling systems and services

Open 60 - Completed Route Du Rhum 2014 - Rhum Class, 3rd Place

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  • Boat REF#  ·  151761
  • LOA  ·  18.28m
  • Year  ·  1997
  • Construction  ·  Carbon fibre
  • Underwater profile  ·  Canting Fin & Bulb
  • Berths  ·  4
  • Engine  ·  1 x Diesel 40hp, Volvo (2006)
  • Lying  ·  Gosport
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The boat featured is not currently for sale by Boatshed. The boat information and images presented are part of Boatshed’s back catalogue of the 25,000+ boats we have listed in the last 20 years and appear here for general information and guidance purposes about Boatshed and our boat selling systems and services
Open 60 - Completed Route Du Rhum 2014 - Rhum Class, 3rd Place
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Extra Details

Designer Finot Conq
Builder CNB
Lying Gosport

Mechanical

Engine 1 x Diesel 40hp
Engine make and model Volvo (2006)
Engine Hours engine1= Not record
Engine Cooled Direct
Steering Tiller
Drive saildrive
Prop(s) 2 blade folding
Fuel consumption (approx) 3.5 ltr (0.8 G) /hour At Cruising Speed
Cruising speed (approx) 6 knots
Max speed (approx) 6 knots

2 x 150Ah fixed alternators

Dimensions

LOA 18.28m
LWL 18.28m
Beam 5.80m
Draft Min 4.50m
Draft Max 4.50m
Airdraft 23.00m
Displacement 9,700kg (21,388.5lbs)
Headroom 1.80m
Storage On marina

Rig

Sloop rigged CNB Carbon fibre spars (1998) with Rod standing rigging (2006)

Sails

Mainsail Not Specified - Slab () Fully Battened, 3 Reefs
Headsail Not Specified - Furling ()

Espace Composite carbon mast M40J (1998)
2 sets of Espace Composite outriggers (2000 and 1998)
1 Espace Composite boom (2000)
Spares for Antal rotating mast rig fittings
North Sails, NZ:
2 Jibs,
2 Solents,
Mainsail
Reacher
Spinnaker
Solent
Jib
2 Storm jibs,
Rigging renewed 2006
2007 Inner fore-stay hydraulic ram tensioner
Upwind sail area = 3,2290.173 sq.ft. (300 sqm)
Downwind sail area = 6,135.428 sq.ft. (570 sqm)
Antal blocks
3 FACNOR furlers (2006) for the Solent jib, the forestay and the Gennakers.

Electrical Systems

12 volt battery, 4 batteries charged by: engine, solar panels

Construction

Construction Carbon fibre
Underwater profile Canting Fin & Bulb
Finish Paint finish

Nomex carbon with the bottom in mono-lithique sandwich fired to 90°C.
Equipped with water ballast.
- Carbon construction
- New steel WEDLOX keel fitted in August 2006
- Canting keel 3.35 tonnes
- Twin rudders
- Rotating wingmast
- Bow sprit
- 2 asymmetrical boards (one new 2011)

Accommodation

Total # of berths 4
No. of single berths 4
Cabin(s) 1

4 Ballast Water tanks
Spectra Watermaker

1 burner gas cooker/stove

Additional Information

Accommodation

Cooker/stove

4 Ballast Water tanks
Spectra Watermaker

1 burner gas cooker/stove

Deck Gear

Warps
Fenders

2 halyard winches
5 sheet winches
2 anchors
(Fortress Type)
10.00m of chain
100.00m of warp
-canting keel
-twin daggerboards
-rotating mast

Nav Equipment

Compass
Speed
Log
Wind
Radar
VHF
VHF DSC radio
GPS
Chart plotter
Autopilot
Navigation lights
Echo sounder

Most Electronics updated 2006
Raymarine E120 Plotter and Radar
Skanti Iridium Phone
Active Echo radar warning device
Raymarine Smart Pilots X30. 2 systems installed
Raymarine VHF
Raymarine Wind, log and depth sounder instruments
Emergency VHF

Safety Equipment

Liferaft
EPIRB 406MHz
Emergency steering

2 bilge pumps (1 manual / 1 Electric)

2 Life-rafts and IMOCA
Sart

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Broker's Comments

These boat details are subject to contract.
Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered.
Winner - Atlantic Alone 1998 (Giovanni Soldini)
Winner - Around Alone 1999 (Giovanni Soldini)
4th - Transat Anglaise 2000 (Giovanni Soldini)
6th - Transat Jacques Vabre 2001 (Bruno Laurent)
5th - Route du Rhum 2002 (Antoine Koch)
8th - Transat Jacques Vabre 2003 (Antoine Koch)
3rd - stage Velux Race Around Alone 2006 (Sir Robin Knox-Johnston)
4th - VELUX 5 OCEANS 2010/11(Chris Stanmore-Major)
As "Fila" took a 1st in the Around Alone '98/99 with Giovanni Soldini in Class I.
In May 2006, Sir Robin Knox Johnson bought the Open 60 and after qualifying for the Velux5Oceans race by sailing to Halifax Nova Scotia and back, the boat was given a thorough re-fit, including a new engine, electronics, sails, rigging, etc and completed the race in May 2007 in 4th position.
VELUX 5 OCEANS 2010/11 by Chris Stanmore-Major.
Completed the Route du Rhum 2014 - Rhum Class, 3rd place.
Recently participated in the Trans Atlantic Race July 2015.

These boat details are subject to contract.
Note: Offers on the asking price may be considered.

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