55ft One Design Racer Concept

Designer’s Notes

The 50 – 55 foot size range has proven to be the most dynamic size of boat for inshore and offshore sailing over the past decade. Built from modern composites they present an excellent combination of length, stability and light displacement that makes for exceptionally well rounded performance: able to sail efficiently upwind and achieve breathtaking downwind speeds. Our ideation for Design 842 capitalizes on these traits and adopts the latest design technology and thinking to produce a new one-design guided by the following core principles: • A fleet of 8+ One Design mono-hulls targeted at fully crewed, top level inshore fleet racing. • A distinctive, forward-looking design that leverages the latest in grand-prix yacht design technology to remain attractive over an anticipated 6 year schedule of events. • Designed from the outset to produce an identical fleet of one-designs built to exacting tolerances using purpose-built tooling and easy one-design controls. • Developed to deliver 2 Boats by EOY 2018 and another 6 by EOY 2019. • A light displacement, high stability design with a modern rig with square-topped mainsail able to achieve impressive upwind performance with dynamic planing performance downwind. • Incorporating a custom, highly refined and optimized high stability/low drag hull shape targeted towards expected conditions and crews. • Open cockpit deck geometry to maximize efficient handling with minimized weight, windage and pitch gyradius. • Fully optimized, maximum-performance appendages for tight fleet racing. • Light, robust and efficient structural design using large panels and optimized for efficient repeat production to exacting standards. • Added boat length allowing for dedicated cockpit space to bring sponsor representatives, guests, and media into the action. • Forward looking and adaptable for alternate racing series and offshore work with minor modification. • Utilize construction materials/processes and careful equipment/hardware selection that are optimized to achieve best performance versus cost within a tight One Design environment.