Specification Volvo 60
This VO60 (ex Assa Abloy, ex Chessie Racing) is the first cruising boat in the Volvo Ocean 60 class in Croatia and one of the fastest regatta boats in the Mediterranean. She is being well maintained and is in excellent condition.
Please contact Bach Yachting Croatia for an appointment to visit her, tel + 385 917 880 856
VO60 CLASS FORMULA 1 AT SEA
Regatta cruising boats of the VO60 class were created in early 1990’s at the famous Bruce Farr’s studio with a clear idea: to combine speed and durability without making compromises, in other words to make a light but firm boat that would measure up to any ordeals one might come across during the most famous and the most difficult regatta in the world – the Volvo Ocean Race (ex Whitbread.) These highly sophisticated sailing machines weigh only 13.5 tons, with a draft of almost 4 meters, sail surface area of 417m2 and a water ballast of 2.5 tons, achieving speeds of over 30 knots, and truly representing the sea equivalent to Formula 1.
They were first presented at the Whitbread Regatta in 1993, and proved to be so much superior to the previous Maxi Yachts class that they soon eliminated it from the most prestigious regatta around the world.
In 1997, the boat was built as “CHESSIE RACING” according to Bruce Farr's plans at "Eric Goetz Custom Sailboats" shipyard (Bristol, USA). It was made to order for the American businessman, George Collins, who successfully participated in the 1997-1998. Whitbread regatta (now Volvo Ocean Race) with it, obtaining the 6th overall time. In 1999, a Hong Kong businessman, Karl Kwok, whose aim was to gather the team for the next Whitbread, purchased the boat. The boat was renamed “BEAU GESTE”. Competing at the China Sea Race, a 575-mile-long regatta between Hong Kong and Manila, "Beau Geste" set a new record for the China Race at 47 hours, 43 minutes and 7 seconds. In 2000, "Semcon", a Swedish company, purchased it as a training boat for the team“ASSA ABLOY”. The boat was thoroughly reconstructed and completely modernized in Sweden. It was refitted with new equipment and a new carbon-fibre mast was installed, thus bringing the boat up to the level of class VO60 standards set in 2001. "Assa Abloy" team came in second at Volvo Ocean Race in 2001-2002.
Specifications
Askingprice: €149.000
(ex-VAT)
Length (m.): 20
Beam: 5.25
Depth: 3.8
Displacement: 13500
Material: Other
Year: 1997
Engine: Yanmar 4 JH4- TE sail drive SD 50-4T 75HP
Location: Croatia
Design
Hydraulic water ballast system SEMCOD 2001
Kevlar material
NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS
B&G Hercules 2000 two processor system w. three multi displays and five 20/20 2003
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Furuno GPS GP 31 Navigator
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VHF Furuno SSB transceiver & VHF ICOM IC M 127 &
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Automatic Pilot B&G Hydra autopilot 2005
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Radar Furuno NAVNET marine radar 2006
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Radar dome on mast
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B&G instruments on mast
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Vetus meteo liner
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AVIXC Screen / PC
Electrics
12V / 24V
RIGGING
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Mast CARBOTECH checked with ultrasound may 2006
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Alu boom
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Hydraulic Vang , Checkstay, Outhaul Navtec 85
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Spinnaker Pole Southernspar 3x
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T
uff luf new 2006
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new stays 2006
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new runners 2006 by FUTURE FIBRES PBO
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2006 new top mast halyards
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New ropes for runners 2006
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(Boat sailed some 2000 miles in 2006)
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Rollers for code 0 2x
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Jockey pole 2x carbon
DECK EQUIPMENT
Winches
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WINCH lewmar 90/3 astor bottom drive pcs 2
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WINCH lewmar 80/3 astor bottom drive
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WINCH lewmar 80/3 astor top drive pcs 2
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WINCH lewmar ST54 pcs 4
Deck Equipment
SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Full Safety equipment
ACCOMMODATIONS
Sleeps 12
Sails
Large sails wardrobe:
Victory Sails and North Sails
1- Main carbon kevlar sail 2004 Victory
2- Main sail Dacron 2005
3- Storm main sail
4- Stay sail
5- Jib2 2006
6- Jib2 2004
7- Jib3 2006
8- Jib3 2004
9- Jib 4 2006
10- Jib 4 2004
11- storm jib
12- Dacron delivery jib 2005
13- CODE O Victory 2004
14- Drifter 135m2
15- Blast reacher
16- Runner MH
17- Runner 2A1 light MH
18- Reacher 1A2 light MH
19- Reacher A3 MH
20- Reacher A4 MH
21- Reacher A5 MH
22- Reacher A6 FR
23- Reacher A9 FR
+ some more gennakers
ADDITIONAL
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Gori racing two blade prop
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Auxiliary engine yanmar 2 GM 18HP 1998
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2x steering wheel alu
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6 sheet pockets in cockpit
Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
