This is a great opportunity to grab the best condition VO65 in the fleet. This is ex-Dongfeng which has a history of winning and maintained to the best standard by well-funded teams. This boat also always had a full time shore team managing its care. 

Kept to the standards advised by the class and the manufacturers of the various equipment. No expense was spared in keeping this boat in top racing shape. When not sailing, the boat is stored totally disassembled inside a tent. Apart from being a very competitive boat in offshore racing, it is also an excellent day sailor with a small capable crew of 5. 

Complete check and overhaul yearly of the mast, hull, structure and systems. In the forward area Corecell is used. The boat is equipped with twin forward daggerboards which complement the 40 degree canting keel. Twin fixed rudders with composite stocks have been replaced in 2019 with an extra spare rudder included.Twin ballast tanks at the sides of 800 liters each and a single 1,100 liter ballast tank forward of the mast. Non-skid paint and seadeck fitted in 2023.

The race pedigree of this boat is guaranteed with outright wins in the Volvo Ocean Race 2018 and Ocean Race 2021

Flexible Ownership Options

We offer comprehensive financing choices on our pre-owned yachts. We also accept cryptocurrency payments ₿. 

Take advantage of Malta's excellent fiscal incentives with an 18% VAT rate (full information available upon request).

• 30.3m Rig height
• 2.14m Bowsprit length
• 3x outriggers with covers
• The deck-stepped mast has a tube length of 28.4m and is built from High Modulus Carbon Fibre. Full NDT every year. Mast designed in-house by Southern Spars using DesMan and RigCalc software, integrated with NorthSails design.
• Structurally, there are 202 pieces of carbon fibre pre-preg in each mast tube, with an additional 52 patches of structural reinforcement
• 7.68m Racing boom box built from high modulus carbon and weighing 68kgs. Its deep section provides maximum stiffness to weight efficiency and provides extra downwind sail-area. With internal locks at the outboard end of the boom, reefing is made efficient for the crew to manage in strong wind. 
• Spreader roots replaced in 2022 further to Southern Spars recommendation
• The rigging consists of nine separate stays and is constructed from intermediate modulus carbon fibre, with mainstays that have a 26-ton minimum break load. 
• The ECsix carbon rigging is four times lighter than comparative nitronic steel rigging. 
• Twin topmast backstays and checkstays with deflectors

• Two sets of KZ furlers, including 8x head swivels
• Two sets of halyards, one saved for racing and the other for normal sailing.
• Two sets of sails, including two A4 spinnakers, one A3, one set used for racing and the other for normal use
• Two sets of sail cables
• Two sets of sheets (each set contains: 4x kite sheets, 4x jib sheets, main sheet, 2x runner tails, and a short sheet)

Winches

• Primaries HARKEN B1111.3 ST 
• Mainsheet HARKEN B990.3 ST
• Driven pit HARKEN B990.3 ST
• Runners HARKEN B990.3 ST 
• Pit HARKEN B65.2 STR
• All winches have new bases, a lot of new parts onboard as per Harken advise for round the world racing.
• New pedestal system with complete new gearboxes and all new system inside the pedestal
• Two sets if custom VO65 class tylaskas for the A4, with a halyard and tack tylaska specifically made for the VO65 by KZ furlers
• The entire boat is still under VO65 class requirements with all equipment required by the rules including spares.

• 24 Volt DC electrical system as part of the weight-saving design concept.
• Mastervolt Lithium-ion batteries save as much as 70% in weight over the traditional battery technology.
• Recharged through two brand new heavy-duty Mastervolt 150Amp alternators - driven by the main engine 
• Low-current equipment, high alternator output and very high recharge acceptance of lithium batteries result in a very low engine run-time, minimising diesel usage and weight - one hour a day brings all systems to full charge
• 2x Satcom Inmarsat 250 - one of which is new 2023
• 1x Satcom Inmarsat 500
• 2x Panasonic toughbooks with tablet
• Full custom B&G system including:
  • WTP3 CPU
  • 2x Plotters
  • 8x Graphic displays 
  • 5x 20/20 mast displays
  • Full diverse system of load cells on the forestay, bobstay, runners, J1, J2 and J3 tacks
  • Radar
  • 2x wind sensor up the mast and another spare
  • 4x Boat speed sensors - two astern, one at the bow and one at the keel-bulb

• Volvo Penta D2-75 with Sail drive - New for 2024 are the new Gearbox, new Saildrive and new Gori Racing prop. The main engine acts as the power generation for the boat
• Watermaker Spectra - Cape Horn Extreme model - can be run on one pump for efficiency or two for speed (15L/hr)
• Canting keel to 40 degrees each side custom made by Cariboni
  • Canting mechanism and bearings replaced in 2022
  • New keel rams, electrovalves, keel pins - as advised by Cariboni to keep the boat capable of racing around the world 

• 2x EPIRBs
• 11x Personal locator beacons
• SARTs
• Handheld VHFs
• 2x liferaft 12pax Carbon
• 12x spinlock lifevests + harnesses
• 2x Grab bags
• 2x Jon Buoys 
• Flares and MOB alert and position system

• 2x custom VO65 cradle
• Fenders and dock lines
• Bulb and fin cradle with special tool to disassemble keel
• 2x lifting gear slings - boat and mast
• 2x Aluminium tower stairs 6m high
• 4x mast cradles including wheels
• 8x winch covers
• Deck covers
• Boom cover
• 2x Daggerboard covers
• Hose
• 5x Mooring lines
• 6x sleeping bags
• 6x mattresses

• Spare diving air tank
• One swimmer bag 
  • wetsuit, goggles, fins, diver jacket, rope
• 2x toolboxes
• Boat building
• Winch kit
• Sailmaking bag
• 2x Mast jack
• 2x 24v emergency bilge pump

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.