2018 Class40 For Sale – Own a Legendary Offshore Machine

Dragon, USA #54, is available for sale. With an illustrious race history and a 12th in the 2018 RdR, she is the fastest Vintage boat in the Class40 fleet and is in pristine condition

Dragon is race-ready as well as Class measured, and has been continually and professionally maintained in top condition. She has seen constant upgrades over the course of her racing history to keep her updated to the very top end of current standards and optimized for performance within the Class Rule. No expense has been spared in equipping her with the very best available equipment and hardware. She currently meets all Class requirements including the recent increases in required buoyancy. Her last refit was 2022.

Her hull and deck were constructed in a female mould, of epoxy and corecell sandwich. Her deck configuration is optimized for short-handed racing, but she also has a cockpit layout with a removable hard dodger that suits a larger crew if desired for inshore or coastal racing. Her cabin layout is optimized for class approved gear stacking.

Her mast and standing rigging are currently being replaced, and she is expected to be ready by September 2022 to be able to compete in any off-shore race of any distance under Class40 rules or various other handicapping rules. She was built to Cat 0 standards and is capable of racing the next announced round-the-world races. Her design, including an articulating bow sprit, provides for exceptional light air, as well as very good VMG running and upwind performance relative to other Class40s.

• Architect: Owen Clarke Design
• Builder: Composite Creations
• Launch: 2008
• Class weight measurement: 4710 kg
• Righting Moment: 318 kg
• Documentation: US registered and documented
• Available for inspection in Mystic CT, USA

Refit History

• Continuous professional maintenance throughout its history. Major Refits in 2022, 2021, 2017, 2016, 2014 and 2012 have included all new mast, boom, rigging, rudders, electrical, electronics, hardware deck, engine, water ballast, keel and bow sprit

Standing Rigging

• New (2022) Axxon composite mast and boom, with new standing rigging
• Running Rigging
• Mix of new and excellent condition line, rigged by Gorilla Rigging.

Deck Hardware

• Mix of Antal, Spinlock, Harken, Karver and Cousin Constrictor hardware. Most hardware new since 2018 and all in excellent condition

Electronics

• NKE electronics and top end HR Processor Autopilot (constantly updated, upgraded and replaced). AMEC AIS, ICOM VHF and both Fleetbroad 200 Inmarsat as well as Iridium Go satellite comms

Sails

• Sailmaker for the boat has been Mark Washeim and the OneSails North Atlantic loft, formerly known as Doyle Long Island. She carries a full inventory of racing sails in excellent condition, and several spares

Power Generation

• Power is sourced from a Watt & Sea Hydrogenerator, an Efoy 210 Fuel Cell and the OEM alternator

Engine

• Engine is a Lombardini LDW1003 diesel motor, repowered in 2017, with a folding propellor and fixed prop shaft

Other

• Other equipment includes a High / Low adjustable storage cradle, tools, safety gear, storage solutions, two articulating pipe costs and a substantial, wide range of spares

A full description, inventory and history is available.

Contact: Michael Hennessy – tel: +1 (917) 620-0445 – email: email protected