Volvo 70, including all safety gear as prescribed by the Volvo rule.
Description
Maybe the fastest V70 in the world.
DESIGN
Designer
Juan Kouyoumdjian
Shipyard
King Marine (Alginet, Valencia)
DIMENSIONS
LOA
21.00m
Beam
5.70m
Draft
4.5m
Displacement
14.500 kgkg
Dimensions notes
Max weight: 14.500 kg
Bulb weight: 5.500 kg
Keel weight: maximum 7.400 kg
Swinging keel to 40º angle
ACCOMMODATIONS
Shower
Yes
NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS
Navigation instruments notes
All electronics for high tech ocean races.
SPARS & RIGGING
Sails
Huge inventory of sails.
Mainsail: 175 m2
Jib: 135 m2
Spinnaker: 500 m2 (the equivalent of two tennis courts)
Spars and rigging notes
Mast height: 31,6 metres (the equivalent of a ten-storey building)
DECK EQUIPMENT
Deck equipment notes
Daggerboards: 2
Wheels (rudder): 2
Grinders: 3
CONSTRUCTION
Construction notes
Build: approximately 40,000 shipyard hours. 28 people.
Brand new construction process, based on the latest technological developments.
New internal structure of the boat with a division in the watertight bulkheads, which have been optimised to fit in with the new rules and which seek to minimise the internal structure.
Brand new daggerboards and rudders, thanks to exhausting research to obtain maximum control and stability for the boat at all times.
A deck almost absent of a cockpit.
EXTRA
Extra notes
On board cameras: 5
On board microphones: 3
FINAL NOTES
Final notes
Crew: 10 sailors + 1 media crew member.
Volvo 70, including all safety gear as prescribed by the Volvo rule.