Volvo Ocean 65 for sale in Auckland New Zealand

Boat Overview

Model: Volvo Ocean 65 Ex. TURN THE TIDE

Status: Ready to ship for the next owner - for The Ocean Race and other events. Shrink wrapped and ready to go.

Design and Purpose

The Volvo Ocean 65 is an iconic ocean greyhound. Conceived especially for the Volvo Ocean Race, it was designed to provide a one-design class to keep costs down and offer close and entertaining races for the public.

Farr Yachts' design produced a yacht that is just 2.7% slower than the Volvo 70 class, but significantly more robust and designed with enhanced crew protection. The Volvo 65 holds the Volvo Ocean Race 24-hour distance record, showcasing its strong build and excellent design.

Volvo Ocean 65 NO6 has competed in the race multiple times, originally as VESTAS and TURN THE TIDE ON PLASTIC. Now available from the new owners for the next race and beyond, she comes as a complete package with support containers.

Technical Specifications

• Canting Keel: +/- 40 degrees with 5 degrees of incline axis.
• Twin Forward Daggerboards: Inboard triangulation.
• Twin Fixed Rudders: Composite stocks.
• Twin Ballast Tanks: 800 litres under cockpit sides at transom.
• Single Centerline Ballast Tank: 1,100 litres forward of mast.
• Keel and Bulb: Manufactured by Iron Brothers.
• Canting Mechanism and Bearings: From Cariboni.
• Rudders: 3 x Rudders (1 spare).
• Dagger Boards: 2 x Dagger boards.

Designer and Builder

Designer: Farr Yacht Design

Builder: Persico Marine

Dimensions

• Length: 65' 7" - 20.00m
• Beam: 5.6m
• Draft: 4.78m
• Displacement: 12,500kg
• Keel/Ballast: Canting with bulb

Materials

• Hull Material: Carbon Fibre
• Deck Material: Carbon composite

Engine

• Engine Make: Volvo Penta
• Engine Model: Volvo Penta D2-75 with S-drive
• Horsepower: 75hp

Water Maker

Model: SPECTRA watermaker - Cape Horn Xtreme model. Can be run on one pump for efficiency or two for speed.

Safety Gear

Equipped to cover every possible emergency with satellite communications, Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs), Personal Location Beacons (PLBs), Search and Rescue Transponders (SARTs), and handheld VHF radios along with aviation frequency emergency radios. Additional safety equipment includes life rafts, Jon Buoys for man overboard recovery, extensive medical equipment, flares, a man overboard alerting and positioning system, and lifejackets and harnesses.

Bilge Pumps

• O Plastimo on deck bilge pump.
• O Fitted bilge pump in hull.
• O Emergency bilge pump.

Electrics

The Volvo 65 employs 24-volt DC electrical systems for weight-saving. Mastervolt lithium-ion batteries save as much as 70% in weight over traditional battery technology. These are recharged via two heavy-duty Mastervolt alternators with 150-amp output. It takes around one hour a day to bring all systems up to full charge, minimizing diesel fuel usage.

• 2 x Mastervolt Lithium batteries saving around 70% of the weight of traditional batteries.
• Battery charger.
• 2 x 150 Amp Mastervolt alternators on main engine.

Sail Inventory

• Mainsail (black).
• J1.
• J2 on cable.
• J3 on cable.
• J0 on cable.
• MH0 on Cable Code 0 logo.
• FRO on cable.
• A2.
• Mainsail (TTTOP).
• J1.
• J2.
• J3.
• J0.
• MH0.
• FRO.
• 2 x A3.
• Storm sail.

Mast / Rigging

The deck-stepped mast has a tube length of 28.4m (98') and is built from High Modulus Carbon Fibre. It was designed in-house by Southern Spars using the DesMan and RigCalc software packages, integrated with North Sails design software. The Volvo Ocean 65 sports a 7.68m racing box boom built from high modulus carbon and weighing 68kgs.

• Rigging consists of nine separate stays constructed from intermediate modulus carbon fibre.
• Main stays have a 26-ton minimum break load.
• ECsix carbon rigging is four times lighter than comparative nitronic steel rigging.
• Twin topmast backstays and checkstays with deflectors.
• 2 x Sets serviced at EUR50,000.
• Full set of furlers.

Deck Gear

• Primaries HARKEN B1111.3 ST.
• Mainsheet HARKEN B990.3 ST.
• Driven Pit HARKEN B990.3.
• Runners HARKEN B990.3 ST.
• Pit HARKEN B65.2 STR.
• Pedestals HARKEN MX 2 Spd Carbon.
• Deck hardware.
• Winch handles.

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.