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International 8 Metre

Build year:  2002

Geneva, Switzerland

Sailing boat for sale

240,000 EUR

  • The Metre Yard
  • Salterns Ln
  • SO31 8DH Bursledon
  • United Kingdom
  • +447771606747
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Description

Yquem II is currently the fastest 8 Metre on the planet having won the last World Championships in Genoa, Italy in 2023. She has a proud and very impressive race record with numerous World Championship wins over the past 19 Years. Designed by Jacques Fauroux and built in 2002 by Chantier Naval Caparros in Antibes, France, she was originally commissioned as Fleurs De Lys and won the World Championships in her first year in Helsinki. Renamed Yquem II in 2008, her current owner has continued race tuning and upgrading this very impressive and successful 8 Metre. This has included deigning and constructing a rudder in 2018/19, aluminuim mast (tube) in 2013 and working with Europ and North Sails to put together a very extensive sail wardrobe. Most recent work to be completed was a complete repaint of the hull, deck and underwater profiling. Yquem II is a very special 8 Metre and is race ready. General Specification Construction GRP (glass reinforced polyester) Cored Airex foamed laminated with epoxy base Rudder - Fiberglass-Airex/Epoxy, Appli-Composite (2018) Winches Two Harken 3 speed genoa winches One Harken 3 speed main winch Four Andersen 2 speed winches (runners and pit) Sails Europ Main Sail (2020) Europ Main Sail (2015) Europ Heavy Genoa (2019) North Heavy Genoa (2013) Europ Medium Genoa (2020) Europ Medium Genoa (2015) Europ Light Genoa (2018) North Light Genoa (2014) Europ Heavy Spinnaker (2019) North Heavy Spinnaker (2012) Europ Medium Spinnaker (2018) Europ Medium Spinnaker (2015) Europ Light Spinnaker (2018) North Light Spinnaker (2014) Spars Speedwave Aluminum rig tube (2013) 1 set of jumpers 3 stage spreaders (2016) Aluminum boom 2 Carbon spinkaker poles Rig designed by Thilo Seeger and Andy Steiner Rigging Nirtronic 50 standing rigging BSI tip cups Lirros running rigging Electronics x2 NKE displays - log, speed, depth and wind (2017) One sail compass Engine Suzuki 15hp Outboard engine with x2 20litre fuel tanks Designed to be removable and hidden in a compartment behind the helm 1 Main battery Results 2002 Helsinki, Finland World Champ. 2003 La Trinité, France World Champ. 2004 Geneva, Switzerland Vice Champ. 2005 Toronto, Canada Vice Champ. 2008 Hanko, Norway Vice Champ. 2009 Hyères, France Vice Champ. 2010 Kiel, Germany Europe Champ. 2011 Flensburg, Germany 3rd place 2013 Helsinki, Finland Vice Champ. 2014 La Trinité, France Vice Champ. 2015 Geneva, Switzerland World Champ. 2018 Germany Vice Champ. 2019 Cowes, U.K. World Champ. 2023 Genoa, Italy World Champ. Additional Information Yard cradle with removable wheels 1 Overall cover 2 main sail cover 1 light cockpit cover 1 anchor with 50m rope

Specifications

Materiale / unit

Hull type

Fibreglass

Length

14.63

Beam

2.56

Deplacement

8034000

Depth

1.95

Motor & technic

Engine

Fuel

Unknown