Yacht description
Owners comments: The boat is in absolutely top condition and completely renovated. She features a new carbon mast of Pauger
"We have completely renovated the boat. Every single screw on the entire boat has been removed inside and out. All deck equipment is refurbished to new condition or replaced with new ones. The inside is also completely renovated with most things replaced.
Every autumn the boat has been stored indoors. Last antifouling april 2023. This is the boat for those who want the best 1-ton."
Refit 2020/2021:
- New carbon fiber mast, boom and boomvang from Pauger Carbon.
- New interior
- New and renewed deck fittings/winches
- New electrical system including batteries replaced
- Overhaul of engine (Volvo Penta 2003 with S drive)
- Refurbished spreaders
- Refurbished water pumps.
- New running rigging
- 2021 Complete set of new sails from Boding (mainsail, G1 & top spin)
- and more.....
History
Built in Melbourne by Jago Yachts.
She was commissioned by Ron Elliot from Mellbourn, Australia and is designed by Bruce Farr. When it was ordered, it was optimized for the 1989 Admiral's Cup in England.
This means that thid yacht is a little smaller than many other 1-tons from the same time and this is because it was optimized for slightly "harder" wind forces.
During the Admiral's cup she was the best among all 1-tons, unfortunately it was not enough for Australia team to win the whole cup.
In 1989/90 the boat she was bought by the Swedish America's Cup project. The boat was then renamed Entertainer. They sailed OTC in Marstrand in 1990 and ended in 5 or 6 overall.
The boat's original name is Joint Venture and it is built in Australia and when the boat was built the budget was close to unlimited.
In 1997, the boat was "optimized" for the IMS rule, when they rebuilt the keel and filled in the IOR bulge on the stern and took approx. 600-700 kg of lead out of the boat.
The sister yacht is BRAVA.
