ker 40 yacht

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Ker 40: Best Handicap Racer

• By Dave Reed
• Updated: December 13, 2012

Best Handicap Racer: Ker 40

Purpose: IRC and offshore racing Recommended race crew: 11 to 12 Best attributes: build quality, cockpit layout, and versatility Price: $318,000 (base) www.mcconaghyboats.com

In the realm of IRC handicap racing there are two realities: If outright speed is your endgame, then a bigger, expensive custom build is your only option. At the other end, where the greatest number of owners can afford to compete, IRC levels the playing field by encouraging new builds to be heavier than they should be. The Ker 40 , built by McConaghy Boats , best addresses this contradiction in high-performance handicap racing with a semi-custom production boat, allowing owners to enter the grand-prix IRC game with a boat that’s custom fast, without the custom cost. As with McConaghy’s other BOTY-winning boat (the MC38 One Design ), the judges said the Ker 40 was a work of boatbuilding art and excellent under sail.

“In the 40-foot range in IRC, because the boats are typically heavier, they’re not as exciting downwind,” said Stewart, “but this boat is much more aggressive and wicked-up than what you might otherwise find.”

Jason Ker and McConaghy borrowed a lot of ideas from IRC’s big-boat fleet and applied them to this, added Stewart. “It’s a big 40-footer. Its beam is wide aft because of the flair, and IRC gives a lot of credit for the beam. With this shape you have a hull that goes through the water on a narrow waterline, so there’s not a lot of drag.

“I could also tell they spent a lot of time on the deck layout, figuring out the leads, like the mainsheet stoppers that led to the winches, which is hard to do right. We got on the boat having never sailed it, and had no problems with any maneuvers. Everything worked great.”

The test boat presented for the judges is campaigned by an owner coming out of a J/122 program, and, says project manager Geoff Ewenson, he’s the type of owner that prefers to not be bound by one-design rules. The Ker 40 offers the flexibility to do both handicap racing and a selection of distance races, and race results from Ker 40s being campaigned overseas confirm that the design is one to be reckoned with. To meet its dual-purpose role, the owner of our test boat customized his with a Harken pedestal, a generous nav station, pipe berths, and other offshore accoutrements.

“What I like about this boat is that you’re not just saving money with a semi-custom boat, but you’re also saving on the overall campaign costs of a bigger boat,” said Rich. “The thing is incredibly well built, and if you’re the guy who wants to play with rules and have something unique that’s grand-prix, this is it.”

For more images of the Ker 40, click here . For more on McConaghy Boats, click here . To see the rest of 2013’s winners, click here .

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In 2010 Ker Design and McConaghy Boats teamed up for the first time to produce the Ker 40. From the outset the design was extremely successful, and quickly proved that light 40-foot race boats could successfully compete against their heavier weight cruiser-racer cousins in a range of conditions including windward leeward racing.

The Ker 40+ is easily configurable to be optimal in Fast40+, IRC and ORCi rules, while fitted with larger upwind sails it can also fit well into the HPR box.

Specifications

Displacement

P : 18.8m | E : 5.35m | J : 4.85m

CONSTRUCTION

Available in either Prepreg Carbon or E-Glass

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• Reference ID 101
• Builder McConaghy Boats(New builds)
• Model Ker 40+
• Location Netherlands
• Engine type Single
• Material Fiberglass / Composite
• Engine Yanmar diesel engine

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Yacht description.

McConaghy Ker 40+ Specification and Options List Ker 40+ has been designed and built in accordance with requirements of ISO 12215 Category A DVN/GL Approval (Germanischer Lloyd) Link to Fast 40+ class

Construction Ker 40+

• Hull and Deck constructed from vacuum consolidated eglass/epoxy/foam sandwich
• Additional reinforcements for deck fittings and other highly loaded areas
• Internal structure vacuum consolidated eglass/epoxy/foam sandwich construction with unidirectional reinforcements

Construction - Ker 40+ Grand Prix

• Hull and Deck constructed from pre preg carbon/epoxy/foam sandwich
• Internal structure pre preg carbon/epoxy/foam sandwich
• Freshwater hand pump at galley sink
• Manual Toilet (plumbed)
• 2 x Manual Bilge
• 2 x 50L Freshwater Bladders
• Option Auto Electric Bilge Pump (each)
• Option Hydraulic Headstay Cylinder with single pump mounted to cockpit side

Option: Grinder Pedestal Systems

• Harken Grinder Pedestal System
• Upgrade to carbon shaft (Euro's converted to USD, price is est. and subject to change)
• Labour to install Grinder Pedestal System

Underdeck System

• Vang Purchase system led aft under deck to control box behind traveller
• Outhaul led underdeck to control box
• Main cunningham led underdeck to control box
• Main traveller lead forward to control box
• Spinnaker Tack Lines lead aft underdeck to pit winch
• Spinnaker Sheets led forward underdeck to primary winch
• Halyards led under deck
• Jib up/down led aft to cockpit sides under primary winches
• Jib inhaler led aft to cockpit sides under primary winches
• Jib Tack led aft to cockpit sides under primary winches

Steering Systems

• Autoclaved prepreg carbon rudder stock
• Corecell foam cored carbon skin rudder blade
• Autoclaved Carbon Fibre Tiller and Spinlock Tiller Extension
• JP3 Upper and Lower self aligning rudder bearings
• Option McConaghy Carbon Fibre Twin Steering Wheels System
• Option Helmsman Footchocks for wheel steering

Keel and Bulb

• Deep SG Iron fin keel with composite fairings
• Lead T-Bulb
• Fin and bulb are delivered faired and undercoated and prefitted and removed
• Autoclaved carbon fibre bowsprit
• Bobstay Nitronic
• 2 Burner gimballed racing stove (gas)
• 4 x Pipecots - aluminium
• Engine Box with integrated steps
• Satin white from companionway to mast bulkhead, peel ply finish fore and aft

Exterior Finish

• White urethane paint finish on topsides above waterline
• White urethane paint gloss on deck areas
• Paint finish non skid areas on foredeck, side deck and cockpit sole
• Below waterline including keel and rudder finished with epoxy primer
• Option Dock Box
• Option Simple Shipping cradle for transporting boat in low position Ex Factory including shrink wrap
• Option Galvanised Hardstand Up/Down cradle for transporting boat in low position Ex Factory including shrink wrap

Disclaimer and notes 1. Please refer to McConaghy Standard Sales Contract for full terms and conditions 2. Prices are Ex Factory China unless otherwise stated, duties, taxes, packaging and shipping are not included 3. Renderings, drawings and images may not reflect final specification detail, some items may not come as standard, please refer to Sales Contract for more detail 4. Pricing and Specifications may change without prior notice 5. This document is not contractually binding, McConaghy Boats reserve the right to withdraw this document, and or to review and update this document at our absolute discretion. 6. © McConaghy Boats - This document must not be reproduced, copied, loaned or disposed of directly or indirectly, nor used for any purpose other than that for which it is specifically furnished without the prior written consent of McConaghy Boats.

• 1 x 2:1 Mainsail Halyard
• 1 x Fractional Jib Halyard
• 1 x Fractional Spinnaker/Jib Halyard
• 2 x Masthead Spinnaker Halyards
• 1 x Staysail Halyard
• 1 x Mainsheet
• 2 x Spinnaker Sheets
• 2 x Jib Sheets
• Traveller with purchase
• Main Cunningham with purchase
• Outhaul with purchase in boom
• 2 x Reef lines
• Vang Purchase
• Jib Car inhaul adjuster with purchase
• Jib lead up/down with purchase
• 2 x Spinnaker Tack Lines
• 2 x Topmast backstay tails

Deck and Cockpit

• Harken Deck Gear Package
• 7 x Spinlock Jammers with custom organisers
• McConaghy Autoclaved glass stanchions, pushpits and pulpits
• Option Upgrade to aerofoil carbon fibre stanchions, pushpits and pulpits
• Stainless Steel 1/19 wire lifelines
• Foredeck toe rails moulded to deck to ORC Standards
• Cockpit Clipping Points and Jackstay Points
• Option Liferaft Padeyes (Set of 4)
• Option Silva compass supplied and installed - mounted on centreline in companionway below washboards
• Forward sliding hatch with pneumatic inflatable seal (hand pump)
• 6 x Dinghy hatches in cockpit sides for rope stowage
• 7 x Harken Winch Handles
• 7 x McConaghy Carbon Fibre Winch Handle Pockets
• Option Additional McConaghy Carbon Fibre Winch Handle Pockets (each)
• Option Footchock on cockpit sole (each)
• Option Soft Rope Pad Eye on sheer forward in between first two sections of lifelines for lifeline lacing (x12)
• Option  Harken Pro Trim Traveller system, supplied and installed
• Option  Harken 478 Furler for staysail rebated in foredeck

Winches - Ker 40+ base boat package

• 2 x Primary Winches - Harken B50.2 PTP (Plaintop Performa)
• 1 x Pit Winch - Harken B46.2 STP (Self Tailing Performa)
• 2 x Mainsheet Winches - Harken B46.2 STP (Self Tailing Performa)
• 2 x Backstay Winches - Harken B46.2 STP (Self Tailing Performa)
• Red/white cabin lighting in saloon, galley, head and navigation areas
• 12 volt DC 16 switch panel
• Battery isolator/selection switches battery switches house + engine start
• 2 x House Batteries
• 1 x Engine Battery
• Navigation Lights mounted on pulpit and pushpit
• Option LED Strip Lights, 4 Strips
• Option Kiss Type HF Ground Plate
• 1 x 12V Socket at Nav station
• Option Fan supplied and installed (each)
• 30 hp Yanmar diesel engine with Sail Drive
• 2 Blade Folding Propeller
• Spinlock flush throttle control
• 40 Litre rigid plastic fuel tank
• Option McConaghy Retractable Propulsion Unit (Upgrade)
• Option Upgrade to 80L Fuel Tank

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.

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Ker 40+  New Build

Model: Ker 40+

Builder: McConaghy Boats

Designer:   Ker Yacht Design

Engineering:  Ker Yacht Design

IRC rating:  1.266 (Invictus)

Lenght: 12.55m

Beam:  4.20m

Draft:  2.90m

Displacement: 4,350kg

Fuel capacity:  40L

Engine power:  30hp

Construction: Pre preg carbon/epoxy/foam

ISO Structural: CAT A

DVN/GL Approval

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Ker 40 - Baraka GP

Current name: baraka gp, previous names: cutting edge.

Production IRC Raceboat - Dutch Owner

Designer's Comments

Boat summary.

• Draft: 2.60
• Displacement: 4850
• Project Name: Ker 40
• Project Type: Racing, Monohull
• Build Type: One design
• Stage: Built
• Base rating: 1.196
• Previous boat names: Cutting Edge

Manufacturing Details

• ISO Structural: A
• Construction Material: e-glass/epoxy/foam
• Manufacturer: McConaghy

Rig and Equipment

• Upwind Area: 90
• Downwind Area: 225
• Deck hardware: Harken
• Spars: Hall
• 1st IRC 0: RORC Cervantes Trophy Race
• 1st Overall: North Sea Race
• 1st Overall: Volvo Round Ireland Race
• 1st in Class: RORC Morgan Cup
• 1st in Class: RORC Caribbean 600