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The essential aim has been to create the most powerful yacht that could be packed into a container and also towed on the road, without needing a special transporter or a heavy vehicle licence. And the Radical 40 is a yacht, not a dinghy with a keel. The stability comes from intelligent use of the ballast, not from the crew weight over, or in, the water. Additionally, the Radical 40 is intended to be a short-handed yacht, able to be comfortably sailed by a crew of 3. The architect was requested to design a boat more powerful, lighter and cheaper than a Farr 40. The aim was to achieve at least as much righting moment with the Radical’s crew on the centreline as the Farr 40 achieves with the crew on the rail. The Radical 40 achieves these goals. To be easily transported, the Radical 40 has: • An easily lifted keel
• A towing weight of 3,500kg
• A lightweight, easily separated 2 piece mast
• A beam that allows for upright stowage in a container on its trailer
• A dagger-board style rudder | For the ultimate performance the Radical 40 incorporates: • A keel that cants to 45 degrees
• A large bulb on a deep fin
• Asymmetric wings on the keel bulb for leeway control
• A square-headed Americas Cup style sail plan, with 108sq/mt working sail
• Full carbon fibre construction
• PBO standing rigging on a carbon fibre mast |
| Specifications | | | | LOA | 11.975 metres | 39’ 3” | | LWL | 11.182m | 36’ 8” | | Beam | 2.275m | 7’ 5” | | Draft | 3.0m | 9’ 10” | | Displacement | 3,400kgs | 7,500lbs | | Ballast | 1,700kg bulb: cants to 45 degrees | | | Sail area | | | | Main | 68sq/m | 731sq/ft | | Jib | 40sq/m | 430sq/ft | | Asymmetric | 180sq/m | 1937sq/ft | | Engine | Volvo D1-30 22.5kw (30hp) | |
If you would like more details on specification or equipment, please contact us. The Architect Andy Dovell, of Murray, Burns and Dovell, was chosen to design the Radical. With his history of America’s Cup participation Andy Dovell is highly experienced as an architect and also an analyst of other designs at the highest level of competition. Evidence of the effectiveness of his ground-breaking work on keel wings in combination with canting keels is on display on the giant-killing Atomic, a 50’ racer that regularly outpaces even 80’ racing yachts.
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