 Alfa Romeo II on her first sail. | |
| Other names | Black Jack IV |
|---|---|
| Designer(s) | Reichel/Pugh |
| Builder | McConaghy Sydney, Australia |
| Launched | 2005 |
| Owner(s) | Neville Crichton Igor Simčič |
| Racing career | |
| Notable victories | 2009 Transpac 2009 Sydney–Hobart (l.h.) |
| Specifications | |
| Type | maxi yacht |
| Length | 30.48 m (100.0 ft) (LOA) |
| Beam | 5.19 m (17.0 ft) |
| Draft | 5.08 m (16.7 ft) |
| Sail area | mainsail 314 m2 (3,380 sq ft) genoa 208 m2 (2,240 sq ft) asymmetrical spinnaker 805 m2 (8,660 sq ft)[1] |
Alfa Romeo II (rechristened Black Jack IV) is a maxi yacht designed in 2005 by Reichel/Pugh for yachtsman Neville Crichton. First-to-finish in the 2009 Transpacific Yacht Race ("the Transpac"), she also set a new elapsed-time Transpac race record[2][3] for monohulls.
Alfa Romeo II is a "Reichel/Pugh 100" design measuring 30.48 m (100.0 ft) overall.[4] She features a 44 m (144 ft)[5] carbon fibre mast built by Southern Spars, water ballast, and a canting keel. She is thought to be capable of 35 knots (40 mph; 60 km/h) downwind in a fresh breeze.[6] Some of the boat's systems are operated via PLCs, automatically stepping up engine speed as power is required to operate the hydraulic ram actuating the canting keel, or disengaging the propeller when it is retracted into the hull to reduce drag.[7]
- ^ "ALFA ROMEO 2". JamesList.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ Unattributed (10 July 2009). "Alfa Romeo Poised For New Race Record". Alfa Romeo Maxi Yacht. Alfa Romeo Yacht Racing Team. Archived from the original on 8 October 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009. This reference clearly points out that it is the 100-foot (30 m) boat which raced in the 2009 Transpac. The boat is actually 98.4 feet (30.0 m) long; its design is called a "Reichel/Pugh 100." For reference to the boat consummating the new record, see Transpac race news Archived 2009-07-05 at archive.today.
- ^ Rowe, Edward (11 July 2009). "Sydney Hobart favourite Alfa Romeo smashes Transpac Race record". Sail-World.com. TetraMedia Pty.Ltd. Retrieved 17 July 2009. Scroll to page bottom; shows Alfa Romeo II major victories, including 2009 Transpac finish.
- ^ She was designed as a 98ft yacht but was later extended to 100ft to measure at the upper bound of the new 2008 maxi rating rule
- ^ Unattributed. "New Super Maxi 'Alfa Romeo' Set To Smash Records". Alfa Romeo Yacht Racing Team. Archived from the original on 21 September 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009. (Shows mast height and other dimensions of Alfa Romeo II)
- ^ Hanlon, Mike (14 July 2005). "The technology behind the new superyachts". gizmag.com. p. 2. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ^ "Alfa Romeo II". Sail-World NZL. www.kiwispy.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2009.