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The fastest boat of her class in the world with a 24 hour record run of 403 miles in 24 hours. As Philippe Kahn's Pegasus she has won consecutively two double-handed Transpacs and two Pacific Cup Races. In the 2008 edition of the 2008 Pacific Cup Pegasus was the first overall yacht to finish beating TP52,s and Santa Cruz 70s, won the event on corrected time and set a new San-Francisco to Hawaii double-handed record. The following year, Philippe Kahn and Mark Christensen beat the existing double-handed Transpacific Record by more than two days.
Pegasus 2007 Transpac
Pegasus 2008 Pacific Cup
Pegasus 2009 Transpac
Pegasus 2010 Pacific Cup
Originally launched as Artforms in 2003, under those colours she was the class winner of the 2004 Transat singlehanded race and overall winnder of the Bermuda 1-2, both in record times that still stand.
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Pegasus
Open 50
After purchase from her original owner Pegasus was refitted and repainted at Goetz Marine in 2007 prior to the Transpac Race. During the winter 2007/2008 the yacht was modified in conjunction with her designers and fitted with a 3 metre bowsprit, new keel and a taller PBO rigged Hall Spars mast.
Professionally maintained by the Pegasus team to the highest possible specification over the years this ocean racing classic has never been in better condition. For sale as a package with spars, race and delivery sails. Whoever purchases this beautiful yacht will have found themselves a bargain.
Class: Open 50
Designer: Owen Clarke Design
Builder: McConaghy Yachts, Australia
Year: 2003, extensively refitted and modified 2007 and 2008
Length overall - 15.24 m
Beam overall - 4.6 m
Draft: 4.1m racing keel and 3m reduced draft training keel
Displacement - 6,100 kg
Upwind sail area - 209.6 sq m
Downwind sail area - 420.2 sqm
Rig: Hall, 2008, Navtec PBO
Deck gear: Harken with pedestal driven primaries and Spinlock clutches
Keel: 4.1m racing and 3m training keels, fabricated high tensile steel with lead bulbs
Rudder: Twin
Engine: Yanmar 3GM, 27 hp saildrive
Electronics: Brookes and Gatehouse, updated in 2009 with latest high performance pilot system
Interior: Two berths, cooker, sink, WC, air conditioning
Miscellaneous: Anchor, ground gear, sheets and halyards replaced on a year by year basis
Construction: Nomex carbon pre-preg construction in a female mould. Watertight bulkheads, safety and stability designed as required by the 2002 IMOCA 50 rule. ORR measured and rating certificate held.
Sails: Large racing and delivery sail wardrobe continually updated since 2008. Existing sail wardrobe designed and built by North Sails France, fore and aft sails 3DL.
Asking price: US$ 850,000 SOLD SOLD SOLD
Lying: West coast USA
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