Private

Cruiser-Racer Private

Originally built as GOSHAWK in 2005, this stunning modern-classic sloop built by Rockport Marine & Brooklin Boatyard made an early splash on the New England Spirit of Tradition racing circuit as well as in several offshore races. She comes from the drawing board of Stephens Waring Yacht Design and was originally intended to be a lightweight, spirited racer with all the traditional beauty and elegance of a J-Class or 12-Metre sloop. She lived a charmed life and racked up significant silver in many events until she was put away for long-term storage at Lyman Morse Shipyard in Camden, ME, in 2015. The current owner revived her from the long nap and gave the broker (who manages the program) an open checkbook and the directive to make her ‘As epic as one can make such a boat’. Her designer Bob Stephens was retained to drive the refit/rebuild and was told to remove all the chains and to pull no punches. This led to a 2+ year, $3million+ re-think, re-design, and re-build at Lyman Morse, inarguably one of Maine’s most renowned and progressive shipyards. No component was left untouched. This special boat has since turned heads and snatched trophies at every event she’s participated in, rivaling modern super yachts in performance and clocking a top speed of 16.8 knots. Not to be confused with a one-trick racehorse, the custom and freshly refinished interior offers ample and elegant accommodation with modern comfort systems for light cruising or for overnight races. 

For an owner looking to make a statement on the yachting scene there is not another bespoke yacht in this category which rivals the level of beauty, elegance, performance and craftsmanship. She is in a league of her own. A yacht which feels equally at home in a yacht club parade or as the scratch boat on a start line with a fleet of modern performance racers - you can have your champagne and drink it, too. 

Please see below for a summary of the rebuild. Upon request there is a full report along with design drawings, performance metrics, components list, as well as photos and videos from the refit and from various regattas since. The full-time crew of captain and engineer, along with a host of industry-leading subcontractors, has kept the work list down to a minimum, essentially consisting of preventative/scheduled maintenance only. As such, this special yacht presents and functions like a new boat. 

• New high-aspect bulb keel w/ innovative carbon hull-plug & keel trunk 
• New high-aspect carbon rudder  
• New high-medium hybrid modulus carbon spars from Offshore Spars 
• New EC6 carbon standing rigging from Future Fibers 
• New generator  
• New lithium-ion battery bank 
• Chainplates moved outboard to accommodate modern rig and sail plan 
• Deck hardware layout reconfigured for racing  
• All plumbing throughout & most wiring replaced 
• New fuel tanks 
• New B&G sailing instruments  
• New grand-prix hydraulic system for deck & rig functions 
• All new sails 
• New interior joinery and floor soles 
• New anchor and windlass/chain system 
• New dodger and semi-hard top (modular) bimini 
• Custom carbon/foam/wood veneer VIP bench on aft deck pushpit  
• All new pumps and comfort systems 

Quoted replacement value (if built new today) ~$7,500,000.00