"VO60"  Ex  "HEINEKEN"
Whitbread/Volvo Ocean Racer
New owners - november 2003



Ex "Heineken"
Her female crew sailed around the world in the 1993/94 race




Copyright Per Heegaard







VO60 in Copenhagen, August 2002


Specifications

VO60.DK:

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 60’ 18.75m
17’2” 5.25m
12’3” 3.75m
13,500 kgs
Bright White with Black Waterline
Bruce Farr, Design 282  - Link
Cookson Boats, Auckland - Link
1992

 
HISTORY:

The boat was built as a trainingboat for the Yamaha Team with Skipper Ross Field who won the Whitbread/Volvo Ocean Race in 1993/94.



It was sold to the all-female team “Heineken” lead by Dawn Riley and completed the 1993/94 Volvo Ocean Race. - Link



Afterwards the boat was used as trainingboat towards the 1997/98 Volvo Ocean Race by the Swedish Match Team lead by Gunnar “Gurra” Krantz.

After the 1997/98 Volvo Ocean Race, the boat was sold to the Danish VO60 Racing Team “Nokia” together with the Swedish Match 2. generation VO60. The boat was mainly used for corporate sailing until it was bought by another Danish VO60 Racing Team “StofaNet” in spring 2001.



In connection with the sale the boat was taken completely apart, fully serviced and entirely repainted by Hempel Contractors.
CONSTRUCTION: Hull is build of Kevlar and Epoxy
Complete respray (deck, topsides and below waterline), by Hempel Contractors, Copenhagen in spring 2001
Bright white topsides, with black waterline, white/grey deck and grey below waterline
Extensive service ongoing since with complete service in spring 2001.
All keel bolts replaced in winter 1997/98
New rudder (rebuilt) bearings 1998
ELECTRONICS:

B&G instrument system:
- Windspeed (true and apparent)
- Boat Speed heading etc
- Wind Direction (true and apparent)
- Echosounder
- VHF
4 x 12v batteries
MECHANICAL: 1 x Main Yanmar, 64hp – new 1997
1 x Auxiliary engine/generator Yanmar 20hp – new 1999
1 x Folding propeller (racing)
OTHER MECHANICAL: Water ballast system (2 x 2.500 litres)
TANKAGE: Drinking water tank - approximately 135 litres
2 x fuel tanks – approximately 300 litres in total
The two fuel tanks gives about 48 hours of 8,5 kn of continuous sailing on main engine
WATER SYSTEMS: Dismounted watermaker.
ACCOMMODATION: 12 berths in one cabin
DOMESTIC
EQUIPMENT:		 Gas cooker
SAFETY: 1 life-raft 1 anchor
NAVIGATIONAL
EQUIPMENT:		 GPS x 2: Philips AP Navigator & Garmin GPSMAP 215/225
RIGGING: Alloy Mast (Southern Spar) – new in 1996
Running Rig replaced ongoing
Standing Rig replaced 1996
Kevlar runners (aramid) replaced 2002
Alloy boom
Carbon spinnaker boom

  Copyright Per Heegaard
WINCHES: All winches by Barient – 11 winches in total
SAILS: 1 3DL North Sail Main
Approximately 10 spinnakers and 8 jibs



Sail plan - example from newer designs
DECK
EQUIPMENT:		 All deckgear repaired or replaced in 1997.
20’ Cradle