RAPIDE Boat for Sale

RAPIDE 41

The RAPIDE 41 is the first of a new generation of cruising yachts from Vortec Marine Ltd, designed to provide the owner with the ability to sail beautifully fast!

The yacht’s deck layout allows her to be controlled by a couple for cruising or with just a few adjustments she can be in race winning mode for any regatta, IRC/ORC or Spirit of Tradition classes.

The high-quality interior is of a simple but elegant design, featuring white panelling with varnished Teak trim that provides a clean bright look and easy maintenance. Alternative interiors are available to suit the owner’s preferences or requirements.

Each yacht is hand built to order using the latest materials and techniques and the sail handling systems can be all manual or fully powered, or a mix.  

• Epoxy composite sandwich hull and deck construction.

• Hull vacuum infused in a female mould.

• Deck vacuum infused in a female mould

• CoreCell M foam for Hull/Deck and PVC foam bulkheads.

• Biaxial and uni-directional carbon and E-glass fabrics with high density core blocking.

• built to ISO 12217 Plan Approval.

• Keel floors, case, and mast step moulded composite.

• Steel fabricated fixed keel fin.

• 2400kg antimony/lead bulb.

• Painted hull and deck finish.

• Bonded hull to deck joint with flush mount Rails, Stanchions & hardware.

• Permateek toe rail to ORC requirements.

• Composite structural bulkheads bonded to hull and deck.

• Molded engine bed.

• Recessed hatch garage.

• Halyards recessed into coachroof.

• Opening transom door.

• Opening hatches above transom space.

• Cockpit seats and cockpit floor in teak.

• Cockpit rail in teak

   

• Yanmar 30hp 3 cylinder, diesel engine with saildrive, fresh water cooling, fuel filter & 80

  amp alternator.

• Molded composite engine surround with 25mm engine insulation for sound-proofing.

• Yanmar C30 recessed engine instrument panel.

• Low profile Morse-type manual gearshift and throttle.

• 60 litre fuel tank

• Gori - three bladed folding prop.

• Balanced spade rudder with carbon fiber stock and self-aligning roller bearings.

• Custom Edson Steering wheel mounted on pedestal - teak, holly, carbon laminate.

• Alloy emergency tiller.

   

• 200 litre total water capacity.

• Electric Marine head with macerator and individual 20 litre holding tank.

• Hot & cold pressure water system.

• Water heater 12 liter tank heated from engine.

• Head shower with sump pump.

• Manual bilge pumps in cockpit and below decks.

• Electric bilge pump.

   

      • Four Harken winches:

• Two winch handles.

• Integrally molded mast collar.

• Harken deck hardware as shown on deck plan.

• Spinlock Rope Clutches and stoppers.

• Stainless double rail open bow pulpit and stern rails.

• Stainless steel lifeline stanchions.

• Flush foredeck hatch, Lewmar size 60.

• Two Lewmar Size 1 opening ports.

• Lexan companionway sliding hatch.

• Swim ladder.

• Carbon mast – 2 sets swept Carbon spreaders / no runners.

• Carbon boom.

• Discontinuous rod rigging and turnbuckles.

• Double masthead spinnaker halyard sheaves.

• Double genoa halyard sheaves at hounds.

• Two genoa halyards.

• Two spinnaker halyards.

• Main halyard.

• Mainsheet hydraulics – Harken or similar.

• Traveler control lines.

• Two mainsail clew reef lines.

• Carbon-fiber bowsprit.

• Tack line.

• Two spinnaker sheets.

• Two genoa sheets.

• Backstay hydraulics – Harken or similar.

• Solid Mechanical Vang.

• Custom Carbon chain plates and backstay tang.

   

• 24V electric system (Mastervolt components).

• Mastervolt Alpha Alternator.

• Mastervolt MLI Ultra Lithium Battery 24/6000 – 6 kWh.

• Mastervolt Mac Plus DC/DC Converter Charger 24/12–50.

• Mastervolt CombiMaster Inverter/Charger 24/300070

• CZone Control.

• CZone Waterproof Keypad.

• Czone Touch.

• Blue Sea Systems Circuit Breakers.

• Battery condition meter.

• AC/DC electrical panel.

• shorepower system.

• 12 VDC refrigerator.

• LED Navigation & steaming lights.

• swivelling white LED lights.

• red/white LED dome lights.

• Chart Light.

• Polished stainless sink recessed in counter top.

• 3 Burner cooking stove with oven – Eno.

• Front opening refrigerator under.

• propane gas bottle in cockpit locker connected through shutoff valve.

• Pressure water pump.

• Swivel faucet pressure water.

  Interior

• Door into the forward stateroom.

• Door into enclosed head to port with door forward into stateroom.

• Hanging locker P&S, lockers

• Large double V-berth, drawers for storage underneath.

• Enclosed head, dual purpose shower/sink spigot, and door.

• Ceilings in saloon/head and forward stateroom painted tongue and groove

• Varnished teak & holly veneer sole with removable panels.

• Main cabin settee berths with cushions, stowage under.

• Port and Starboard grab rails in main cabin.

• quarter berth aft to port and starboard.

  Finishes

• Hull fared and painted with Awlgrip system (or similar).

• cove and boot stripes.

• Deck non-skid in contrasting color to deck gloss.

• Interior off-white satin epoxy with wood trim around openings; lightweight bunk tops

  with white finish; wood drawer and cabinet trim.

• Side decks & cockpit synthetic teak 

Denison Yachting is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Vortec Marine.

Denison Yacht Sales offers the details of this yacht in good faith but can’t guarantee the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of this boat for sale. This yacht for sale is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal from that yacht market without notice. She is offered as a convenience by this yacht broker to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a specific yacht for sale.