Cabbage Tree Island Race 2027
AUD$4,500 PP
Cabbage Tree Island Race 2027
AUD$4,500 PP
2 in stock
One of Sydney’s classic blue water series events—a true test of overnight navigation, team coordination, and high-tempo offshore sailing.
Sydney’s Cabbage Tree Island Race exemplifies what a true offshore sailing course should deliver: night ops, tactical navigation, and the pressure of bluewater competition borne out over 180nm. Here, every evolution matters, and every crew member is expected to step up as racing transitions from daylight to the intricacies of after-dark coastal decision-making. Performance-focused sailors will find the best environment for campaign prep, with focused training, night helm quotas, and direct feedback—all hallmarks of the Sail to Lead style. Ideal for polishing strategy and execution ahead of Sydney to Hobart ambitions.
Design: Verdier Class 40
Build/Rebuild: FR Nautisme / Carbon Developments (2021–22)
LOA: 15.1 m | Beam: 4.5 m | Draft: 3.1 m | Displacement: ~4,892 kg
- A fast, honest offshore platform fully rebuilt and optimised for performance and reliability.
- The hull was stripped, re-faired, and strengthened; the keel removed, ultrasounded, and re-bedded.
- An extended carbon rig (+1.5 m), longer boom, and fixed bowsprit boost light-air punch and reaching balance.
- Below deck, twin nav/autopilot systems, radar, AIS, and satcomms support routing and debriefs at race pace.
- Deck gear, pit systems, and sail-handling hardware were all renewed for clean, repeatable evolutions under load.
- Simple, robust systems — Yanmar 3YM30 shaft drive, 600 L ballast, folding prop — make Vixen both fast and forgiving.
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