The Sydney 40 is a great grand prix racing yacht from yesteryear.

This version is in very good condition and has new keel and modified rudder. These two additions cure the one issue the original design had and make this boat a very competitive IRC yacht.  

This 1999 version has been upgraded in 2012 with a new IRC keel. Designed by Andrew Dovell (the original designer). The keel achieves max righting moment for the hull structures and makes the boat 5-10 seconds faster per mile than other Sydney 40's (VPP plot available) No other sydney40 has this keel. This sydney 40 is much faster than a Farr 40 upwind and very close to it downwind - with a much better rating.

The rudder is a carbon rudder – 12% larger than the original.

No expense has been spared during 2012. Besides the new keel, the rig and rigging has been completely overhauled, repaired and replaced and the mast and boom repainted.

Sails are good. She currently has 1 north Kevlar main, a #3 a #4 and 4 spinnakers.

Family changes force the sale.

Sail number to be retained.

Length (m.): 12.5
Beam: 3.7
Depth: 2.68
Displacement: 5.2
Material: GRP
Year: 1999
Engine: YANMAR 38 Engine Model: 3jh2e / Hours: 850
Location: at request

• Mast: Carbon Tech – Carbon Mast. Completely refurbished repaired and re-lacquered - 2012. Custom Mast instrument display box strengthened for climbing - 2012
• Rod forestay with Tuff Luff and pre-feeder
• Double ended downhaul (blocks 1 x Ronstan 40, 1 x Harken 40, Antal eye 10x7 on pole end)
• Frederiksen pole track on mast (2 x Frederiksen 40mm cheek blocks on rig, 1 x Ronstan 40mm and 1 x Harken 57mm Carbo on car, 2 x Ronstan cam cleats on rig)
• Carbon spinnaker pole with Harken non-locking beak. Length = J = 4.65
• Mast base turning blocks: 5 x 60mm Frederiksen mast base blocks, 1 x 50mm Frederiksen mast base blocks
• Vang: Hall Spars quick vang with double ended purchase (Frederiksen high load block on vang, 25mm Ronstan blocks at base)
• Carbon Boom – Refurbished and repainted - 2012
• Outhaul cascaded inside boom led to Ronstan cam cleat
• 2 x XCS (08-14mm) internally mounted
• Cunningham led internally to below deck purchase
• Halyards: 1 x Genoa 12mm, tapered with Tylaska T12; 1 x Masthead spinnaker, 12mm, tapered with Tylaska T12; 1 x Fractional spinnaker, 12mm, tapered with Tylaska T12; 1 x Pole-up, 10mm, tapered with Tylaska T8; 1 x Main halyard, 2:1, 10mm;  All halyards dyneema. Additional sheave and spectacles for second fractional halyard
• Backstays system: Fixed Dyneema top-mast backstay, cascaded and led to binnacle;  2 x running backstays;  2 x checkstays with deflectors (all composite);  2 x Frederiksen 75mm runner block with becket;  4 x Frederiksen 75mm single blocks
• Running rigging;  2 x Spinnaker guys, 10mm SK75, Kevlar polyester jacket, Tylaska T12 with custom bobbles;  2 x Spinnaker sheets, 8mm SK75, tapered with UV protected ends, Tylaska T12;  2 x Jib sheets, 10mm SK75, Kevlar jacket, SK75 soft shackles (x3);  1 x Mainsheet, 10mm, spliced continuous;  2 x Runner tails, 12mm SK75, Kevlar jacket, tapered and UV protected, light weight tails;  Fixed backstay, genoa car pullers, traveler all working parts replaced with 5mm SK75

• Lewmar circular foredeck hatch
• Lifelines
• Stainless steel stanchions – fixed and rebidded 2012
• Wire lifelines
• German mainsheet system:  2 x 60mm Frederiksen single block (forward end); 1 x 60mm Frederiksen double block (aft end);  2 x 60mm Frederiksen flip-flop blocks (forward deck end);  1 x 75mm Frederiksen single block (traveler car); Clutches (coach roof);  5 x Spinlock XTS (08-14mm);  1 x Spinlock XX (08-14mm);  1 x Spinlock XAS (08-14mm);  4 x Ronstan swivel cam cleats;  2 x Frederiksen 60mm organisers
• Genoa cars:  6 x Frederiksen 60mm sheave cars (all towed to single line),  2 x J3 tracks;  4 x Genoa track (1 x inboard, 1 x outboard)
• Spinnaker blocks;  2 x Frederiksen 60mm stand-up blocks (guy);  2 x Frederiksen 60mm with becket (spin sheet);  2 x Frederiksen 60mm cheek blocks, deck mounted
• Tweakers led be