Aviva Scrapbook - Open 60 Sailboat - Dee Caffari

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Aviva Scrapbook - Open 60 Sailboat - Dee Caffari

This is the front page of the Aviva scrapbook. Dee Caffari

Aviva The Boat

Open 60s are some of the fastest boats in sailing and the innovative designs are created specifically for the solo sailors that push these machines to the limit. They are built of carbon fibre using the latest hi-tech materials. Speed is key so skippers go to extreme lengths to keep the weight of the boat to a minimum to increase performance.

Launched in December 2007, the purpose-built race boat, Aviva, has been designed by Merfyn Owen of Owen Clarke Design and constructed by Hakes Marine in Wellington, New Zealand.

As part of the technical alliance with Mike Golding’s Ecover team, the new Aviva shares the same design as Ecover III and two near identical boats have been built. The alliance has included the sharing of data during the boat building process and in a two-boat test sailing that helped to optimise the set up of each of the yachts, and enable both skippers to gain invaluable experience in extracting the best performance from these complex yachts.

Aviva is equipped with the latest communications technology, such as weather updates and boat telemetry. The living quarters are located next to the navigation station in the main cockpit, a space of about two square metres, there is no bed. The galley (kitchen) is made up of a tiny camping stove and sink where the only cooking possible is adding hot water to freeze-dried food.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR AVIVA OPEN 60 SAILBOAT
Sail number GBR222
Designer Owen Clarke Design
Co-designer Clay Oliver
Builders Hakes Marine Construction, Wellington, New Zealand
Launched December 2007
Waterline length LWL 18.26m (59.90 feet)
Length overall LOA 20.1m (65.9 feet)
Beam 5.8m (19 feet)
Displacement (tonnage) Restricted
Draft 4.5m (14.7 feet)
Mast height 27m (88.58 feet)
Total sail area upwind 300m²
Total sail area downwind 580m²

Photos of Aviva by Gareth Cooke