Genuine Risk is back... The Dubois designed maxi (formally Ragamuffin 90) is in the water in Sydney, all systems tested and ready for her next owner to go racing!
This slender, high tech, canting keel monohull was originally launched in 2004 for US Yachtsman Randall Pittman, who raced her successfully all over the world.
In 2011 she was purchased by Syd Fischer, and he undertook a full refit and re-named the yacht Ragamuffin 90. Syd was active in the Asian region, competing in major long distance ocean races:
- 2013 Hong Kong to Vietnam -Line Honours and Race Records
- 2014 Rolex China Sea Race -Line Honours
- 2014 Okinawa to Tokai -Line Honours and Race Record
- 2015 Subic Bay to Boracay -Line Honours and Race Record
- 2016 Subic Bay to Boracay -Line Honours
She eventually returned to Australia and was stored in a Sydney Shipyard, where it was purchased by the current owner who has set to re-ignite her as a Line honours and IRC contender once more. Further history available upon request.
Region
New South Wales
Vessel Location
Sydney Region Rushcutters Bay NSW
Reference
Genuine Risk
Usage
Racing
Launch Year
2004
HIN
AUWWA198703MG7
Rego
AJR192N
Designer
Ed Dubois
Builder
McConaghy Boats
Length
89' 11" - 27.41m
Beam
4.44 m
Draft
5.01 m
Displacement
21410 kg
Keel / Ballast
High tensile steel keel fin with lead bulb. The keel is canted via two custom Cariboni hydraulic rams with push-button control at the helm.
Hull Material
Carbon Fibre : Pre-preg carbon with Nomex honeycomb cores
Deck Material
Pre-preg carbon with Nomex honeycomb cores. Painted with AWL Grip paint system. Deck non-skid recently re-painted.
Engine Make
Yanmar
Engine
Diesel engine coupled to retractable drive unit. There is a hydraulic PTO on the main engine for pumping hydraulic oil to keel, winches, and other functions throughout the vessel
Fuel Type
Diesel
Engine Hours
4677 h (June 2023)
Propulsion
Aluminium 4 blade
Fuel
440 l
Accommodation
The interior is finished with white paint in the midships areas with featured clear carbon and silver painted panels in the
galley. The main companionway leads to the galley on the port side with a small seating area to Starboard. Galley has space for portable fridge (in storage), sink and Zip hot water boiler.
There is also accommodation and wiring for microwave. Navigation station is aft, with carbon fibre pipe cots outboard (8 per side) and crew lockers.
The other working areas are clear carbon finish. Forward of the mast is a manual flush, Jabsco marine toilet, rope storage racks and internal ladder to go in and out of the forward
hatch.
Ground Tackle
2 x anchors and chains
Safety Gear
Genuine Risk was built to CAT 1 safety requirements, suitable for all Ocean Races around the world. A full audit of safety
equipment will be required as part of any survey. Safety equipment onboard include:
- Drogue
- Bosuns chairs x 3
- Lifejackets - slimline (>20)
- Tethers (>30)
- bilge pumps (manual and electric)
- fire extinguishers
Mast/ Rigging/ Boom: Genuine Risk is fitted with a custom Southern Spars inline, four-spreader carbon fibre mast with adjustable jumper struts
to support the topmast. The mast is fitted with "dis-continuous" EC-6 carbon standing rigging and halyard locks for the main halyard, jib halyard and masthead halyards.
A Harken track and Harken mainsail cars contain the sail on the mast.
Other features include adjustable running backstays (2 x cables- runner to hounds and backstay to topmast), check stays with hydraulic deflector, adjustable heel plate, mast jack.
SSNZ Carbon fibre racing boom with hydraulic outhaul, vang and 3 x reef line set up plus spare boom.
Running rigging: All supplied/ serviced by Roni Rigging in Sydney which includes all necessary sheets (jib, genoa, and spinnaker), mainsheet, runner tails, halyards, and halyard lock strops.
Note: Rig and Rigging recently serviced but Carbon Standing rigging has not been certified by Future Fibres and requires service
Deck Gear
All deck gear is Harken, Spinlock or custom including winches, blocks, in/out and up/down jib sheeting, carbon fibre helmsman platforms, custom sliding forward hatch with
pneumatic seal etc. Stanchions, pulpit and pushpits are stainless steel. Great supply of spares.
Winches: All winches recently serviced by Knights Group Engineering and all operable:
- Primaries- 2 x Harken 1111 three speed, cleat-top winches with hydraulic motors and deck switches
- Mainsheet- 1 x Harken 1111 three speed, self-tailing mounted on central mainsheet island with hydraulic motor and deck switches
- Pit- 1 x Harken 1111 three speed, self-tailing winch mounted on starboard cockpit with hydraulic motor and deck switches, 3 x Harken 990 two speed, self-tailing winches mounted
forward in cockpit. One on starboard side, two port side
- Running Backstay- 2 x 990 Harken three speed, self-tailing winches with Harken pedestal drive.
- Traveller- 2 x Harken 50 two speed, self-tailing winches
Hydraulics: Hydraulic System had major updating in 2013, plus recent service by Central Coast Hydraulics and all operable Custom Hydraulic system by Cariboni with the following sail functions controlled by multiple fac-valve panels in the cockpit, with pump connected to engine PTO:
- Boom Vang (quick release button at each helm)
- Outhaul
- Mainsail Cunningham
- Jib tack Cunningham
- Staysail stay tensioner under foredeck
- Checkstay deflector
- Jumper Struts port and starboard
- Jib lead in/out and up/down
Keel hydraulics is a separate system with its own manifold and plumbing to PTO, oil reservoir and cooler.
2 x custom keel rams control the canting keel.
Enerpac removable mast jack with hand pump and 2 x mast jacks and jacking bar