Showdown has proven herself recently by completing the Sydney Hobart in 2023 which proved to be a challenging primarily upwind race. She finished 2nd in line honours in the 2 handed division with no damage or breakages.
Her recent modifications and upgrades are;
New lifting keel installed to allow competitive sailing in Moreton Bay and other shallow draft regions. The boat achieves Cat 1 stability with both keel up (2.5m draft) and keel down (3.2m draft). Keel designed by Fred Barratt and signed off by World Sailing
Water ballast
Tiller steering
Single back stay
Very strong carbon Lorimer mast
Lithium batteries
Sealed bulkheads for Cat 0 (perfect boat for Melbourne to Osaka Race)
Custom removable cockpit protection for offshore racing
New Yanmar 3YM motor
HF Radio
Full suite of new sails.
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Region
Queensland
Location
Brisbane Area RQYS
Reference
K40S
Usage
Leisure, Racing
Launch Year
2011
Hull
Composite
Designer
Ker Yacht Design
Builder
McConaghy Boats
Length
39' 4" - 12.00m
Beam
4.2m
Draft
2.5-3.2m Lifting keel
Displacement
4750kg
Keel / Ballast
Steel fin lead bulb
Deck Material
Composite
Engine Make
Yanmar
Engine
3YM 20hp Sail Drive
Horsepower
20Hp
Fuel Type
Diesel
Engine Hours
100hrs approx
Fuel Consumption
Low
Propulsion
Two blade Gori racing propeller
Fuel
60lts
Water
200lt
Berths
Six berths
Galley
Racing Gallery setup with twin composite sinks with a cold water system and manual salt hand pump
Refrigeration
Built in cool box
Stove
Gimballed Jet boil stove
Toilet
Electric marine toilet
Entertainment
AM/FM radio with speakers
Ground Tackle
Cat 1 including Aluminium anchor with chain and warp
Safety Gear
Cat 1
Bilge Pumps
2 x manual bilge pumps
Life Raft
Yes (4 person)
Epirb
Yes 406mhz
Life Jackets
2 x PFD
Flares
Cat 1 flares
Fire Protection
Portable fire extinguishers
Electrics
12 volt system with circuit breaker system, Lithium Batteries, solar charge system.
LED interior lighting
LED navigation lights
Electronics
Garmin/B & G with Raymarine touch screen MFC
B & G autopilot
NKE Instruments
Icom VHF radio
HF radio
Sail Inventory
Main: Fully battened GPl 4 reefs (all UK halsey with design imput from Jim Close ( Jim comes from North sails and Americas cup design)
Headsail: Furling GPL
No 4 battened GPL (Never used)
Storm Jib/ staysail. (Squaretop)
Jib topper on furler
Code0 on furler rates as spinnaker
A1 spinnaker not new but good condition.
A2 Spin new Olympic sails
AF3 heavy duty UK Sails
Mast / Rigging
Double spreader Carbon mast with new rod rigging and running rigging
Furling headsail for ease of handling
Lazy jack system for mainsail
Showdown is a customised Ker 40 optimised for double handed sailing.
She has a lifting keel and a water ballast system for fast efficent sailing.
Lifting Keel 2.5m-3.2m
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