2006 Reichel/Pugh Custom 6620m

Aurora is the perfect boat for someone wishing to get into larger boat racing without breaking the bank.  Aurora will not disappoint any sailing/racing enthusiast.  She is current enough in design and performance to be competitive, yet priced to allow easy entry into this level and size of boat.

Aurora was built as a grand prix racing machine.  No effort was spared at making the boat as fast as possible.  The design was aimed at being competitive at any point of sail and any wind speed.  Both of the owners owned and raced the previous Blue Yankee which was also a R/P 66.  This previous boat was the inspiration for this boat, in that it had no weak spots in its performance capabilities.  When Aurora was built, the goal was to build a state of the art update of the previous boat.  R/P achieved the design brief to perfection.

King Composites built the boat to withstand the rigors of ocean racing at the extremes.  The quality of the build is evident to this day in the way the boat has held up to many years of racing, yet still looks fantastic.  An added note, that for several years the boat was not sailed, but was well maintained in dry storage.

Down below is a light weight, yet bright interior.  Plenty of adjustable pipe berths for offshore use.  A very usable galley for cooking and a comfortable nav station.  An enclosed head rounds out a very comfortable, but purpose built interior.  

The equipment inventory will get added to this listing, but suffice it to say that she lacks nothing to be able to compete at the highest level of racing.

The boat has been captain maintained and has been racing during the 2020 season. 

 

Refit work and recent additions during 2019-2021:

New Quantum carbon mainsail -- delivered July 2020

Mast updated, x-rayed and ultrasounded winter of 2019/2020 by Fast Forward Composite, Bristol RI

New carbon standing rigging -- delivered/installed July 2020

New headfoil coming 2022

New Saildrive prop

New bottom, faired and painted -- multiple coats of Pettit Black Widow antifouling

New Garmin radar system, including stern-mounted dome

New Chartplotter

New VHF with additional cockpit-mounted handheld unit.

New wiring throughout -- existing wiring removed and all-new wiring installed.

Replaced all hoses and connections throughout 

New cockpit padding/flooring

Refit navigation station

Rebuilt Ockam electronics with new displays -- mast displays, cockpit displays, and nav station displays - -and new laptop

Many new running rigging elements -- halyards, sheets etc.

Engine reconditioned

Winch systems torn down, serviced and restored

New sailcover summer 2019

New tail bags and other canvas, 2019-2020

Foredeck non-skid repainted

 

Sail Inventory

Upwind Main -- Quantum/Doyle 2020 J2 -- Doyle 2021 J3 -- Doyle 2022 (being built) J4 -- North J5 -- North   Downwind 3 A1 spins North 1 A3 spin North 3 Code Zero North 1 Spin Staysail North 1 Jib Staysail North 1 Jib-top North 1 Drifter North   Storm 1 Trysail North 1 Storm Jib North  

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