Description

If you are looking for a competitive platform that's race-ready, no spend to get you to the race line, this is it!

Perfect for competitive sailors or those seeking a high-performance semi-displacement cruiser/racer vessel. Racing pedigree: Baltic 500, Silver Rudder, and European Yacht of the Year 2020. Trailerable.

This boat is Ready to Race. Fastnet, Middle Sea, Aegean, C600, Sydney-Hob, whatever your goal. It includes a sail wardrobe of 11 sails (all under 2 seasons), £ 10k in electronics upgrades and sensors, and the first structured luff mainsail in the UK. It is also fully EU-compliant.

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Condition: Race-Ready - Immaculately Maintained with sponsor for 3 yrs.

Boat Highlights
> Bought new in 2022 (UK VAT PAID); lightly used with a solid race record.
> Slipery, sleek planing hull, moderate-scow bow and retractable prop, carbon fibre mast, high-tech rigging, and £thousands in premium electronics upgrades.

Sail Inventory: 11 sails for every condition—3 mains, 4 jibs, 2 spinnakers, 1 code and storm—ensuring dominance in any race or cruise. No having to buy new sails!!!

Why Black Betty?

> Unbeatable Value: Snag this at 1.5 BTC and save thousands off the original price!
> Versatile Powerhouse: Ideal for competitive racers or adventurers craving a high-performance cruiser/racer.
> Off the wind, she only needs 11-14kts TWS before she's planing and escapes hull speed (weight dependent, of course). Then watch the bsp jump!
> Race Ready: Fully equipped with top-tier sails and electronics—hit the water immediately!
> Easy to sail for the beginner, and rewarding for the elite.
> Active owner-community worldwide.
> Assistance for delivery to the Baltics/med.
> Crypto Innovation: Pay with Bitcoin and turn your digital gains into a thrilling, tangible asset!


Why sale?: Retirement. I'm an average sailor with only 30k miles in 5yrs, but have had elite pro sailors sail her, and the speeds have been astonishing. 30.5kts (verified) has been the top speed so far, and she may have more to give. So I'm not too proud to admit the limiting factor to date has been 'me'! I came to the party too late (with only 5yrs experience), but someone with a dinghy background, looking to benefit from all that small boat experience and looking for a bigger-boat challenge offshore is a real sweet spot. Or maybe you've been inshore on the Cape's for a few seasons and want to stretch your legs in a bigger field? This boat is VERY capable... the only thing holding her back has been her owner! Give her the break she deserves!

Specifications

Accommodation

The interior is functional for weekend cruising, with a focus on weight reduction for racing performance. The two aft berths are large and probably can be considered 1.5 berths.

An additional 2 lee-cloths were professionally fitted to the side benches to easily accommodate 4 crew (2 aft cabins, 2 benches).

Jabasco head, holding tank. Single-burner gas stove and sink.

2nd batt

Construction

Copper coated 2023, for <7 seasons of hassle-free wet-sail antifouling. There's a high organic loading in the River Hamble, so it's been a godsend.

pre-delivery

factory

copper coat bottom

Trailerable

copper rudder upgrade

Equipment

200kg of water ballast on both sides. Controlled from pit/winch area.
x2 100Ah Lithium Ion Mastervolt batteries to take you through 24h sailing.
Mastervolt MPPT solar wired in.
Boat WIFI and mobile signal receiver on NMEA backbone
Surface Pro with Expedition on the boat NMEA network
B&G H5000 computer, with upgraded flux compass.
Full B&G Autopilot (4D) for all angles, auto-tack-gybing, off-wind, with modes to suit sea-state.
4 x Lewmar performance 40 self-tailing winches (2 speed)
Anchor (Fortress), chain (10m) and rhode
Oversized rope bags (by SO31)
Race spec Dyneema lines throughout - heavy set and light set, with spares.
Gimbled jet-boil rig.
x2 Outriggers.
Single point lift option. Yes, the boat can be lifted with a simple crane.

Oversized rope bags

Extendable tiller

Ballast controls from companion

surface tablet+expedition

10m chain+rhode

ballast tank hatch

single point lift example

Navigation Equipment

Surface Pro with Expedition
Full B&G H5000 setup with Autopilot (4D)
2 Triton2's (port and Stbd)
1 MFD Zeus3 plotter (Stbd)
B&G VHF with WIFI handheld
ORCA 2 hub connected to network
5G Mobile network transceiver
Remote Sentinel

Mastervolt monitor

remote tracking 30 kts bsp!

SO31 oversized rope bags

Engine(s)

Flawless engine. Maintained to within an inch of its life as it provides elec power as well as propulsion. Just serviced for the 4th time, at 300h. 70% of run-hours charging batts in neutral (no load). New mounts last month (photo Aug)

Sails & Spars

Mains: 3no. 1 x 3-reef laminate square top, 1 x 2-reef Structured luff IRC optimised, 1 x Dacron (3 reef) semi square top

Jibs: 4no. Laminates - J2 (reefable), J3, J4 on Karver furler. Dacron J2 (reefable)

Codes: 1 x Code Zero on Karver furler.

A-Syms: 1 x A2, 1 x A4 with inflatable sock.

Rod rigged.
3D clew trimming.
2-1 inner forestay.
2 bowsprit lines back to the pit.
2 outriggers (primarily for the Code).
Quick turnbuckle clips for easy mast tuning.
Forestay Cyclops wireless load sensor for backstay trim.

Forestay sensor

Rod rigging

2 month old main

dacron training sails

2025 main

new backstays and blocks

square top main

code

sqr top

code

outrigger

Safety Equipment

EPIRB
x2 Horse Shoe life rings
x1 Throwing line
x1 Danbuoy with light
x3 fire extinguishers
x1 Fire blanket

4-man raft not included

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