A golden autumn has brought a hugely successful close to the first full year of competition for the new Scuderia 65 racer-cruiser. On the racecourse, the full carbon yacht has repeatedly shown her pace, with line honours and podium finishes from the Adriatic to the Aegean. And she has also won a major design gong ashore.
From the pen of wunderkind Harry Miesbauer, the Scuderia 65 was always optimised for form stability and blistering offshore performance. She is simple to sail short-handed, while a powerful rig and the option of a lifting keel give her thrilling pace in strong winds.
In the highly competitive local races organised by the Circolo Nautico Port Santa Margherita (CNSM), the boat twice took line honours and was once beaten only by a 76-footer. In the Aegean 600, she was the third boat home and out of all 1,700 boats competing in the Barcolana, she came 14th. It has left the experienced owner with a big smile on his face.
AWARD-WINNING DESIGN
But performance is just one element of this impressive yacht. The sleek hull lines and clean deck are perfectly allied with an elegant and minimal interior. At once practical for sail handling while racing and architectural in its styling, this is an interior that genuinely succeeds at combining form and function.
Certainly, there are plenty of unique design features on the Scuderia 65, most visibly the low-profile coachroof with a wrap-around window. Miesbauer uses a similar trick to play with perspective in the saloon of the boat. If you stand by the keel casing looking aft, your eye sees a companionway stretching up to the cockpit, lengthened by the way the steps become narrower as they go up. Another point of focus was the controls around the twin helm consoles. The owner wanted hydraulic controls at the side of the console, so Miesbauer sculpted the main surface round the corner of the pedestal and down to take the buttons. The throttle is recessed on the top of the console, where it is less obtrusive.
FAMILY-FRIENDLY
In contrast to many fast IRC boats out there, the Scuderia 65 has been designed to provide a comfortable base for cruising as well. The enclosed U-shaped galley to port is well equipped and spacious, and there are three cabins.
The master cabin forward is a double with a dedicated sofa area and ensuite shower room. Two flexible twin V-berths aft also have their own shower rooms, all in lightweight moulded composite.
Labour-saving appliances like washing machines and ice-makers are fitted in a modular fashion, so as to be easily removable for racing.
Miesbauer is hoping that more of these boats will be built now she has proved her potential against her peers. With looks that refuse to bow to the trends of the day and an award-winning design, the Scuderia 65 will be as fresh in five years as she is today.
SCUDERIA 65
LOA: 20.050 m
Bmax: 5.510 m
DISP: ca.19.500 kg
Draft: 4.500 – 2.950 m
Total sail area: ca. 259.6 m2
Main sail: ca. 152.0 m2
Jib area: ca. 110.1 m2
Gennaker: ca. 420.0 m2
Boat yard: Adria Sail / Fano / Italy
Sails: OneSails
Deck gear: Harken
Hydraulics: Cariboni / Italy
Contact: Master Yachting
