October 28, 2023, Hindeloopen (NL) — Today, Aluboot successfully launched the first LRC65 Polestar.
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September 13, 2023, Hindeloopen (NL) — Today, the hull of LRC65-02 was turned, a major build milestone, after six months of welding.
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March 6, 2023, Hindeloopen (NL) — The build of LRC65-02 has started. The second LRC65 is, to a large extent, similar to the LRC65-01 but with a different layout down below.
The wheelhouse will get the same layout, whereas the front of the vessel will host a lovely lounge with an office and a large stateroom with a king-size bed and excellent bathroom facilities. The guest stateroom will have two separate beds. The forepeak comprises the crew quarters.
The vessel will get parallel hybrid propulsion, a gyro stabilizer, air conditioning, and a solar panel arrangement for a total yield of 7,8 kWh.
January 3, 2022, Hindeloopen (NL) — The build of LRC65-01 has started. The LRC65 passagemaker by Dennis Harjamaa (NZ) of Artnautica Yacht Design is a CE-A certified, self-righting, long-range cruising boat, equally at home coastal sailing or crossing an ocean.
The designer has kept the hull as narrow and low volume as he thought possible. The hull’s length is 20 m and 5 m wide, including the rub rails.
The extended wheelhouse roof allows for the installation of 16 solar panels for a yield of 6,8 kWh. Using walk-over panels on the foredeck, an extra 1 kWh can be added for a total yield of 7,8 kWh.
The alloy weight estimate is 8.2 tonnes. The displacement will be 22-25 tonnes, depending on her payload.
The aft deck ends with a bike locker. This locker can also be used to store dive gear.
With her fuel tanks topped off, clean bottom, and sailing 9,8 knots on average, her range is 4000 nm. Slow down to 8 knots, and her range extends to 6000 nm with a 5% reserve.