Racing sailing yacht wallyrocket51

regatta11-berthcarbon

Overview
Born from the determination to create the world’s fastest corrected-time race boat, the wallyrocket51 is a 15.5 m (51 ft) racing yacht designed for IRC and ORC competition. The concept combines a 51-foot hull length to optimise rating, high-performance water ballast, a lightweight carbon foam sandwich hull and refined handling to reduce required crew to 11.

Performance & Racing Intent
Computational simulations indicate the wallyrocket51 can outperform rivals under IRC and ORC ratings. The boat is intended for Mediterranean regattas, offshore ocean racing and shorthanded buoy races, offering competitive potential across multiple race formats.

Project Team

• Naval Architects: Botin Partners
• Structural Engineering: Pure
• Project Developers: Vasco Vascotto and Guillermo Parada

Design & Styling
The exterior and styling were developed by Luca Bassani together with the Wally Design Team and Studio Santa Maria Magnolfi, focusing on race-oriented deck layout and hull shaping.

Technical partners and suppliers

• APM: keel manufacturer
• Cariboni: hydraulic system supplier
• Southern Spars: rig manufacturer
• Future Fibre: standing rigging manufacturer
• Harken: deck hardware supplier
• Gurit: composite materials supplier

Layouts & Images
Profile and top-view layouts, an exterior photo gallery and videos are provided to illustrate hull lines, deck arrangement and rigging details.

Technical specifications

• LOA: 15.5 m — 50 ft 10 in
• LWL: 15 m — 49 ft 3 in
• Max beam: 4.3 m — 14 ft 1 in
• Draft: 3.5 m — 11 ft 6 in
• Unladen displacement: 6250 kg — 13,779 lbs (target ~6.3 tonnes)
• Water capacity: 640 l — 169 US gal
• People on board: 11
• Engine: Yanmar 3JH40
• Engine HP: 40
• Sail area upwind: 160 sqm — 1722 sqft
• Sail area downwind: 360 sqm — 3875 sqft