US 8, FOR SALE

This is a rare chance to buy a competitive big boat in the USA.

     This boat is race ready,  former Class 2 and current America's Cup Class 3 champion. The boat has reached a top speed 87.6 mph., but is really designed as a good all around boat that is easily sailed on the dirt, beach or ice. With its extensive sail inventory you have the right amount of sail to go in anything from 3 to 35+ knots of wind.  You couple that with 2 axle choices and 2 wheel tire combos and you are ready to go anywhere from the Alvord to France to New Zealand and even Montana. All the blocks are Harken air blocks and the winch is a hard to find Barient 10h with custom handle. US 8 has been tested at some of the most challenging places to sail and has proved that is strong and reliable, it has only failed to finish one race in its 8 year history due to breakage (rear spindle AC 2010, used the second axle and made the next race). With the heaviest of the 3 big pieces (mast, axle, body) being the body at 110 Lbs. it is easily put up on the racks of a truck or car for transport. The all up racing weight (less pilot) is around 265 Lbs. All the sails are in great shape and have many more hours in them.  The sails, booms and mast have custom bags or covers. All hardware is either aluminum or stainless steel.

Equipment list;

(1) Hull, e-glass and carbon, AME resin, core mat, Designed by Colin Palmer,  built 2002 in NZ., one of 5 in the USA.   Stainless steel front end with suspension. Adjustable mast step. Custom 2 axis traveler. carbon/ Kevlar roll bar, seatbelt. Wheel base 15' 4" front to rear. 18' +- overall length.

(1)  Mast, 21" tall, 22 SQ. Ft. total area, 42 lbs all up. Construction of unidirectional carbon and AME resin over  1/8" foam core. Alan Wirtanen design/ built.  You would be hard pressed to find a mast with this kind of build and design quality.  All fittings in stainless steel. This mast design has won Class 3 for the last 7 years and Class 4 numerous times.

(5) Sails, All custom made by Santa Cruz Sails.

                 NALSA Class 5, Cuban fiber, flat, no stretch and fast (Cuban fiber is now owned by North Sails and can no longer  be purchased for  use by individuals).

                NALSA Class 4, Cuban fiber,  flat, no stretch and fast.

                NALSA Class 3, Cuban fiber, flat, no stretch and fast.

                (2) INTERNATIONAL class 2 , (1) 96 Sq Ft., carbon/Kevlar/Mylar combo, small sail for the beach, 14" square top.

                                                                   (1) 110 Sq. Ft., carbon/Kevlar/Mylar combo, big and powerful, 31" square top.  

(2) Booms, (1) aluminum, for classes 3,4 and 5, made from a DN mast section.

                      (1) carbon/ epoxy, for Class 2, extremely light and strong.

(2) Axles, (1) bendy, for beach and rough surfaces, Sitka Spruce and carbon/ epoxy, 13' 9" long, 50 Lbs. +-.

                   (1) stiff, for ice and smooth surfaces, Sitka spruce and carbon/ epoxy, 13' 9" long, 52 Lbs. +-.

(2) Sets rear wheels, (1)  15", aluminum with aluminum hubs (4 bolt), light weight. (emergency spare wheel from car)

                                         (1) 15", Douglass aluminum, spindle mount (in need of some bearing maintenance)

(2) Sets rear tires, (1) Hoosier, 5.5x15 racing slicks

                                    (1) Micky Thomson, ET fronts,  for soft/ rough surfaces

(2) Front wheels (Douglass 10") with tires

Many little custom spare parts, tools, literature, set up instruction and other important  stuff.

PRICE: $10,000 ( the mast alone would cost that much if you had somebody build it)

You can pick the boat up in Santa Cruz, CA , I can deliver it to the America's Cup at Ivanpah in March or other arraignments can be made.

For info contact;

dmbassano@comcast.net

(831) 345-4922

 SEE YOU IN THE DIRT,

DENNIS BASSANO