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KER 40 VITO2.3 | Cruiser Racer

KER 40 VITO2.3

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  • Name

    KER 40 VITO2.3

  • Model

    KER 40 - FAST 40

  • Year

    2012

  • Sail Number

    LUX 981

  • Hull material

    GRP

  • Color hull

    RED

  • Located

    FRANCE

  • Price

    250.000€

  • VAT

    Paid

  • Flag

    LUXEMBOURG

  • Type

    Racer-Cruiser

  • Slogan

    The most recognisable of all the Ker 40’s launched

  • Description

    One of the most recognizable of all Ker launched because red and performing well since inception.

    VITO2.3 successfully campaigned in the Mediterranean regattas (2023-2025) after having performed well in the US as Catapult (2012-2014), in the UK as Antix (2015-2016) and in Italy as Cippa Lippa Rossa (2017-2019).

    The boat has always been maintained professionally by the 4 owners and remained unused between end season 2019 and end season 2022 due to Covid). All material stored in a dry, ventilated, homemade specific container.

    The boat is in perfect conditions, turnkey solution, visible in Saint Tropez (France).

    Heavily optimized throughout the Ker40 lifecycle including fitment of a deeper Mk2 keel with stainless steel fin and lead torpedo bulb, and upgraded bowsprit to allow higher-load reaching sails, VITO2.3 has the potential to beat much newer designs over the water and under handicap.

    Overall VITO2.3 impresses with InShore and OffShore potential, and as the game show host say “the price is right”.

    2025 -WINNER in Giraglia, Voiles de Saint Tropez, IRC Med Championship, and made 5 @IRC European Championship.

  • Builder

    McConaghy Yachts

  • Designer

    Ker Yacht Design

  • Designer notes

    In 2010 Ker Design and McConaghy Boats teamed up for the first time to produce the Ker 40.

    From the outset the design was extremely successful, and quickly proved that light 40 foot race boat could successfully compete against their heavier weight cruiser-racer cousins in a range of conditions including windward leeward racing.

    The Ker 40 is an IRC optimised offshore racer built by McConaghy Boats to production volumes aimed at keeping the price sensible, with designer Jason Ker estimating a saving of 50 per cent compared to a similar one-off custom boat.

  • LOA

    12.14 m

  • LWL

    11.07 m

  • Beam

    4.13 m

  • Draft

    2.74 m

  • Displacement

    4290 kg

  • Engines

    YANNMAR 30HP

  • Engine Hours

    1800

  • Propeller

    2-bladed folding - Gori - New 2023

  • Engines notes

    2023-2024:

    - Propeller replacement.

    - Engine maintenance

    2025: TOTAL ENGINE REFIT


    Engine and gearbox

    • Yanmar 3 cylinder inboard diesel engine 30HP

    • Saildrive gearbox

    • Spinlock flush throttle control Service and maintenance

    • Carbon fiber tiller direct connection to rudder stock with adjustable tiller extension (1 main, 2 spare)


  • Fuel

    60 l

  • Water

    100 l

  • Tanks notes

    Bilge Pumps: • 2 x 12vDC electric bilge pumps • 2 x manual bilge pumps. TANKAGE Fuel: • 61 litres plastic fuel tank. Fresh Water: • 2x 50 litre bladder water tanks positioned aft.

  • Berths number

    8

  • Accommodations notes

    Up to 8 berths in foldable pipe cots to port and starboard amidships and aft.

    • Central aft navigation area

    • Galley area forward to port

    • Manual marine head

    • Canvas storage areas on bulkheads and beneath bunks

    • Clear lacquer interior finish

  • Galley notes

    Gimballed 2-burner gas stove

    • Twin composite sinks

  • Electronics

    B&G H5000

  • GPS

    Yes

  • VHF

    Yes

  • Automatic pilot

    Yes

  • Compass

    Yes

  • Navigation instruments notes

    NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

    • Garmin GPS map GPS chart plotter

    • B&G H5000 system 2016

    • 5X20/20 mast displays

    • 2Xforward cockpit GFD multi displays

    • 2X10/10 repeaters displaying forestay loads (forestay load cell changed 2024)

    • B&G wind speed and depth transducers (changed 2023)

    • AIS transreceiver

    • Twin steering compasses

    • VHF with DSC

    • MMSI number

  • Batteries

    2

  • Battery charger

    YES

  • Electrical notes

    • 12vDC primary domestic system with 12vDC starting circuit

    • 1X55Ah 12vDC AGM start battery (changed 2023)

    • 1X50Ah 12vDC Lithium Ion service battery (changed 2023)

    • Batteries load controller (new 2023)

    • Victron BlueSmart 12v/220v automatic battery charger

    • 12vDC engine mounted alternator with Victron BMS VE Bus

    • 220vAC shorepower with cable

    • 12vDC interior lighting (red / white)

  • Sails

    Document with sail inventory

  • Rigging

    Rod - Replaced 2024

  • Mast

    Carbon Hall Spars

  • Boom

    Carbon Hall spars

  • Vang

    Yes

  • Running Rigging

    Dyneema

  • Spinnaker pole

    Bowsprit

  • Tuff Luff

    Yes - Replaced 2025

  • Spars and rigging notes

    Rig:

    • Hall Spars high modulus autoclaved carbon fibre mast and boom

    – black lacquer finish

    • Keel-stepped mast with 2Xsets of swept back spreaders

    • Stainless steel rod standing rigging (new 2024)

    • Rod forestay with Harken Headfoil (New 2025) and with load cell and amplifier

    • Textile backstay (new 2024)

    • Harken deck gear

    • Rod vang

    • Full beam mainsheet track on cockpit

    • Transverse jib tracks

    • Spinlock clutches

    • Carbon fiber fixed bowsprit

    • Spectra / Dynema running rigging - Document with sheet and haylard inventory.

    • Mast Jack and MastPump (service in 2024)

  • Deck hardware

    Harken

  • Winches

    Harken

  • Deck equipment notes

    • 2XHarken B50.3 PTA carbon primary winches connected to Harken MX Turbo winch pedestal with overdrive function.

    • 2XHarken B46.2 STA pit winches

    • 2XHarken B46.2 STA mainsheet winches

    • 2XHarken B46.2 STA backstay winches

  • Fire-extinguishers

    YES

  • Liferaft

    YES

  • Safety Equipment Notes

    • ISAF safety equipment with life-jackets and life-lines 11X (service in 2024)

    • ISAF 10-man life-raft in carbon cannister (service in 2023)

    • Fire extinguishers (new 2023), flares (new 2023)

  • Keel

    Fin with bulb of 1950 Kg

  • Construction notes

    Construction: E-glass foam sandwich RDC status

    – the yacht is compliant with the EU’s recreational craft directive and is categorized ‘A’ with approval by Germanischer Lloyd.

    Hull, Deck & Superstructure construction

    • Hull and Deck constructed with precision female tooling

    • Hull and Deck constructed from vacuum consolidated e-glass/epoxy/foam sandwich, structural internal unidirectional fiber reinforcement

    •Additional reinforcement in the way of all deck fittings and other highly loaded areas

    •Topsides finished in high-grade polyurethane red (last painted 2017, last polished 2025) – necessitates revamp

    •Deck finished in white with non-slip finish (work done in 2024)

    •Underwater section finished with red epoxy primer to race finish (work done in 2023 and 2024 with hull complete re-work) Keel and Rudder

    •Stainless steel keel with composite fairings and lead torpedo bulb (1.950kg)

    •Corecell foam cored, carbon skin rudder blade with autoclaved prepreg carbon rudder stock (complete revision in 2023) Anchoring & Mooring:

    • 2 x Fortress anchor with chain and rope

    • Warps and fenders RCD Status:


  • Extra notes

    Accommodation

    •WC in front to port

    • Cockpit sole covered with SeaDeck custom red grip tape non-slip

    •Beam sail protection, beam sun protection, backstay sun protections

    • Aerofoil profile aluminum anodized pulpit, pushpit and guardwire stanchions with twin guardwires, new 2025

    • Fortress anchor wit chain (2X)

    • Warps and fenders

    • Ker 40 especific Cradle. Up and down position.

    • IRC Rating 2025, ORC Rating 2025

    • All boat documents in paper and electronic files

    • All bills for work done are part of the file

    • Maintenance guide and Tuning guide are available on electronic files