Judel And Vrolijk 62 for sale in Sydney Australia

Boat Overview

1st Place IRC Solas Big Boat Challenge & 2nd Place IRC Australian Maxi Championships December 2024

2nd Place IRC Overall CYCA Blue Water Series 2024

4th Line Honours, 6th IRC Overall Rolex Sydney to Hobart 2024

Exceptional Judel Vrolijk 62 Mini Maxi Whisper is now for sale. (Check the images for a full boat tour video)

Whisper is an amazing boat in amazing condition which is a real tribute to her owner and his team. There is no doubt she is a true turn key package ready for any race in the world whether it's the Transpac, Sydney to Hobart, Fastnet or The Middle Sea race just to name a few.

Her recent upgrades and optimisation work is very impressive.

Upgrades and Modifications

• New keel designed by Judel/Vrolijk in 2020: 500mm deeper, hollow fabricated steel fin, lighter bulb
• New rudder blade built in 2023
• Runner winch upgrade 2020
• New, longer Bow sprit fitted
• Optimised bulb weight 2023, 240Kg removed with 3x 80Kg lead ingots produced and stored - Gallery top cap mould included
• Deck and mast re-painted 2023
• Keel frame upgraded and strengthened 2023
• Water Ballast Installation: 730L per side, Fwd and Aft Tank. Manual below deck fill/dump w/ 2x Rule 3800 pumps. Pump operation buttons below deck. Automatic transfer gate valves on each tank operated with Firgelli actuators. Transfer button on deck, on main sheet pod.

Performance Snapshot

• 2024 2nd IRC Overall CYCA Blue Water Pointscore
• 2024 4th Line Honours, 6th IRC Overall Rolex Sydney to Hobart
• 2024 1st IRC Solas Big Boat Challenge
• 2024 2nd IRC Australian Maxi Championships
• 2024 2nd IRC Tollgate Is race
• 2022 3rd IRC Flinders Is race
• 2022 Hamilton Island Race Week - 2nd Overall IRC zero
• 2022 Montague Island Race record - 1st IRC & 1st ORC Overall
• 2022 Summer offshore series Virtual mark race 2 - 1st IRC & ORC Overall
• 2022 CYCA Summer Offshore series - 1st IRC & ORC Overall
• 2022 Sydney to Gold Coast race 4th IRC Overall & 2nd IRC Div 0
• 2021 Australian Maxi Championship - 1st Overall (3 Bullets/4 Races)
• 2021 Flinders Island Race - 1st Overall
• 2021 Rolex Sydney to Hobart - 5th IRC Overall & 2nd Division 0
• 2021 CYCA Blue Water series - 2nd IRC & 2nd ORCi Overall
• 2020 Adelaide to Port Lincoln race - 1st Line Honours (Race Record)
• 2019 Rolex Sydney to Hobart - 1st IRC Division 2
• 2019 Rolex Sydney to Hobart - 5th IRC & ORCi Overall
• 2015 Rolex Sydney to Hobart - 1st IRC Div 0 & 5th ORCi Overall - 2nd ORCi Dv 1

Specifications

Designer: Judel Vrolijk

Builder: Green Marine

Length: 62' 0" - 18.90m

Beam: 4.888m

Draft: 4.615m

Displacement: 10,519kg

Keel / Ballast: Fin with Bulb (New 2023)

Hull Material: Carbon Fibre

Deck Material: Carbon composite

Engine: 4JH4-TE Retractable propulsion system

Engine Make: Yanmar

Fuel Type: Diesel

Propulsion: 4 blade fixed propeller that retracts into the hull

Fuel: 140Lt

Galley and Accommodations

Galley: Racing galley with good storage, moulded carbon sink fresh water system

Refrigeration: Carbon ice box moulding

Stove: Galley with Jet Boil Gimble mount with 2x Sumo Jet Boils

WaterMaker: Zen Wiki Water Maker - New 2023

Berths: 14x adjustable pipe berths (6 Spare)

Toilet: Enclosed electric toilet

Covers: Boom tent and boom cover

Safety Gear

• Category 1 Offshore Gear
• 20x Crew Saver lifejackets - spay hoods added 2023
• 18x Bumbags - Inc PLB, AIS Transponder
• 20x Spinlock tethers
• 2x 10 Person life rafts
• John Buoy mounted on aft rail
• 2x Anchor kits
• 2x EPIRB's with grab bags

Bilge Pumps

Two manual and also electric pumps

Fire Protection

Portable fire extinguishers

Electrics

• Lightweight 200Amp/Hr lithium house battery
• 1x Starter Battery
• Smart lithium battery charger
• Marine Starlink dish - Includes full package with inverter
• Fixed VHF Radio
• Handheld VHF Radio

Electronics

• H5000 B&G Processor
• 6x Garmin Mast Displays
• 6x B&G H5000 Displays around cockpit (2x in pit, 2x on main pedestal, 1x on each helm station)
• 2x B&G 1010 Forestay load displays at runner winches
• Forestay, Jib Cunningham and bobstay load cell pins
• String plots on Upper and Lower deflectors and Forestay
• Signet paddle wheel
• Rudder angle sensor
• Mesa 3 deck screen
• Panasonic tough book laptop
• Primary and spare wand

Sail Inventory

All Sails are new, designed and optimised by North Sails

• Mains:
  • Offshore Main B - 3 reef 3Di, delivery sail (2015)
  • Offshore Main C - 3 reef 3Di, 2nd string (2019)
  • Offshore Main D - 4 reef 3Di, Race main (December 2023)
  • Inshore Main A - 1 Reef 3Di, Race main (2019)
  • Trysail - not needed with 4 reef main
• Jibs:
  • J1 - B (2021)
  • J1 - C (2022 Helix)
  • J1.5 - B (2020)
  • J2 - B (2019)
  • J2 - C (2022 Helix)
  • J2 - D (2023 Helix)
  • J2.5 - B (2020)
  • J3 - B (2022)
  • J4 - A (2021)
  • J5 - A (n. D)
  • J6 - A (2019)
• Staysails:
  • GS (2020)
  • SS (2020)
• Spinnakers:
  • A1 - A
  • A1-B (2021)
  • A1.5 - A
  • A1.5 - B
  • A1.5 - C (2020)
  • A2 - F (2022)
  • A2 - G (2023)
  • A4 - D (2019)
  • A4 - E (2020)
  • A4-F (December 2023)
• Furling:
  • MHO-A
  • MHO-B (2021)
  • A3-20 (2020)
  • A5-20 (2020)
  • BRO-A
  • BRO-B (2021)
• Other:
  • Furling J1
  • MH Genoa

Mast / Rigging

• 2012 Southern Spars TPT High Modulus carbon Mast (1.4m taller than original)
• 3 Spreaders (adjustable spreader angles)
• Mainsail track with locks at: Full Hoist, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Reef
• Booms:
  • 2015 Southern Spars Boom: TPT high modulus with 3 internal reef locks and Lazyjack system
  • 2013 Inshore Boom (AC Style, no reefs)
  • 2011 Hall Spares Offshore Boom with 1 internal reef lock
• 2x MH Halyard Locks
• 1x Fractional Lock
• Gorilla Foil
• Jib Internal bullet Lock
• Genoa Staysail Lock
• Upper and Lower Deflector
• EC6 Rigging - Serviced November 2023
• Spare EC6 runner cable
• Spare Gorilla Foil
• Mast painted and serviced in 2023 - By Sydney Rigging
• All running rigging is up to date with many spares, provided by Sydney Rigging
• Hydraulics:
  • Rotary pump on aft pedestal: Forestay, mast butt, Cunningham, outhaul, vang
  • Lever pump port and starboard for jib controls: Up/Down, In/Out, Jib Cunningham
  • Dual ram for Forestay and Jib Cunningham
  • GS Tack Ram added
  • External mast jack
  • All serviced frequently by John Vizzard (CCHE)
  • S/S hoses throughout system

Deck Gear

• Harken/Spinlock/Lewmar custom deck gear - frequently serviced and updated
• Composite stanchions with spares
• Deck gear bag - Including all relevant carabineers, strops, handy billy's etc
• Dropline set up - Including all blocks, strings and hatch roller
• Forward sliding pneumatic hatch with pump/dump on mast and below deck
• Blocks - all blocks are Harken, including all new V-Sheave runner blocks as of 2023
• Clutches - All spinlock, starboard pit (MH and Frac Halyards) clutches replaced 2023
• Tracks and cars - All harken tracks and cars, jib tracks replaced 2023
• Rope bags - custom rope bags throughout cockpit
• Winches:
  • Primary - Lewmar 99, three speed with Overdrive Bevel box
  • Runners - Updated in 2020 to Lewmar 99, not driven
  • Main Sheet - Lewmar 99, three speed
  • Traveller - Lewmar 50, not driven
  • Port Pit - Lewmar 68, three speed, not driven
  • Starboard Pit - Lewmar 82, driven, three speed with overdrive Bevel box
  • Pedestals - Lewmar, two forward, one aft, all link with starboard forward powering the pit winch
  • Custom Bevel boxes by Cube NZ
  • 2x Spare Lewmar 68 winches
  • 1x Spare Lewmar 99 winch

Disclaimer

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.