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Ambition

1701

Keelboat · Botin Carkeek GP42 · 2009 · carbon

Chris Dare · Derwent Sailing Squadron

IRC 1.251IRC SH 1.251EHC 1.008ORCiAP 1.415ORCiWL 1.1239

Won the last race in Super 40 (MC38 etc) 2026 on EHC.

Races
21
in 2025-26
Wins
8
3 EHC · 3 IRC · 4 ORC · 2 SFR · 4 Scratch
Podiums
15
71% of starts
Avg finish
2.9
on IRC · 3 scratch
Best finish
1st
on IRC
7 series · 21 races
Race
Date
IRC
ORC
SFR
Scr
Pts
Race 3
17 May
2
2
1
2
2
Race 2
16 May
2
2
2
2
2
Race 1
16 May
3
3
3
3
3

Super 40 · 6 of 6 sailed

Division 1 · 6 of 6 sailed

Closest rivals

Condor AUS39 · 4th in Super 40
ahead 10 of 15
Beau Ideal IVB2047 · 1st in Super 40
ahead 0 of 9
Bullwinkle 400 AUS768 · 6th in Super 40
ahead 18 of 21

Boats this one meets most often, by official race points this season.

By breeze

Planned

Average finish by wind strength. Example only: clubs rarely publish wind per race, so this needs a new data source.

IRC boat data

Endorsed certificateexpired 31 May 2026 Compare boats

GP 42 B&C 3.00 (09) MOD · rated for 11 crew (935 kg)

LH
12.81 m
LWP
12.07 m
Weight
4320 kg
DLR
81
Draft
2.99 m
P
17.25 m
E
5.84 m
J
4.96 m
STL
7.73 m
Headsail
42.84 m²
Spinnaker
192.24 m²

Max carried: 2 headsails · 3 spinnakers

Published IRC rated data (cert 41660). The IRC rating itself is shown from club records above. View the boat data sheet

ORC certificate

Link this boat's ORC certificate to unlock measured performance: predicted speed by wind angle, rig and sail dimensions, and side by side comparison with other boats. Find the certificate on orc.org and paste its data.orc.org page link here.

Club record

owner-entered dimensions - certificate figures above are measured and can differ, displacement especially (certificates weigh the boat in sailing trim)
LOA
12.8 m
Beam
3.9 m
Draft
3 m
Displacement
4183 kg
Mast
19 m

Official results via SailSys · boat profile synced 14 July 2026