This water ballasted Open 40 has been designed for short-handed offshore racing and passage-making. Roc is strongly built in aluminium to cope with any weather conditions and keep going, no matter what.

She has completed three OSTARs, three Round Britain & Ireland races (2-handed), three AZABs, the RORC Fastnet (2-handed), the Bermuda One Two, Triangle Races (2-handed), the Solo 1000nm (singlehanded), Petit Bateau (singlehanded), Three Peaks Yacht Race and the Universal 500 with a number of wins and many good placings.

Alongside her racing, she has also proved to be a fast and easily handled cruising yacht, exploring the West Country, Ireland, Maine and Newfoundland with a young family on board.

Roc is perfectly suited for adventurous cruising or shorthanded offshore racing.

Viewing by appointment at our Suffolk Office (IP10 0LN) - 01473 659 681.

Accommodation

The accommodation is simply fitted out and offers up to five berths.  1.88m maximum headroom. There is an emphasis on useful practicality and comfort at sea over aesthetics and livability in port.  There is massive stowage, sensible handholds and a practical, painted, wipe clean finish everywhere, together with full standing headroom. 

The forepeak is open-plan and given over mainly to stowage but with a pipecot to port. It could be fitted out with a double bunk if required.  In the saloon, the dinette to port converts to a double, with a settee berth opposite.  Upholstery is finished in tough Sunbrella fabric.  Navigation station to starboard with proper sized chart table, good chart stowage and plenty of space for electronics.  The galley is opposite, with a two burner gimballed gas hob incorporated into a large gimballed tray; pots and pans, crockery and cutlery (and your cooking) will all remain safe at hand in the very worst weather.  Stainless steel sink with manually pumped freshwater supply.  Seawater faucet.  300 litre freshwater capacity in 2 x stainless steel tanks (2010).  Refrigerator.  Separate heads compartment with marine WC and washbasin to port.  Aft cabin with large single berth to starboard. 

There are opening hatches to the deck in the forepeak, saloon and galley, plus two Dorade ventilators for extra ventilation in bad weather.  Dickinson Newport charcoal cabin heater.

Mechanical Systems

Located behind the companionway, Yanmar three cylinder 28hp diesel engine.  Electric start.  Freshwater cooled via heat exchanger.  Shaft drive to two bladed folding propeller.  Single lever control.  80 litre fuel capacity in stainless steel tank.  Cruising speed 4 knots.  Maximum speed under power 6 knots.

Electrical Systems

• 3 x 12 volt batteries in two banks
• Alternator charging
• Adverc high capacity external alternator regulator
• Solar panel

Spars & Sails

Cutter rigged.  Anodised aluminium mast and boom.  Stainless steel standing rigging, new 2019/20.  Backstay adjuster.  Terylene and Spectra running rigging.  Slab reefing mainsail with stackpack.  Harken headsail furling systems to both headsails.  Two Barbarossa 46-2 self tailing primary sheet winches. Two Barbarossa 41-2 self tailing secondary halyard winches.  Two Barbarossa 41-2 self tailing control line winches.  Three Barbarossa 41-2 halyard winches.  Two spinnaker poles.  Whisker pole.  

• Mainsail  -  Quantum  -  Dyneema  -  2008  -  fair
• Furling genoa  -  Quantum  -  Dyneema  -  2006  -  fair
• Staysail  -  Quantum  -  Dyneema  -  2007  -  fair
• Spinnaker  -  Quantum  -  2007  -  good
• Spinnaker  -  Quantum  -  1996  -  fair

All working sails were valeted 2021.

Deck Equipment

• Manson Supreme anchor with chain and warp
• Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit, stanchions and guardwires
• Stackpack mainsail cover with lazyjacks
• Sprayhood with grabrail
• Two Dorade ventilators
• Coachroof grabrails
• Various warps and fenders

Navigation Equipment

• 2 x Plastimo steering compasses in cockpit
• 1 x Plastimo compass in saloon
• Autohelm ST50 depth, boatspeed and log, VMG
• Autohelm ST50 windspeed and direction
• Autohelm Multi repeaters in cockpit and at chart table
• Autohelm compass
• Icom DSC VHF radio
• Autohelm GPS with Toughbook laptop
• Digital Yacht AIS transponder/receiver
• Windpilot windvane self steering system
• Autohelm ST6000 autopilot
• Prosser barometer
• Masthead and deck level navigation lights

Safety Equipment

• Fire extinguishers
• Fire blanket
• Deck light
• Cockpit harness attachment points
• Horseshoe lifebuoy
• Emergency tiller
• Manual bilge pump
• Radar reflector

Construction

Built by Kesteloo BV in 1986 to a design by Konijnendijk.  White painted aluminium hull with style striping and marine plywood deck and superstructure.  Painted non-slip to deck.  Round bilge construction.  Welded fin keel with wing and lead ballast.  Aft self draining cockpit.  Spade rudder with wheel steering.  Aft twin daggerboards.  1000kg water ballast to port and starboard.