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Location - Marsden Cove, New Zealand
Introducing Romanza, a yacht that redefines the concept of high-performance cruising.
While Romanza excels in comfort, her heart is undeniably in performance. Built with a lightweight composite of carbon, E-glass, and foam core, powered by the Southern Spars rotating carbon mast and boom, paired with a full wardrobe of North Sails 3DI.
At 18.29m long and 11.86m wide, this powerful and striking yacht combines cutting-edge design with the raw performance pedigree of the New Zealand and Australian coastal racing scene. Her reputation for speed was cemented after her impressive 2024 line honours win in the renowned 119nm Coastal Classic.
Her design reflects a balance between speed and liveability. The hull provides expansive, comfortable accommodation. The master suite forward offers a private retreat, while the spacious aft suite ensures luxury for your guests. The saloon is equally impressive, with an innovative hinged and lifting main door that opens seamlessly to connect the large cockpit with the interior, offering an uninterrupted flow between spaces.
She’s powered by a Yanmar 53hp engine that delivers a comfortable cruising speed of 8 knots. Her water jet bow thruster ensures excellent manoeuvrability, even in tight marinas or challenging docking scenarios.
The thoughtful design choices throughout Romanza maximise space and utility, making her the ideal yacht for long-range cruising with the performance of a racing vessel. Whether you’re chasing records or simply enjoying the luxury of an unrivalled cruising experience, Romanza delivers on all fronts – power, performance and comfort.
Freshly relaunched after a refit, freshly re-wrapped and fresh from her latest win, her fastidious owners present an amazing vessel ready for new owners and adventures.
Contact The Yacht Sales Co for further information or to arrange an inspection of this incredible yacht.
Romanza Inventory
Vessel Name - Romanza
Make - Rapido
Model - 60
Year - 2017
Length - 18.29m / 60.01ft
Beam - 11.86m / 38.91ft
Draft – 1.00m / 3.28ft
Air Height – 29.00m / 95.14ft
Displacement - 12,000 Kg
Fuel Capacity - 400 L - Plastic moulded tank
Water Capacity - 400 L - Integral tank
Hull Material - Composite carbon / Eglass with foam core
Deck Material - Composite carbon /Eglass with foam core
Keel Type - Daggerboards
Designer - Morrelli Melvin
Builder - Rapido Trimarans, Triac Composites
HIN - VNRTL60L02H718
Place of Registration - Ports of Jersey
Registration Number - 748443
Registration Expiry - 2029
Number of Helms & Position - 1
Tax Status & Paid Where - Not paid
Lying - Marsden Cove - New Zealand
Last Antifouling - Coppercoat - 2017
Engines
Number of Engines - 1
Engine Make - Yanmar
Engine Model - 4JHE
Horsepower - 53 Hp
Engine Year/s - 2017
1st Engine Number - E16826
1st Engine Hours – 1,390 Hrs
Last Service - January 2023
Fuel Type - Diesel
Maximum Speed - 9 Knots
Cruise Speed - 8 Knots
Propellers - 3 Blade, folding
Thrusters - Jet thruster V90, waterjet bow thruster
Drive Type - Shaft
Steering System - Jefa solid drive
Notes - Oversize steering wheel
Accommodation
Cabins – 2
Queen Berths - 2
Drop Down Saloon - Double
Head Height – 2.00m / 6.56ft
Notes - Hanging & aircraft-type lockers in both cabins
Bathrooms
Showers - 2
Heads - 2 Dometic 8900
Heads Type - Electric
Holding Tanks – 120 L - 2 x 60 L
Hot Water Capacity - 100 L
Notes - Electric and engine water heating
Galley
Galley Location - Saloon
Refrigeration - Vitrifrigo Series DW electric, 2 drawer fridge, low voltage compressor
Freezer - Isotherm top load, electric low voltage compressors with external heat exchange plate
Stove - Gaggenau CI 262 induction Hob, 240v
Oven - Gaggenau BOP 221pyrolytic, 240v
Sink - Hafale stainless steel
Notes - Pressured salt & fresh water tap to sink, thru-deck waste chute, slide-out wine storage, LED strip and downlighting with dimmer, through bench storgage locker, fresh water hot & cold.
Electronics
Depth Sounder - B&G
Log - B&G
Autopilot - B&G
Wind Instruments - B&G
Radar - B&G
Chartplotter - B&G Zeus touch screen plus B&G H5000 navigation computer
AIS Auto ID System - B&G NAIS-400
GPS - B&G Precision 9
VHF - B&G H50 with DSC
Stereo - Fusion, subwoofer, 4 saloon speakers, 2 cockpit speakers
Sat Phone - Iridium-Go
Notes – C-zone electrics control system, 'Starlink' satellite antenna
Batteries
Battery House - 2 Mastervolt MLI Ultra 24 / 5000 Lithium-Ion
Battery Engine - 2 x 12v For engine + genset with cross-link switch
Electrical Equipment
Watermaker - Spectra MPC-5000
Generator - Fisher Panda GMbH - G8000i, version PMS
Genset Hours - 100 Approximately
Solar Panels – 2 - 360 Amp / Hr
Washing Machine - LG 7 Kg front load washer / dryer
Heater - 240v Domestic fan heater
Inverter - Mastervolt Combi Ultra inverter / charger
Alternator - 80 Amp standard + Mastervolt 110 Amp 24v
Shore Power - 240v
Notes - C-zone system, BEP switch panel, 8 circuit breaker switches for 240v,12z 240v outlets, 6 outlets 12v, 6 cooling fans
Sail Inventory
Mast Material - Southern Spars rotating carbon mast and boom
Standing Rig Material - K49 Kevlar cap and forestay, EC6 carbon diamonds
Standing Rig Age - 2017, Serviced in 2023 - cap shrouds and forestay replaced
Age of Sails - 2017
Main Sails - North Sails 3DI 125m2, 3 reef Karver-Hook system, Antal track and cars, C-Tek carbon battens
Headsails - North Sails 3DI furling self-tacking Solent 71m2, North Sails furling staysail 25 m2
Screecher / Gennaker - North Sails furling 130m2 Code-0, North Sails furling A3 gennaker 210m2, with Norths Sails 297m2 A3 gennaker with snuffer
Furlers - 3 KZ Marine
Winches - 2 Harken 60 manual @ mast, 1 Harken 60 self-tailing manual for tack lines @ foredeck, 2 Harken 70 electric primaries, 2 Harken 60 Electric helm trim
Notes - KZ Marine external 10T, 2 Karver staysail halyard locks, 2:1 masthead halyard, spinlock jammers all ceramic jaws, Harken deck gear & blocks
Safety Equipment
Bilge Manual - 1
Bilge Electric - 4
Life Raft - Viking 6 person, next service due July 2026, serial number 12749284
Life Jackets – 6 PFD Baltic 150N, test certificate valid to May 2025, self-Inflating with AIS personal locator
Life Ring - Switlik MOM-8A MOB, Baltic Sweedbouy, Baltic Horseshoe with drogue, light & whistle
EPIRB - 1
Flares - Full kit
Fire Extinguisher – 3 Dry powder 2 Kg, FireBoy-Xintex engine room extinguisher system
Notes - 2 Goit Escape hatches currently category 2, external storm shutters for windows, 2 offshore category 1 first aid kit
Ground Tackle
Anchor - Excel alloy 30 Kg
Chain / Rope - 50m x 10mm Galvanised chain, 50m warp
Spare Anchor - Manson Danforth 25 Kg
Chain / Rope - 30m x 10mm chain, 20m warp
Windlass - Lewmar vertical winch with foot switches, helm switch & remote
Deck Gear & Accessories
Tender - Takacat 3.2 inflatable, 2017
Tender Outboard - Suzuki 9.9 Hp 4-stroke
Davits / Platform - Aft platform, davit for dinghy
Deck Wash - Fresh and Salt
Deck Shower - At transom
Bimini - Full helm station clears
Enclosures - Custom boom tents, port and starboard
BBQ - Zielger Brown portable
Mooring Lines / fenders - 4 Hauraki cylindrical, 2 Hauraki rectangle + 10 mooring lines