Price Reduction – 2012 G-Force X-Treme 37

Grabau International is delighted to announce the price reduction of a 2012 G-Force X-Treme 37 ‘AFRICANA’.

Carbon fibre sandwich Cat A (Ocean) Certified 25 knot speed machine is only in her second ownership with an extensive sail wardrobe from 2012/2016/2018, and optional carbon steering wheel, B & G electronics & bowsprit flown asymmetric.

FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:

From the legendary Reichel Pugh Yacht Designers, AFRICANA offers a fantastic opportunity for highly competitive racing, with both IRC and ORC certifications. She is fully optimised for racing with a carbon fibre hull, deck and matching superstructure, T-keel with lead bulb, carbon rudder plus her Southern Spars carbon mast, boom and fixed bowsprit all add to her high-performance potential. Her extensive performance orientated sail wardrobe (mostly by North Sails but with some from Quantum Sails and Ullman Sails) includes many from 2018 whilst others are from 2016 or 2012 with the total wardrobe comprising sixteen sails. She has had had many other recent updates making her the perfect turn-key race boat.

Her specification highlights include:
• Carbon Hull, deck, rudder and superstructure.
• Southern Spars Carbon keel stepped mast, boom and fixed bowsprit.
• Performance T-Shaped fin keel with lead bulb.
• Extensive sail wardrobe of 16x sails from North, Quantum and Ullman Sails.
• Mitsubishi Vetus M2.18 16hp diesel inboard engine.
• Gori 2-blade folding racing propeller.
• IRC & ORC certifications.
• Replaced Dyneema running rigging.
• Rod standing rigging.
• Optional carbon steering wheel.
• Harken blocks and mainsheet track.
• Lewmar winches.
• B & G electronics with chart plotter, AIS, autopilot and mast mounted electronics repeaters.
• Replaced life raft.
• Solar panel.
• Epirb.
• VHF in cabin plus handheld VHF.
• Replaced electric flush marine heads.
• Coolbox.
• Sink with cold water tap.
• Gimballed gas stove.
• Inverter.
• Anchoring equipment.
• Cradle.

OWNER’S COMMENTS:

“I am the second owner and having imported her from Cape Town, South Africa in 2018, I have the necessary CE Certification and VAT paperwork. We competed in and came second in the Aegean Rally during July 2018 and came 37th in the Rolex Middle Sea Race in October 2018. I have not had time to enter any other races and have now decided that I wish to do more single-handed racing and which is why I am looking for a different boat.”

MANUFACTURER’S COMMENTS:

“Also known as the carbon beast!

Amongst the first production yachts of its kind, the X-Treme 37 is an extraordinary performer designed by the award-winning Yacht Designers Reichel/Pugh and built using technology previously only used for one-off custom yachts.

This ground-breaking methodology results in a powerful, super-fast, one design race yacht, with uncompromising up and downwind capabilities.

The yacht is designed for maximum thrills and excitement while remaining simple to sail, in both inshore and ocean racing events.

Full carbon, including interior and spars, the X-Treme 37 is at the cutting edge of performance racing!”

PRESS REVIEWS:

“I think I’ll just quote from the Reichel-Pugh press release here: “A high-performance design for inshore and offshore racing. The briefing to the Reichel-Pugh team was to develop a flat-out racer that delivers the thrill of a high-performance design as well as the ability to capture podium positions.”

When I called Reichel-Pugh, I was looking for something a little more specific than that. But I take it that this is a very fast boat that you can race any way you like. There is no mention in the press release of a one-design organization to support this design. The build is by G-Force Yachts in the Netherlands. From my perspective looking at this new design and the Beneteau, we seem to be in an arms race to see who can produce the most high-powered and thrilling ride. Like the name of this boat, X-Treme, these boats are aimed at the extreme end of the sport.

The D/L of this sport boat is 59.63 and that is very light. The L/B is 2.9 and that’s pretty wide. There is a tad bit of overhang aft but I used LOA for my D/L. The sheerline is reversed, meaning it bumps up in the middle but just a bit. I don’t see anything on either the drawings or the renderings to indicate a chine. While the stern is very broad, in order to get crew weight outboard, only one rudder is used but it is very deep and dagger-like and tucked well under the hull. I would sure like to know the reasoning behind that decision rather than using twin rudders. The draft is 8 feet with a T-configured bulb. What I find most interesting about this design is that it goes against the trends of twin rudders and chines.

The interior layout is very basic. There is an exposed head forward across from what looks to be a micro galley. There are port and starboard settee berths aft. That’s it. The engine box is right in the middle of the main cabin area. But as with any extreme type concept, this boat is not designed to be cruised or even slept aboard.

This is a big rig with a SA/D of 37.4, just a bit higher than that of the Beneteau. The spreaders are swept 20 degrees. The mainsheet leads to the cockpit sole just forward of the tiller. The deck is extremely clean and low windage oriented. Short transverse jib tracks allow for very close sheeting angles.

Of course, the biggest difference between the Reichel-Pugh sportboat and the new Beneteau is that the Beneteau has foils. These boats are within three feet of each other in LOA. I think it would be fun to see a race between the two new boats. I’d really like to see the speed difference with the foil on the Beneteau up and down versus the Reichel-Pugh design.”

Article taken from Sailing Magazine review by Robert H Perry 1st March 2017

2012 G-Force X-Treme 37 – Africana – Now Asking Euro 130,000 VAT paid – full details here

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