Composite high-performance cruising yacht from Studio Starkel with fantastic specification, including centreboard keel and updated Garmin electrics.
FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:
Ypsilon is the last of three semi-custom Starkel-designed 41’ performance cruisers. They have been all conceived to perform in safety in both the weather conditions that usually are in the northern Adriatic Sea: either extremely light wind or strong ‘Bora’. Ypsilon is a great example of timeless Italian craftsmanship and design.
Now under the second ownership, Ypsilon has been freshly refitted from and she is now well equipped.
YPSILON boasts many specification highlights including:-
• CE Category A – Ocean certification
• Kevlar composite construction
• Bow crash box and watertight bulkheads
• Hydraulic centreboard with torpedo lead keel bulb
• Lombardini 1404M 40hp with Saildrive gearbox and 2-bladed folding propeller
• Twin helm pedestals with carbon fibre wheels
• Vittorio Landolfi carbon fibre mast and boom
• Carbon fibre retractable bowsprit
• Antal winches
• Eurosail Endurance CDX Radial mainsail and genoa
• Banks furling A1 with Karver fuler
• Updated Garmin instrument package with GNX 120 mount-mounted multi-repeaters, cockpit repeaters and autopilot
• Lowrance Elite 7Ti 7” GPS chart plotter
• Galley with gas stove, top-opening refrigerator and twin stainless steel sinks
• Electric flush heads
• Separate shower area
• Webasto diesel-fired hot air cabin heating system
• Cherry interior joinery
DESIGNER’S COMMENTS:
The Starkel 41 boat was born from the very close collaboration of Politec with Studio Starkel and some expert Owners, identifying some basic essential characteristics:
• Sleek hull lines devoted to fast navigation and very fast response under helm
• Sail plan for excellent performance even in extremely light winds.
• Extreme ease of handling even with minimum crew
• Retractable keel for accessing shallow waters.
• Great interior habitability up to 3 cabins with 2 bathrooms.
• Excellent balance between interior and exterior volumes.
• Open stern with gangway to enjoy open spaces.
• Halyards position below deck
• Compartment for liferaft below cockpit floor
• Underdeck jib furler drum
• Retractable bowsprit
SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
RCD Status:
• Our understanding is the vessel complies with CE Boat Category A-ocean.
Hull, Deck and Superstructure Construction:
• Composite sandwich construction with and outer skin of Kevlar fabric and unidirectional glass impregnated with vinyl-epoxy resins, an inner skin of unidirectional glass impregnated with vinyl-epoxy resins and vacuum-bagged closed-cell PVC foam core.
• The hull is reinforced at the fin box by an adapted structure/layer, and has a structural grid consisting of keel mezzanines, keel floorboards and lateral longitudinal structures.
• Bow section crashbox.
• Local reinforcements to chainplate attachments, motor-king crankcase, lower rudder bushing and engine saildrive. All reinforcements and structures have a unidirectional carbon lamination on the upper face (plate).
• The deck hull assembly takes place on the upper flange along the edge of the hull. The assembly perimeter is solid (not sandwiched). The bonding of the joint between the hull flange and the edge of the deck is ensured by the use of epoxy mastics and Biaxial fabric impregnated with epoxy resin complete the connection internally.
• The bulkheads are resin-bonded to the hull and deck providing reinforcement and stiffening structures, as well as ensuring the necessary compartmentalization and buoyancy.
• The aft bulkhead of the chain cove and the aft bulkhead closing the internal arrangements are watertight compartmentalization bulkheads.
• White topsides finish – Black vinyl topsides wrap – 2025
• White deck and superstructure finish – new paint 2025
• Non-slip finish to side decks
• Teak laid cockpit sole
• White antifouling
Keel & Rudder:
• Retractable lead bulb keel lifting vertically offering 2.00m shoal to 3.20 full draft.
• N.A.S.A. wing section fin joined to an asymmetrical section torpedo bulb.
• Electro-hydraulic keel operation with stainless steel lifting cylinder and 1,200m stroke.
• Emergency backup pump system
• Balanced carbon fibre with aluminium stock rudder
MACHINERY
Engine & gearbox:
• Lombardini LDW 1404M diesel engine 40hp @ 3,600rpm
• Lombardini LSD 2355 saildrive gearbox
• Freshwater cooled engine.
• Single lever engine control
Service & Maintenance:
• Engine hours – approx. unknown at the time of the listing.
Propulsion & Steering:
• 2-bladed folding propeller
• Twin helm pedestals with lacquered carbon fibre y-spoke helm wheels
• Emergency steering gear
ELECTRIAL SYSTEMS
Voltage systems:
• 12vDC primary domestic system with 12vDC starting circuit and 220v AC via shorepower or inverter.
Battery Banks:
• 1x 12vDC 80Ah service battery @ 12vDC
• 1x Optima Red Top 12vDC 50Ah engine start battery
• Battery parallel switch
Charging / Inverter:
• Quick SBC 300FR 30amp automatic battery charger
• Sinergex PureSine inverter
Alternators:
• 12vDC engine mounted alternator
Shorepower:
• 220vAC 50Hz shore power supply with internal ring main
Other Electrical:
Blue Sea AC/DC panel with digital DC multimeter
12vDC socket in cockpit
PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS
Fresh Water:
• The hot freshwater circuit is led into a well-insulated Quick Nautic 16 litre hot water tank, heated by engine or 220vAC 1,200w immersion heater element
• 12vDC pressure pump
Bilge Pumps:
• 12vDC electric bilge pumps with overrides at DC panel
• Jabsco manual bilge pump
Other Plumbing:
• 12vDC shower electric discharge pump
TANKAGE
Fuel:
• 110 litres fuel capacity in 1x stainless steel tank.
• Analogue water tank level gauge
• Analogue fuel tank level gauge
Fresh Water:
• Approx 335 litres fresh water capacity in 2x tanks
• Analogue water tank level gauge
Holding Tanks:
• Approx 40 litres blackwater holding tank
NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
Navigation Equipment:
• Lowrance Elite 7Ti 7” GPS chart plotter with Silva GPS antenna
• 2x Garmin GMI 20 multi-repeaters – 2021
• 3x Garmin GNX 120 mount-mounted multi-repeaters with GNX keyboard at starboard helm – 2021
• Garmin GHC 20 autopilot control head – 2021
• Steering compass
Communications Equipment:
• Cobra MR F55 VHF with DSC
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT
Galley:
• Dometic Sunlight 2-burner gimballed stove with oven
• Top-opening 12vDC refrigerator
• Twin stainless steel sinks with hot & cold pressurised fresh water supply
• Pressurised salt water supply
Heads:
• 12vDC electric flush heads with macerator pump
• Sink with hot & cold pressurised fresh water supply
• Separate shower water supply
• 12vDC extraction fan
Heating:
• Webasto Airtop 5000 diesel-fired hot-air cabin heating system
Entertainment:
• Pioneer CD Stereo with speakers in saloon and cockpit
ACCOMMODATION
Summary of Accommodation:
• Up to 7 berths in forward master cabin, twin guest aft cabins and occasional berth in saloon. Single heads.
Accommodation Finish:
• Cherry interior joinery
• White painted bulkheads
• Teak floors
• Red cloth upholstery in saloon
• White cloth upholstery in accommodation cabins
• White vinyl headlinings
• Laquered carbon fibre trim
• White laminate counter at galley
Accommodation layout from Forward:
• Owner’s cabin forward with hanging locker and cupboards
• Saloon with u-shaped seating to port and settee to starboard. Central dining table with folding leaves. Stowage cupboards forward and aft to starboard and above settees to port and starboard.
• Small chart table area aft to port
• Heads to port with separate shower area
• Galley to starboard
• Mirrored double guest cabins aft with hanging lockers and cupboards
DECK EQUIPMENT
Rig:
• Vittorio Landolfi Maltese SRL carbon fibre mast and boom
• Fractional rigged, keel-stepped with 2-sets of swept-back spreaders
• Stainless steel rod standing rigging – checked 2025
• German mainsheet system
• Adjustable mainsheet traveller to cockpit sole
• Bamar sub-deck genoa furler
• Bamar rod vang adjustable from cockpit
• Retractable carbon fibre bowsprit
• Adjustable jib tracks
• Halyards and control lines recessed below deck
• Karver furler for asymmetric
• Block & tackle backstay adjustment
• IM = 16.60m, J = 4.73m, P = 17.60m, E = 5.70m
Winches:
• 2x Antal W48 2-speed manual self-tailing genoa sheet winches
• 2x Antal W44 2-speed manual self-tailing mainsheet winches
• 2x Antal W40 2-speed manual self-tailing halyard/control line winches
Sails:
• Eurosail Endurance CDX Radial fully-battened mainsail with 2-reefs – 2022
• Eurosail Endurance CDX Radial furling genoa with UV cover – 2022
• Banks Sails furling A1 – 2008
• Banks Sails Gennaker – 2008
General:
• Stainless steel pulpit, pushpit and twin guardwire stanchions
• Removable stainless steel boarding ladder
• Cockpit courtesy lights
• Lewmar low-profile deckhead hatches
Anchoring & Mooring:
• Fold-out anchor arm
• Quick 12vDC 700w reversing anchor windlass with remote control handset
• Delta galvanised anchor with 8mm chain
• Folding mooring cleats fore and aft
• Warps and fenders
Covers, Cushions & Canvas:
• Cockpit cushions
• Stackpack for mainsail
SAFETY EQUIPMENT:
General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.
Life saving:
• Arimar Oceanic 8-man cannister liferaft – service now due
• Osculati safety ring