The first Infiniti 46 to be delivered, ‘Maverick’ has proven the design’s credentials, achieving 1st in class in both the 2016 Rolex Middle Sea Race and RORC Transatlantic Race and in 2017. This Infiniti 46 came 1st in class in both IRC and ORC in one of the toughest Middle Sea Races on record, with only 30 finishers.
Maverick is professionally maintained and is continually updated for performance and rating for both IRC and ORC. She is totally turnkey ready to win races.
Length: 16.60 m
Beam: 3.90 m
Draft: 3.01 m
Air Draft: 23.20 m
Year: 2015- Launched 2016
Designer: Hugh Welbourn
Builder: Infiniti Yachts
Displacement: 5600 kg
Location: Genoa, ITA
Registration: UK- Guernsey
Construction: Carbon foam sandwich hull and deck and composite structure. Hull
underbody is painted with a nautix hard based antifoul with ultra-smooth finish.
Full refit and Deck repainted and regripped July 2019 and Cockpit Sea deck foam
new in 2020, Hull under waterline and appendages all repainted June, 2025.
Canting Keel: Milled steel fin and components all by Cariboni
Foils: Forward Canard for upwind, 2x DSS Foils for reaching, Keel and Rudder built
by Isotope France and are all re-painted safety orange Durapox for maximum
performance finish June 2025
Accommodation: Race boat interior with basic galley area, storage and tacking
navigation station aft. 8 x berths and Jetboil with gimble for boiling water in galley,
DC freshwater pump with outlets in companionway for on deck and in galley and
LED lighting throughout.
Maverick history:
-Launched Cogolin France 2016
-First race/trails Giraglia 2016
-RMSR 2016 1st in division IRC, 3rd Overall IRC and 2nd ORC
-RORC Transat 2016 1st in division 2nd Overall IRC
-Caribbean 600 2017 DNF
-Fastnet 2017 11th in division IRC
-RMSR 2017 1st in division IRC, 11th Overall IRC, 5th ORC
-Caribbean 600 2018 DNF
-Newport Bermuda 2018 1st in Division ORR
-Socal 300 2019 1st in Division ORR and 1st Overall ORR
-Transpac 2019 2nd in division and 6th in Division ORR
-Hobart 2019 3rd in Divison IRC and 13th Overall IRC
Specs
Deck gear: Full Harken fit-out including:
- 5 x Harken 65.3 winches. 2 x electric primaries, 1 x electric mainsheet and 2 x
runner
- 2 x Harken 50.2 pit winches
- Alloy frames for pit and primary rope bags
- Deck gear bag with 2 x tweakers, 2 x Hady Billies, 4x open blocks/antal clip on
hooks
- Winch handles etc
Hydraulic Sailing Functions: All Cariboni hydraulic system connected to 12V DC pump for push button control for the following:
- GS and Jib tacks on 3T hydraulic ram (with load cell) to take structured luff sail
loads
- Vang
- Traveller
Canting Keel / Hydraulics: As above, Cariboni system comprising the following:
- Cariboni Manifolds and Rams
- Parker high pressure hoses
- 165A 12V DC rotary pump
- Manual emergency pump and slave ram to move and lock keel in case of a main
ram failure
- Ram sensors for accurate positioning which feeds into the instruments for sailing
metrics and performance
datalogging.
Electrics / Batteries:
-Bosch compact alternator 24V/150Ah
- House Battery: Mastervolt MLI Ultra Lithium-Ion Battery 24V/5000AH
- Starter Battery: Lightweight Lithium-Ion 15P-EC (60Ah/2200A discharge)
- DC24-DC12 Victron energy charge controller to keep starter battery charged from
house
- Switch panel for systems onboard and Mastervolt Battery monitor
- Mastervolt shore charger
- Electric bilge pumps
Electronics / Navigation:
- Instrument package by NKE (regatta processor), 2* wind wands (1MHU as spare),
depth, sonic speedo, (paddle
speedo as spare), regatta compass, NKE GPS
- 4 x mast displays (1 of which is multi graphic), 2 x cockpit multi graphics
- Upgraded 2025 Starlink
- Sailor 150 Fleet Broadband Sat Phone (Spare system, not on board)
- Handheld VHF with GPS and DSC (Horizon)
- ICOM IC-M801E MF/HF Transceiver with backstay antenna and emergency whip
antenna
- Digital yacht AIT2000, CLASS B AIS TRANSPONDER
- Digital yacht SPL 2000 AIS – VHF Splitter
- Standalone AIS GPS antenna
- Backup Garmin 19X GPS antenna
- Pepwave BR1-Max 5G router, upgraded 2025
- MOXA n-port 5410
- Mintaka Star Barometer, USB, and Wi-Fi
- Diverse Load sense on Forestay
- Diverse Load sense on GS/Jib tack
- Cariboni PLC to drive Hydraulic systems
- Cariboni sensors on keel rams integrated with NKE displays
- Dell waterproof touchscreen tablet PC with docking station. Allows wireless
connection to instrument to perform navigation tasks from anywhere on boat
including on deck.
- iPad for on deck screen mirroring of PC (when PC in dock)
Safety Gear: Maverick is set for Category 1, last audited Hune 2025. Inventory
as follows:
- Ocean safety 8-man Life raft ISO9650-1(last surveyed May 2025)
- 10 x Spinlock lifejackets (with AIS fitted)
- Flares, V sheet etc
- Medical Kit (less controlled substances)
- Grab bag
- 2x fire extinguishers
- EPIRB
- hand held compass
- emergency SART and VHF aerials
- refillable emergency water containers 8 x 4L
Sails
Sails: All Doyle Sails Stratis. Inventory as follows:
- Offshore mainsail (2 reef) 2016 (delivery)
- Inshore Mainsail (1 Reef) 2017 (Rating condition 7)
- Offshore Mainsail (3 reef) 2019 (7)
- Offshore Mainsail (3 reef) 2022 (only sailed 1 event)
- J1 structured luff jib 2020 (7)
- J2 structured luff jib 2020 (8)
- J3 structured luff jib 2020 (7)
- J4 furling Solent 2021 (9)
- J4 Jib 2017 (3)
- GS/Storm stay sail, structured luff, orange 2020 (7) (rig is set up to run triple
headed)
- GS/Storm stay sail, structured luff, orange 2025n (new)
- Spinnaker staysail 2020 (unused - 10)
- BRO structured luff 2019 (7)
- FRO structured luff 2020 (7)
- MHO structured luff 2020 (8)
- R1 structured luff 2019 (8) (Code 0 for ORR rating rules)
- A1.5 2017 (7)
- A1.5 2016 (Delivery 4)
- A2 2018 (6)
- A2 2019 (7)
- A2 2025 (New)
- A3 2018 (8)
- A4 2020 (8)
- Delivery jib Dacron 2018 little use.
- AP Jib (used for deliveries)
- Mainsail boom cover
- 2* Karver KF (5) furling units
- 1* Karver KF (2) furling unit
-1* Karver KF (1) furling unit
Extras
Cradle: New in 2020. Designed for shipping in with high or low mode. Completely galvanised. Adjustable outriggers, very sturdy and easy to setup or dismantle. Used to transport on ships deck from Sydney to Genoa.
Extras and spares:
- All mechanical detailed service documents included, hard and digital copies
- Engine servicing + spare filters, anodes etc for full yearly/ half yearly servicing
- Enerpac rams and hand pump for mast jacking, incl additional spare shims
- Spare primary turnbuckles for different rig rake/ Jack combinations
- Spare hydraulic oil, filter, hose end fittings and general manifold servicing parts
- Hydraulic ram (traveller)
- Mast track section
- Keel trolly + hand pump jacks for easily removing keel and servicing
- Keel pin jigs and pins for easy location of keel bearings
- Battens and batten end fittings
- Extensive Karver lock spares and servicing kit
- Extensive Harken winch spares kit
- Specialist tools required for all regular servicing requirements
- Water maker servicing kits