Description
Regularly maintained at V1D2, Caen.
Dis-masted following the failure of a pin on a running backstay block in November 2023.
Underwent a complete refit at V1D2 between 2024 and 2026, with the Route du Rhum as the target event.
Relaunched in April 2026, followed by reliability testing and validation of the refit (approximately 800 miles sailed).
Offered for sale due to lack of sponsorship.
Sold with its cradle, currently located at V1D2, Caen.
Boat Name: CHINOOK
Registration Number: CH E80947
Design: Akilaria RC3
Naval Architect: Marc LOMBARD
Builder: MC-TEC
Launched: November 2012
Owner: Julia VIRAT / SAS Coriolis
KEY FACTS
First Akilaria RC3 built in 2012.
Ownership History:
Brieuc Maisonneuve (2012–2016)
Olivier Roussey (2017–2022)
Julia Virat (2023–2026)
COMPLETE REFIT 2024–2026
New Equipment
- Axxon mast (with NDT inspection), boom, one set of spreaders, revised mast rake (4.5°), rod rigging
- Den Ran standing rigging (J1 and gennaker stays, bobstay, running backstays, loops)
- Cousin running rigging
- NKE electronics (dual network with HR processor)
- Antal and Facnor deck hardware
- Cool Black hull paint, fluorescent orange appendages, non-skid coachroof finish
- Keel head rebuilt (with certification)
- Sails
- Miscellaneous items (pulpits, lifelines, deck hatches, etc.)
Inspected / Serviced
- Autopilot rams
- Engine
- Rudder linkage system
- Three furlers
- Electrical panel
- Pulpit and stanchion watertightness
RACING HISTORY
- 2013: Normandy Channel Race (NCR), Fastnet Race
- 2014: Normandy Channel Race, Route du Rhum
- 2015: Transat Jacques Vabre
- 2016: Transat Québec–Saint-Malo
- 2017: Normandy Channel Race, Les Sables–Horta, Fastnet Race, Transat Jacques Vabre
- 2018: Route du Rhum
- 2021: Normandy Channel Race, 40 Malouines
- 2022: 1000 Miles des Sables, Normandy Channel Race, Route du Rhum
- 2023: Normandy Channel Race, Fastnet Race, 40 Malouines
HULL
- NEW Cool Black paint finish
- NEW A9T Speed Orange fluorescent rudders
- Repainted rotating bowsprit
- New or refurbished black pulpits and stanchions
- 4 x NEW jacklines
- Keel removed, keel head rebuilt, new resin casting
MAST
Complete 2026 Refit
- NEW Axxon mast (delivered in 2024, stepped in 2026)
- Single spreader configuration
- Increased mast rake (4.5°) and pre-bend
- 4 x Antal port-side rope clutches
- 2 x starboard cam cleats
- 1 x Pontos winch
- Provision and reinforcement for either 4 hooks or purchase halyards
- NDT inspection completed by Axxon
- NEW Antal Fibreball FB 24-60 mainsail track
- NEW Antal Fibreball FB 24-60 cars and headboard fitting
- NEW Axxon boom
- 3 x NEW Cousin reef constrictors under the boom
- NEW Axxon shrouds and turnbuckles
