Rigging Up Rivals: Zannekin and Ambush receive the Hall Spars treatment in Hong Kong

The Hall Spars New Zealand team have been in Hong Kong assembling the rigging on the new Ker 46, Zannekin. Zannekin is a light-displacement, fully carbon-racing yacht designed to perform to the highest level across a range of conditions in mixed fleet, inshore and offshore races and Hall Spars was pleased to contribute to the yacht's upcoming regatta campaigns.

Zannekin

She was berthed next to her rival, the Mills 41 Ambush which recently won the RHKYC Nations Cup thanks to some great crew work and some good boat speed. Both of the high-performing new yachts are Hall Spars NZ launches and both were meticulously crafted by McConaghy Boats. The Ker 46 has a high-modulus two spreader carbon mast and carbon boom.

Ambush

Introducing the Ker 46 'Zannekin'

Introducing the new Ker 46 – Zannekin which has just hit the water in Hong Kong. 

Part of the Ker Yacht Design stable Zannekin is a light displacement, high performance racing yacht built by McConaghy boats in their China production facility. With an all carbon structure she has plan approval to ISO Category A standards by Germanischer Lloyd. Built to McConaghy’s uncompromising standards, using vacuum consolidated carbon/epoxy foam sandwich throughout, with uni-directional fibre reinforcement and lightweight sandwich composites for non-structural components, Zannekin has been designed and built to perform and more importantly to win races under IRC, ORCi handicap system. 

 With a high-modulus two spreader carbon mast and carbon boom constructed without compromise from the Halls Spars New Zealand team she combines an extremely high level of design performance history in a balanced, easily driven, high-performance racing yacht with a proven regatta pedigree. So look out for Zannekin on the regatta circuit in the near future – she will be the one to try and beat!