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MAD MAX Mirage Radio Yachts announces the planned production of it's new IOM design, Mad Max.

After some testing by the designer, the new boat was sailed for the first time by Paul Jones in a ranking event regatta.

At the NSW Grand Prix event held at Lake Macquarie on the 31st May-1st of June, Paul held off a field which included the current World Champion Brad Gibson, and past dual World Champion Craig Smith, to win the event.

The new hull which features a moderate beam at deck level, and what would be considered a narrow waterline beam, also has a squared off narrow type stern section.

The photos show the hull form.

Designed to perform in all conditions, the new boat is showing its capabilities.

Testing in strong winds has shown that the boat is able to handle these conditions equally as well as it does the lighter winds.

Construction Notes

The Hull is laid up using two layers of 105gm crows foot and one of 185 crows foot weave fibreglass, and one extra layer of 105gm crows foot weave cloth in the main load area of the hull, from the fin up to the side stay attachment area.

Finishes such as the right photo (click to enlarge), can be used to finish the hull.

They can be carbon fibre copies like the photo, abstract patterns, or even wood grain copies.

There is an additional cost. Please contact Mirage Radio Yachts for a quote

The Deck is laid up using one layer of 105gm crows foot weave fibreglass cloth and one layer of 185gm crows foot weave cloth, with reinforcing in the winch area.

The hull and deck are joined and there are backing pieces to take the backstay, sidestays, mainsheet turning block and jib attachment points.

The new Fin which now comes standard as a 6% chord, is laid up using uni-directional carbon fibre running down the keel as well as woven carbon fibre at 45degrees.

The Rudder which also now comes standard as a 6% cord, is laid up using uni-directional carbon fibre. A 3.2mm stainless steel shaft is fitted and the steering arm is aligned and fitted to the shaft.

The Fin Bulb has 6% Antimony in the lead for added stiffness.

Cockatoo ⁰⁸ - The Cockatoo is a proven IOM design, produced with the aid of a very complex CAD software program, MaxSurf. This boat is showing itself to be a “user friendly” design and has proven to be a great all round boat.

The latest version Cockatoo ⁰⁸has the same hull form as the previous version the Cockatoo 2 but is fitted with a new fin in a new position.

The Cockatoo 2 was slightly modified from the original and is the winner of many regattas worldwide. there were 5 of this design in the top 20 last Worlds, (Australia 2005). The best being Paul Jones, 3rd overall, but with the lowest points total before drops.

Construction Notes

Finishes such as the right photo (click to enlarge), can be used to finish the hull.

They can be carbon fibre copies like the photo, abstract patterns, or even wood grain copies.

There is an additional cost. Please contact Mirage Radio Yachts for a quote

The Deck is laid up using one layer of 105gm crows foot weave fibreglass cloth and one layer of 185gm crows foot weave cloth, with reinforcing in the winch area.

The hull and deck are joined and there are backing pieces to take the backstay, sidestays, mainsheet turning block and jib attachment points.

The new Fin which now comes standard as a 6% chord, is laid up using uni-directional carbon fibre running down the keel as well as woven carbon fibre at 45degrees.

The Fin Bulb has 6% Antimony in the lead for added stiffness.

XTREME - This narrow beam design has been developed to satisfy the requirement for this type of IOM.

Under development for some time, this hull has proved to be more than competitive in stronger winds, and with modifications is now competitive in lighter winds.

A very "pure" shape, resulting from a hull form which produced really excellent speed potential numbers in the computer programme. This design is now in production.

Torvald Klem (photo below) of Norway has recently won the Nordic Gold cup with his new Xtreme.

Construction Notes

Finishes such as the above right photo , can be used to finish the hull.

They can be carbon fibre copies like the photo, abstract patterns, or even wood grain copies.

There is an additional cost. Please contact Mirage Radio Yachts for a quote

The Deck is laid up using one layer of 105gm crows foot weave fibreglass cloth and one layer of 185gm crows foot weave cloth, with reinforcing in the winch area.

The hull and deck are joined and there are backing pieces to take the backstay, sidestays, mainsheet turning block and jib attachment points.

The new Fin which now comes standard as a 6% chord, is laid up using uni-directional carbon fibre running down the keel as well as woven carbon fibre at 45degrees.

The Fin Bulb has 6% Antimony in the lead for added stiffness.