Under her former name ‘Innovision’, this yacht sailed to victory in 1998 Swan Cup owing to her tactician and project manager Russell Coutts who played a key role in the specification and build of the yacht in 1996. In the years since, ‘Fiamma’ has been given the royal treatment and been subjected to intense maintenance program that has seen nearly every system on the boat renewed in the last five years. This racer/cruiser is a perfect contender for the glamourous new Swan Maxi Class which begins in the Mediterranean this summer.
While stored ashore in Italy from November until April each year since 2003, Fiamma’ has undergone many extensive improvement projects including the following:
2007: New 60lbs CQR anchor
New 10mm anchor chain, 105m in length.
New Refrigeration pump
New Stereo hi-fi system
New DVD-DVX player
220v Polarity converter
Wave-Finder system installed, Radar interface with Man Overboard transponders, 8 personal beacons
2006:
Installation of new steering cables
Refit and service of rudder bearings
New Sealand pump for forward holding tank
New service battery bank
New turn-buckles for Cap and lower shrouds
New Flo-jet autoclave for Fresh water system
2005:
Installation of new engine and associated components Yanmar 4LHA with new exhaust system
New Racor fuel filter system
New sea-strainers for engine, generator, refrigeration and sea-water manifold
New Watermaker installed, Idromar 120l/h
New Lofrans anchor windlass installed
New Eberspacher heating system
New North Sails mainsail, Carbon/spectra with three reefs
New North Sails Genoa, Carbon/spectra
3 x New reefing lines
2 x New Running Backstays
New Lazyjacks
New Forestay
New furling line for manual genoa furler
New Navtec rod V1 and D1
Substituted all mast cabling for new cables
New winch buttons for five electric winches
Revision of Navtec hydraulic pump
Repainted transom in Awlgrip
New sunshades/mosquito screens for all hatches
New Mattresses for all cabins
New center cockpit bimini
2004:
New Westerbeke generator with exhaust system
New Frigoboat refrigeration compressor
2 x new Sealand pumps with new hoses for black water system in forward head
2 x new spinnaker halyards
2 x new genoa halyards
2 x gennaker tackline
New main halyard
New main service halyard
2 x new genoa sheets
2 x new Gennaker sheets
New genoa furling line
New inner forestay in PBO
New baby stay in PBO
New Bowsprit prod in Carbon
2 x new running backstays in Dyneema
New Northsails Gennaker 0.75 oz. with sock
New Boat Speed instruments
New Wind speed mast head unit
New Autopilot system, Autohelm 7000
New engine battery
New S.S.B. radio by Icom
New Radar by Simrad 36 mile range
New B&G processor, Hercules 690
New Computer
2 x Mastervolt battery chargers
3 x new sun mattresses on deck
3x new sun awnings
2003:
2 x new mooring cleats on bow
B&G FFD unit installed in aft cabin
Skanti Iridium Satellite telephone installed
New main bilge pump, G&R (cap 70lt/hr)
2 x grey water pumps for forward cabins
Isotherm Hot Waterheater
2 x Autoclaves for fresh water pumps
New Generator starting battery
New Navtec hoses
New gas rams to support engine access/ companionway steps