Genuine Risk

Overview

Genuine Risk was launched on April 26th 2004 and sailed a day later.

This advanced cant keel racing yacht is a result of a year's research and development involving the Dubois team and also Andy Claughton and Clay Oliver. The Wolfson Unit at Southampton University was used as the research centre.

The design employs a canting keel and fore and aft rudders.

McConaghy Boats were chosen as the builder, Southern Spars built the rig and North the sails.

This was a no-compromise project and the the efforts in research and development in each and every area of the design and construction proved their worth.

The Cariboni cant keel system can swing the deep draft fin and bulb through one hundred degrees (fully port cant to fully starboard cant) in eight seconds.

Initial sailing trials in Sydney Harbour confirmed the boat's high performance. The boat was then shipped to San Diego for a further  month's trials before competing in a series of races firstly on the East coast of the States and later in Europe.