Mari-Cha IV

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The Mari-Cha IV is a two-masted schooner designed superyacht that was specially ordered by owner Robert Miller for record attempts. With a length in the waterline of 40.2 m, the ship has a width of 9.6 m and a displacement of 50 t. A special feature is the laterally pivoting keel with a keel bomb of 10 t, which can generate a significantly stronger righting moment than a conventional keel.

On October 9, 2003, the yacht undercut the previous record for the fastest west-east Atlantic crossing for monohulls by more than two days with 6 days, 17 hours, 52 minutes and 39 seconds , and at the same time set a new one with 525.5 nautical miles 24-hour record for such ships. This transatlantic record was only beaten in 2016 by the yacht Comanche . During the Rolex Transatlantic Challenge in 2005, the Mari-Cha IV improved the 100-year-old separate record of the Atlantic racing schooner under the command of Charlie Barr for the fastest Atlantic crossing in a regatta. In July 2004, the yacht also broke the record for the fastest transpacific passage from the west coast of the USA to Hawaii , undercutting the previous record by around 32 hours with 5 days, 5 hours, 43 minutes and 30 seconds.

In 2015 the yacht was renamed Samurai and converted into a cruising yacht. The technically demanding pivoting keel was replaced by a simple lifting keel and the ship received a new cabin and interior fittings designed for cruising sailors.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mathias Müller, Lars Bolle: "Mari-Cha IV" for the second. In: yacht.de. October 7, 2003, accessed September 11, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Lizard: Mari-Cha IV Obliterates Transatlantic Record: World Sailing. In: sailing.org. October 9, 2003, accessed September 11, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Lars Bolle: "Mari Cha IV" undercuts transatlantic record. In: yacht.de. October 9, 2003, accessed June 12, 2020 .
  4. ^ Comanche Smashes Transatlantic Record. In: sailingworld.com. Sailing World, July 28, 2016, accessed September 11, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Pascal Schürmann: "Mari-Cha IV" brings historical sailing record. In: yacht.de. June 1, 2005, accessed September 11, 2019 .
  6. ^ New record for Mari-Cha IV. In: Yachting World. July 8, 2004, accessed September 12, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Erdmann Braschos: Superyacht conversion: Fastest yacht in the world "Mari Cha IV" becomes the cruiser "Samurai". In: segelreporter.com. May 7, 2014, accessed September 11, 2019 .
  8. ^ Risa Merl: Conversion of offshore racer Mari Cha IV to superyacht Samurai at Royal Huisman. In: boatinternational.com. Boat International, April 16, 2014, accessed September 11, 2019 .