Wallyrocket 71: Next generation yacht

The new Wallyrocket 71 is the latest evolution in performance racing from yacht builder Wally to rival other maxis on the market. In this report by Yachting World, they reveal what the designers did to a blank sheet of paper:

Wally launches a second Rocket. If the name and look seem familiar, it’s because we ran plenty of coverage of the first Wallyrocket 51 earlier this year, following its eagerly awaited launch and build-up to the Admiral’s Cup and Rolex Fastnet Race.

Yet just as we began featuring the first Rocket, Wally announced this larger sistership, with both yachts launching in the same season. Both are Botin Partners designs, and where the 51 is conceived to take on the TP52s and smash races on handicap, the 71 has the equally herculean task of becoming the ‘world’s most successful maxi’. – Full report