A WINNER BOAT
BREAKING NEWS!!
On Saturday, March 15 2025 , the UVAI 2024 “Shipwright of the Year” award ceremony took place in Rome's Ostia port. It was presented to Salvatore Costanzo for the success of his QQ7 boat, which won first place in the 0 class. The UVAI classification saw over 600 boats compete in 59 races, both inshore (BOE technical races) and offshore (long-haul races).
-2024: QQ7 has officially started the 2024 regatta season, racing as its first race in early May, “La200” , with a course Caorle-Grado-Sansego (CR)-Caorle, obtaining first place in Class 0-A and 4th place overall.
In addition, just last week, with departure May 26th and arrival Friday, May 31st , QQ7 participated in the prestigious international regatta “La500”, with route Caorle-Sansego(CR)-Tremiti Islands-Sansego-Caorle, coming first overall Line Honours and obtaining first place in Class 0-A and 4th place overall.
- WINNER - 2023 First in the Italian offshore championship in crew and first in class A. In addition to the victory at regatta Barcolana 55 in class A and at regatta Veleziana 2023 in class A, “QQ7” boat has proven, as a result of the many modifications, to be a winning boat both in ORC competitions in compensated and in real in class A.
- PRIZE 36TH EDITION OF THE COPA DEL REY MAPFRE. Boat always collected multi-victories during the years and, on 2017, it won the first prize at XIV edition of “Regatta of Cetaceans”, it was ranked first in the category IRC Corynthian at the prestigious Copa del Rey in Palma de Mallorca and lastly, at Tour de Corse, got the third place of ORC category and fifth in real time.
During recent IRC European Championship in Sanremo, we succeeded in getting an excellent 2° place in corrected time on race 06, as well as a 5° place and a 6° place about one minute later than boat at 3° place. Apart from that, there are 9 Olympic Sails racing sails, all manufactured during the last 12 months (practically new) as well as a further 16 spare-sails including 5 spinnakers.
COMPLETE refurbishment and new design made by the COSSUTTI architect.
During 2022 and early 2023 major refitting and improvements were made to both the boat's bulb and hull, as well as to the set of newly purchased sails and, furthermore and not least, the on-board electronics.
DECK
Deck Hardware: Harken
Winches: Harken
Notes: New deck paint 2020
INSTRUMENTS
Electronics: B & G H 5000 HERCULES
Gps: YES
Vhf :YES
Automatic Pilot: YES
Plotter: YES
Notes: ALL UPDATED TO B & G H5000 5 X 20/20 in the mast 2 x FFD in the cockpit
ELECTRICAL
Batteries Number:3
Battery Charger: YES
Notes: 2 Battery 80AH 1 Battery 70AH
