Welcome to the Gunboat 62 Mach Schnell
Originally launched in 2005 as Icon, and best known to many as Elvis, Mach Schnell is hull #4 of the revolutionary Gunboat 62 series. Designed by Morrelli & Melvin and built by Jazz Marine in South Africa, she helped redefine the world of performance multihull racing and cruising.
Acquired by her current owner in 2018, Mach Schnell has undergone some of the most extensive refits and optimizations in Gunboat history: new mast, boom, asymmetric daggerboards, new tillers, optimized racing and cruising sail packages, new traveler, aircraft-grade wiring, structural reinforcement, modern systems via CZone, fresh exterior paint, and upgraded systems throughout. Every update respects her original DNA while aligning her with today’s standards.
But this isn’t just a race-winning platform. With external tillers, an inside wheel, and push-button sail controls configured for shorthanded sailing, she’s also a dream to cruise—fast, forgiving, and fully manageable with just two crew. The current captain regularly sails her double-handed with ease. Her responsiveness on the helm is exceptional: light, direct, and full of feedback. It’s dreamy.
A wolf on the racecourse. A sheep while cruising. Mach Schnell is a rare breed.
HIGHLIGHTS
Rotating 28m Southern Ultra high modulus Spars
North Sails performance race and cruising wardrobe
2020 New Yanmar 4JH80 Engines (motors at 10 knots in cruising mode!)
Custom grey solar panels
Harken winch package
Asymmetric daggerboards
Lifting rudders (custom bearings)
Dual helm setup: interior wheel + outside tillers and bucket seats with instrumentation
Aircraft-grade rewiring (2019) and complete electronics & systems refit
Full CZone system, Mastervolt power management, ProCurve windows
Carbon & Kevlar composite hull, Corecell construction, carbon reinforcements
4 ensuite cabins including owner’s suite + flexible crew/guest layout
Modern cruising features: A/C, dual hot water, JL Audio, Starlink, Siren system
B&G H5000 navigation
Sails:
Mainsail Race: 2020 | 3Di Ocean 700 | 155.14 sqm
Mainsail Delivery: 2020 | North UltraX Norlam | 144 sqm
J2: 2019 | North 3Di Endurance 760 | 73 sqm
Jib Top Reacher: 2019 | 3Di Endurance 760 | 178.21 sqm
R1: Masthead Cuben
FRO: Frac Reacher: 3di
A2: 2019 | Asymetric MaxiKote MK 150P (“1.82 oz) | 398.61 sqm
Exterior Paint
Topsides: Kingston grey (New 2020)
Decks: Snow white non-skid (New 2019)
Super Structure: Matterhorn White (New 2019)
Antifoul: (New 2023)
Appendages: (New Dec 2023)
Mast
28-meter Southern Spars Ultra High Modulus rotating mast (New 2016)
Integral Mast jack and shim for rig tuning
Single carbon spreaders
Aerofoil ECSix Diamonds
ECSix Caps
Steering
Optimized steering with:
Custom carbon and titanium upper rudder bearings
Harken sheave
Titanium lower rudder bearings
Low-stretch Dyneema steering cables (2023)
External Tillers & bucket seats
Inside wheel to tiller 4:1 disconnect.
Carbon McConaughy wheel (white with blue grip)
Flush inside hull lower daggerboard bearings (2021)
Carbon trays with carbon drop in vesconite new daggerboard bearings
New custom rudder balls (2023)
New upper and lower vesconite daggerboard bearings (2023)
