Sail Number: 12 K3X
Type: 12mR
Boyd “IKRA” Specifications:
LOA: 69′1″ / 21.06m – LOD: 69′1″ / 21.03m – LWL: 45′8″ / 13.93m – Beam: 12′6″ / 3.81m – Draft: 8’10” / 2.67m – Displacement: 33.1 tons – Sail Area: 1,872 ft² / 174 m² – Designer: David Boyd – Built by: Alexander Robertson & Sons Ltd, Sandbank, Scotland – Original – Owner: Frank and John Livingston, UK – Current Owner: Jean Rédélé, France – Original Name: Kurrewa V – Year Built: 1963 – Boat Location: Maritime Traffic
Historical
Ikra, 12-metre. Originally built as Kurrewa V (sistership to Sovereign), a trial horse for the Royal Thames YC for the 1964 America’s Cup.
Under the colors of the Hyères yacht club, Baron Bich bought Kurrewa V, sister-ship of Sovereign (and renamed Lévrier des Mers by the industrialist in 1970, then Ikra 1976). She is one of the Twelves bought by Baron Bich campaign for the America’s Cup and she was the trial horse of France in 1970. After which she was converted for racing/cruising in the Mediterranean.
Provenance. (The Wall of Remembrance – The Owners, Crew & Notable Guest):
Owner/Guardian: (1963) – Frank and John Livingston, UK (christened Kurrewa V)
Owner/Guardian: (1970-1977) – Baron Bich (renamed Lévrier des Mers, then Ikra)
Owner/Guardian: Jean Rédélé, France
Captain: Jean Laurain
Resources
Wilfried Horns, Kanalstr